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As we left northern Arizona and headed onto Albuquerque, the
weather just got hotter and hotter. We spent two days in Albuquerque and other
then a nice bike ride, we didn’t do much. From there we headed to Amarillo and
then to Wichita Falls. Not to be negative but neither one of these towns had
much to offer but more HEAT and humidity. I got more and more depressed as we
headed to Arlington as I knew it would not get any better. We arrived where we started from on
August 1, 2013. We parked and got
ourselves situated. Other then
getting to see Meg, I can think of a hundred other places I would rather have
been.
Meg flew back from her summer camp job at Camp Victory
Junction around 10:00 p.m. August 2.
We got there and met her as she got off the plane. Sean hadn’t seen her
since her knee surgery and subsequent blood clots back in February. It was a great reunion. By the way, she
got cleared from her blood clots over the summer so she also got to quit taking
her blood thinners! So, we headed to the carousel to get her big bags of
luggage. As we were waiting a
worker came out with the most mangled piece of luggage we had ever seen! We
were all shocked when we realized it was one of Meg’s pieces of luggage.
After taking it to the luggage security area and after a
rather long conversation, Southwest Airlines agreed to pay her on the spot for
a new piece of luggage and a $250 travel voucher for the rest of the things
that were ruined. However, there was a wonderful quilt that her best friends
grandma made her out of t-shirts that had much sentimental value to it and it
now had several big wholes. There was no amount of money that could replace
that. Poor Meg! She got a little upset about the whole thing but handled it
with grace. The Southwest customer
service representative thanked her for all the control she showed. We got home late and went to bed. The
next day was going to be long, hot and hard as we planned to get her moved back
into her dorms.
The day started slowly as Meg slept in. We got over to Texas Wesleyan in time
to get her checked into her dorm. However, it was a huge mess! It seems a male
RA spent the summer in there and did not deem it necessary to clean it. The
rugs were disgusting, paint was chipped, the floor filthy and I don’t even want
to tell you what the bathroom looked like! Meg went and talked to the dorm
supervisor and she came over and saw the disgusting mess and was abhorred! She
apologized and promised to have a cleaning crew come through but we had to get
her in the dorms that day as practice started the next! We worked around the gross carpet and I
scrubbed the floors and bathroom. Meg had way too many things for the small
dorm room and we spent part of the day purging out what was not needed. I am
not sure where my oldest and youngest got these hoarder tendencies but they
sure like a lot of STUFF.
After getting her moved in, we headed to the gym for her
first volleyball meeting. It was a meet and greet so that the players and
parents could meet the new coach.
She seemed very friendly and we ended the day on a positive note. The next day Meg had another meeting
and fitness test that went well but before she could practice, she had to be
cleared by both her surgeon and physical therapist. She had appointments with both of them for that Monday,
August 5. Those appointments went
well with her getting clearance but orders to start slow and work her way back
into a full practice. So far, she seems to be holding her own. Her coach is very anxious to get her
back to 100% as her blocking and offensive skills are greatly needed. So far, Meghan is very positive about
her new coach and all of her teammates.
Sean and I decided to head out and go to Corpus Christi for
a while. Though it is certainly not any cooler then Arlington, at least there
is some ocean to play in and catch a bit of a breeze from. We stopped in San Antonio on August 8,
before heading into Corpus Christi.
We walked around on the River Walk and took a boat through the waterways
there and had dinner. I liked San Antonio quite a bit. I think I could hang out
there for a while once it cools down. It was a really nice city with lots to do
and see.
We got to Corpus on August 9 and when we were cruising
around trip advisor that night to see what we should do, we saw there was going
to be a turtle release the next day! We set our alarms and headed out before
the sun came up to watch all these tiny little turtles go scrambling back into
the ocean. It was really
interesting and fun and we felt lucky that we just happened to get there the
night before the release.
We have spent the next few days hanging out at the beach and
walking as many miles as we can take in the heat. Again, still hot but a little
ocean breeze does help! We are
staying until August 19 when we will head back to Arlington and get ready for
Meg’s first tourney in Oklahoma. We aren’t going to drive the rig up but just
take the truck and get a motel for one night. Paying the gas to go all that way
with the RV doesn’t make much sense!
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