I have been waiting for something exciting to blog about, but apparently I am a very boring person. This weekend, Taylor and I, Blake, Hayden, Ryan and Duncan all went to Taylor's grandparents land in Lamesa, TX. The boys were going hunting and Ryan and I went to hang out and see the farm. Taylor's grandparents do not live at the farm anymore but the house is still there and the land is good for hunting quail and dove. It is about a 6 hour drive from Austin, through beautiful, scenic West Texas! Well, it did get scenic after Synder when we got to the "table". The weekend was pretty fun. As per always in the Reid family of strong personalities, there were some disagreement and grumpiness. I can't really say much because I am usually just as grumpy and disagreeable. I tend to be a wee bit of a princess and I also despise when there is no plan on trips. I am not really a "fly by the seat of my pants" kind of girl. I like a little structure, but it was not my trip, so structure was limited.
I am also not really a nature girl. Sure, I love to walk on trails with Barley but I am not crazy about places where there are rattlesnakes and very uneven terrain. Taylor was pretty sure that I was going to hurt myself but I am proud to say that I only received a few mosquito bites and some scratches from prickly bushes. I am the girl who usually sprains my ankle at the disc golf course, which is sad. I regularly fall where there are no obstacles and I am not very sure footed. I am also not crazy about camping, which, thankfully, we did not have to do. My idea of roughing it is usually the Motel 6. I will say that I enjoyed the weekend more than I thought I would. It was pretty at the farm and it was great to see all the stars at night.
The boys hunted on Saturday and Sunday morning. We went hiking in the canyon on Friday and Saturday afternoons. We watched the UT game on Saturday thanks to a TV antenna. Hayden made ham, baked beans and 6 lbs of hominy on Saturday afternoon and then Taylor made Frito pies and chili dogs for dinner. Sorry we didn't finish all that hominy, Hayden. We shot clays on Friday afternoon and I shot my first gun. It was Taylor's dad's 20 gauge and I am still not a huge fan of shooting guns. Mostly it just stung my shoulder and I didn't hit my clays. There was also a lot of target practice with Blake's pistol, including a "hit the beer bottle" set up. We also played Trivial Pursuit on Saturday night. It was like the longest game ever!
We left Sunday morning and drove back to Austin. All in all, it was a fun trip. I enjoyed the hiking and just getting away for a weekend. I was sad because we couldn't bring Barley but, hopefully, he will be able to come on our next trip.
Once we got back, I noticed that the sore throat I had all weekend had gotten much worse. I ended up missing work on Monday due to my sore throat and a major headache. I was concerned it might be strep since I don't usually get really bad sore throats. Luckily, now the mucus has covered up my sore throat leaving me with just a cough and laryngitis that is getting worse by the minute. I am pretty sure I will be a mute by the end of this working day. I currently sound like a frog. I wish that laryngitis was not my "go to" disease. I used to get sinus infections all the time, but since becoming a nurse, I have switched to laryngitis. I get it a few times a year. It sucks. I don't usually feel that bad but I sound awful and it is a little hard to be a TELEPHONE triage nurse when you can't talk. I just hope it clears up by Friday because Taylor and I are going to a Halloween party. I even got a semi-costume. I am going as a kind of "Chicago" girl with a pinstriped hat, pinstriped pants and a white blouse with a waist cincher. For those that don't know, a waist cincher is a half corset and it is not very comfortable. Taylor actually thought of most of the costume. I also have a short black wig and I am going to do my makeup very dramatic. I am not sure that I will really look like I am from the musical, I may look more gothic, but that is okay. Taylor is not dressing up so I didn't want to be a witch or something that I would obviously look awkward with him. Blake is going as Usane Bolt, so he will have the best costume of all. He shaved his whole body, including his head and Taylor is using self-tanner on him until he is really dark. I know it is kind of racist to go in black face, but it is going to be hilarious! The sad thing is, he is going to look like this for at least a week or two after Halloween. I am not sure he realizes that yet.
Well, gotta get back to work. I will hopefully have some more exciting stuff to write about soon.
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