Off To Amarillo, Texas For A Birthday

My Brother-in-Law, Curtis 'Skipper' Conrad, Judy's older Brother, just celebrated his 80th birthday. Skipper's wife of 56 years, Sandra made sure we were all set for the party at their home.

And we were there, along with Sister Joyce and her husband, Allen.  Also, Skipper and Sandra's daughter, Carrie and husband Rick drove down from Borger.

We left on Monday, August 19th and returned August 22nd, 2019.  We all had a good time.

Well, I lost my Louisiana Driver's License somewhere and had a bit of a problem getting through security at the airport.  I now have a new license and I'm sleeping well again.

But besides all that we met some interesting people, saw the famous 'Cadillac Ranch' where Cadillac's were lined up nose down in the dirt, all with layers of graffiti on them, and had dinner at the also famous 'The Big Texan' where you can get a 72 ounce steak for free if you can eat it in 60 minutes.  I went for the 12 ounce steak.  And it was good.

But the best moment was when Skipper was brought back into the room after his birthday cake was made ready.  I made a video of that moment which was classic.

Skipper's Birthday Cake

Let's just say we had a great time and were exhausted when we arrived back home.

Besides the video above, I took about 200 photos of interesting places and things and people.  I'm still sorting through them for a possible video or two to add to the list of memories.

Here's a short video of our visit to the Big Texan Steak Ranch the night before we left for home.

https://youtu.be/mLZlF1OogmY

There will probably be a video of the birthday cake-baking episode.  Funny...  Wait for it.

Happy Birthday Skipper...

Since returning home I've finished two more videos.  One is sort of a surprise party form my Sweetie and for Niece Carrie who recently got married wedding.  The second video is of the baking of the cake, followed by the surprise in the cake.

Judy and Carrie Celebration: Judy and Carrie Celebration

Baking the Cake:  Baking the Cake

(I should warn you that the Baking the Cake video is over 43 minutes long, but a lot of fun to watch)