Trip to Fort Worth

My wonderful brother-in-law graduated from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary on May 5th, so I headed to the Metroplex to celebrate. My parents came and my youngest sister was there. The rest of the fam couldn't make it because of work, school, etc.

I drove into FW on Thursday night and got in at a decent time. The benefit (?) of not being married is that I still get to stay in a hotel suite with my parents (i.e. I don't have to pay for my own room!). So, I was staying on a sofa bed in their suite and they both snore horribly, so I had built a fort around me to muffle the sound and finally fell asleep. I woke up to them talking and thought it was time to wake up. Alas, not so. It was only 3:30am. They were talking about the fact that they smelled something BURNING! If you know me, you know I'm a freakshow about fire. I think I have a right to be a freakshow since I woke up in the middle of the night once to find my bed on fire. Anyway, it turns out that the fan on the A/C had burned out. The smell was horrendous and the A/C wasn't working. So, the 90-year-old security guard that came to "help" (after we called twice to ask for someone to come) told the front desk to get us a new room. Fortunately there were available rooms (I specifically asked that we not stay in the same building with the burning A/C fan). For many reasons, it was obvious that this was not your normal Residence Inn by Marriott. It had been converted from something else because the door to our room faced outside. Which means that we had to switch rooms at 3:30 in the morning in the RAIN with all of our stuff. We really looked like homeless people with all our wordly posessions, running across the parking lot in the dark. We just had to laugh the whole time. I mean, who else besides my family would this happen to?

Fortunately, the rest of the trip was uneventful. Graduation was fine (very LONG). Bob Reccord from NAMB was the speaker and he actually had a great message. I think there is some controversy over him or someone around him at NAMB right now, but I try to stay away from the politics. Anyway, we spent Friday afternoon hanging out with the whole family. My mom, dad, sister, and I went and saw Mission Impossible 3. It was way better than the first 2, I thought. I probably wouldn't have gone to see it (I'm majorly anti-Tom Cruise these days), but my parents wanted to see it, so I went and it was good. The producer is the same guy that created Felicity, Alias, Lost and What About Brian, all of which I like. Alias is my favorite of all of those and MI3 is a lot like an episode of Alias. So, overall, I was pleased with it.

Saturday morning, Daddy and I got up and ran a 5K at the Fort Worth Mayfest. Man was it muggy. I have lost my running edge and can barely make it through at 5K...I've got to work on that!

So, that's about all I have to share. I think I'm going to stop traveling with my parents...they're trouble! (See my last post for previous adventures)