Derron and his son met me at a Chinese restaurant on the outskirts of Houston. After dinner, his son had karate (or tae kwon do) practice so Derron and I visited a local liquor store where he showed me some of the liquors that he represents. In addition to giving me a couple of bottles of moonshine, he told me about the Mexican liquor Horchata. I bought a bottle of it and took it to Austin. It was fantastic.
It was great to catch up with Derron. His son is the same age as Aleena, plus he has two adult step-children who have provided him with grandkids. He seems like he is really happy in Houston and loves what he does.
My plan had been to stay the night somewhere in Houston and drive to Austin in the morning, but since Derron and I parted around 7:45 p.m., I thought I could instead make the drive that night to avoid traffic. I called Anita and confirmed that she and Daniel were okay with the plan, and I started the two plus hour trip.
Less than 45 minutes later I was involved in a 3 car accident caused by someone losing a load of hay on the highway. My rental car was not drivable, but I was not hurt. I think that one woman said she she was in pain, but it did not appear as if anyone was seriously hurt. I was at the accident scene for the better part of two hours. When I finally left the scene, it was in the cab of a tow truck hired by Enterprise to tow the car back to he Houston airport.
In the tow truck I had called Al to ask if I could spend the night again. Enterprise had another car waiting for me, but by the time I left it was 11:30 p.m. I was still pretty wide awake, but was concerned that I would be too tired once the adrenaline wore off. While I also thought about a hotel near the airport, I also wanted to see some friendly faces.
Al and Michele were of course extremely gracious hosts and made me feel welcome. My family is really lucky to have them be part of our lives.
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