David,
You rock! Truer words were never spoken.
I remember when you posted on the Houston yahoo site about meeting the Dallas group halfway between the two cities. I spent two hours on yahoo maps and Mapquest trying to find someplace with a parking lot. Poor Alan just started laughing at my "well, what about...?" ;-) But I sure tried and personally, I'd love to pack a picnic lunch and do it that way. Screw the cities, who needs a sit down restaurant to have a good time?
I, for one, am definitely planning to attend the meet in Conroe. Alan has taken this Damn Yankee on a pretty wide tour of Texas but it's generally only been to towns with deer leases and Dairy Queens. It was only the TCC meet in Austin that prompted him to take me to Austin. And I STILL haven't made it into Austin proper.
So I've got big plans for our trip to Houston area in the fall.
Congrats David! You are a well loved member of this organization and it is to your credit that your whole local group loves you so much!
Colleen