The O’Donnell Hotel

Visit #1

The weekend after we returned from Palm Springs we opened up the O’Donnell Hotel to friends and family! Our first visitors were the Fergusons. Michael, Virginia, and their almost two year old pup, Major, came to visit for the long Memorial Day weekend. This was the first time Cooper had a friend spend the night and boy did they wear each other out! They got in town late Friday night and we all stayed up way past our bed times catching up and watching the pups get acquainted with one another. Saturday morning we slept in and then headed to Wiggly Field, a dog park in Denton. (Cute name, huh?!) The pups had a blast running around and playing fetch in the little pond behind the park. (I didn’t get any pictures from the dog park on my camera, but will update when I get them from Virginia.) Saturday night we went to dinner at Hard Eights, a bar-b-que restaurant in Coppell, and then came home for some more relaxation. Sunday we went to church, ate a quick bite, and then it was time for Michael, Virginia, and Major to hit the road and head to Fort Worth to visit her family.

{Cooper waiting for his friend to arrive!}

{Wiggly Field and the pups after a long day of playing.

Major on the left and Cooper on the right.}

{Plum tuckered out!!}

We had a blast, Fergusons! Thanks for staying and we hope to see you again soon!

Visit #2

The next weekend we had our second set of visitors come stay at the “O Hotel.” This time, it was Kelly’s family. His mom Sarah, sister Mandy, brother in law Ray, nephews Aaron and RJ, and niece Megan came in town on Friday evening May 29. Or should I say early Saturday morning. They technically didn’t arrive until 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning! They were traveling all the way from Midland, TX and didn’t get on the road until late Friday night. When Kelly and I woke up Saturday morning, we were pleasantly surprised to find our house filled with family. Cooper was so overjoyed with excitement that he leaped onto the couch and planted his left paw in Ray’s coffee, causing the entire cup to spill on the couch and all over the carpet. Thankfully, Kelly’s mom brought a handy steam vac with her and we were able to get the stains up with no problem!!

Saturday afternoon, we all loaded up in the car and headed to Kelly’s uncle’s house in Valley View, TX for a family reunion. His uncle lives on a farm/ranch with lots of land, two horses, a 4-wheeler! Even Cooper got to come along for the ride. We had a great time catching up with Kelly’s extended family and apparently Cooper did too! On two separate occasions, Cooper busted through his leash and ran into the horse pin, jumping right into the horses drinking pond. He rolled around in the dirt (which we later found out was mixed with horse manure) and then played chase with Kelly while he tried to wrangle him back out of the horse pin. What a nightmare! But we were thankful he was able to come with us just the same! Sadly, I didn’t get any pictures of Cooper and his antics! On Sunday we ate breakfast and then it was time for the gang to hit the road! But that wasn’t the end of our weekend…