Beard Family Events, Trips & Vacations

2012

April 14: College Station, Texas - George Bush Library and Museum (Matt, Wanda, and Diane)
March 24: Houston, Texas - Annie at the Hobby Center (Matt and Wanda)
January 26-30: Galveston, Texas - Cruise on Carnival Triumph to Cozumel, Mexico (Matt and Wanda)
January 22: Houston, Texas - The Toxic Avenger at the Alley Theater (Matt and Wanda)
January 16: Ausin, Texas - drop Conner off at UT with a stop at Stubb's BBQ (Matt and Conner)

2011

Decenber 26-28: Plano, Texas - visit relatives (Matt, Wanda, Courtney, and Conner)
December 14: Austin, Texas - pick Conner up at UT with a stop at Kreuz Market in Lockhart (Matt and Conner)
December 10: Houston, Texas - A Christmas Carol play at the Alley Theater (Matt, Wanda, and Diane)
December 1: Houston, Texas - Cirque Du Soleil's Dralion at the Toyota Center (Matt, Wanda, and Diane)
November 24: Beaumont, Texas - Thanksgiving meal with Mike and his family (Matt, Wanda, Courtney, Conner, and Diane)
November 4: Feast With The Beasts at the Houston Zoo, Houston, TX (Matt and Wanda)
November 1-4: Titusville and Kennedy Space Center, Florida (Matt)
October 29: Haak Winery, Santa Fe, Texas (Matt with friends)
October 5-22: Niagara Falls, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec City, Canada (Matt and Wanda)
October 1: Houston, Texas - Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald at Verizone Wireless Theater (Matt and Wanda)
September 24: Woodlands, Texas - Maroon 5 and Train in concert with opening act Matt Nathanson at the Cynthia Woods Pavilion (Matt and Wanda)
September 21: Stafford, Texas - Glen Campbell with Instant People concert on the Goodbye Tour at Stafford Centre (Matt, Wanda, and Diane)
September 18: Houston, Texas - Metropolitan Cooking & Entertainment Show with Paula Dean at Reliant Center (Matt, Wanda, and Diane)
August 20-21: Austin, Texas - take Conner back to UT (Matt, Wanda, and Conner)
August 12-14: Mississippi and Louisana - take Mom back home, Baton Rouge Zoo (Matt and Diane)
August 7: Houston, Texas - Chicago (the group) Concert at Verizon Wireless Theater (Wanda and Matt)
June 23: Houston, Texas - Chicago musical at the Wortham Center's Brown Theater (Matt, Wanda, and Diane)
June 10-12: Picayune, Mississippi - pick up Mom and bring her to Houston (Matt, Wanda, and Diane)
June 9: Houston, Texas - Rock of Ages musical at the Hobby Center (Wanda and Matt)
May 16: Austin, Texas - pickup Conner at UT (Matt and Conner)
April 26 - May 2: Mississippi and Florida trying to see the STS-134 launch (Matt and Scott)
April 10: Houston, Texas - Museum of Fine Arts (Matt and Wanda)
February 23-27: Kennedy Space Center (STS-133 Launch), DisneyWorld, and Tampa (Matt and Wanda)
February 20: Houston, Texas - Kenny Loggins with the Houston Symphony at Jones Hall (Matt and Wanda)
February 17: Stafford, Texas - Boz Scaggs at the Stafford Centre (Matt and Wanda)
January 15-16: Austin and Fredericksburg, Texas - take Conner to UT and visit National Museum of the Pacific War (Matt and Wanda)

2010

November 1-4: Titusville, Florida for work and Food & Wine Festival at DisneyWorld following work on November 3rd (Matt)
October 27-31: Orlando, Florida for the Food & Wine Festival at DisneyWorld (Matt and Wanda)
October 7-12: Orlando, Florida for the Food & Wine Festival at DisneyWorld and NGFS Board meeting at Downtown Disney (Matt)
May 22 - June 7: Germany and Austria (Matt and Wanda)
April 23-25: New Orleans, Louisiana for the New Orleans Jazz Fest with Simon and Garfunkel's last concert (Matt and Wanda)
April 19-23: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the Info 360 Conference (Matt)
April 17-18: Lockhart, Austin, and Round Rock, Texas to take visit Conner and go to a Round Rock Express game (Matt, Wanda, and Conner)

2009

December 30: Biloxi, Gulfport, and Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi - Hard Rock and Hollywood Casinos (Matt)
December 28-31: Picayune, Mississippi - take Mom back home (Matt and Diane)
December 27: Sugarland, TX - Houston Museum of Natural Science (Matt and his mother Diane)
December 18: University of Houston - Courtney's graduation (Matt, Wanda, Courtney, Conner and other family members)
December 15: Austin, Texas - pick up Conner from school (Matt and Wanda)
October 16-22: Fairfax, Virginia and Washington, DC - NGFS annual board meeting, sightseeing, and business seminar (Matt)
September 26 - October 5: Disney World & Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida - Matt and Wanda's 25th anniversary celebration
August 22-23: University of Texas at Austin, Texas - drop Conner off at school (Matt, Wanda, and Conner)
August 7-9: Plano, Texas - visit Wanda's family (Matt, Wanda, Courtney, and Conner)
July 1-2: University of Texas at Austin, Texas - pick up Conner from orientation (Matt, Wanda, and Conner)
June 28-29: University of Texas at Austin, Texas - drop Conner off for orientation (Matt, Wanda, and Conner)
June 5-7: Picayune, Mississippi - take Mom back home (Matt and Diane)
May 29-30: Dallas, Texas and Beaumont, Texas - attended AKON and then picked up Mom at Mike's in Beaumont (Matt, Courtney, and Rachel)
March 6-7: University of Texas at Austin, Texas - open house (Matt, Wanda, and Conner)

2008

December 13: University of North Texas at Denton, Texas - Mallery Quon's graduation (Matt, Wanda, and Conner)
October 11-27: London, England and Paris, France (Matt and Wanda)
July 24-28: Fairfield, Napa Valley, and San Francisco, CA - NGFS Triennial Reunion (Matt)
July 15-19: Orlando and Cocoa Beach, FL - Disneyworld and business (Matt)
March 15-24: Tokyo, Japan - spring break with Matt, Wanda, Courtney, and Conner
February 17-21: Las Vegas, NV - ITSM Conference (Matt)
January 12-18: Orlando and Cocoa Beach, FL - Disneyworld and business (Matt)

2007

December 27-29: Plano, TX (Matt, Wanda, and Conner)
November 21-24: Picayune, MS (Matt, Wanda, and Conner)
November 13: Houston, TX - Houston Museum of Natural Science - Lucy's Legacy: Behind the Scenes Tour (Matt, Wanda, and Courtney)
October 11-14: Omaha, NE - NGFS Board of Directors Meeting (Matt)
September 13-19: Alaska (Matt & Wanda)
August 30 - September 2: Tulsa, OK - NGFS Southwest Chapter Reunion (Matt)
August 27-29: Cocoa Beach, FL - business (Matt)

2006

October 14-17: Memphis, TN - NGFS Board of Directors Meeting (Matt)
September 30 - October 5: Orlando, FL - Disneyworld - Food and Wine Festival (Matt and Wanda)
July 26 - August 4: Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas - University of Phoenix Graduation (all)
July 14-15: Las Vegas, NV - NGFS Southwest Chapter Reunion (Matt)
July 12-22: Kuala Lampur, Malaysia for work (Wanda)
April 8-14: Las Vegas, NV - Wanda at conference, Matt tags along
February 4: Houston, TX - Houston Museum of Natural Science - Mystery of the Nile (Matt and Wanda)
January 10: Houston, TX - Houston Museum of Natural Science - Inside the Mummy (Matt and Courtney

2005

December 8: Houston, TX - Toyota Center - Trans-Siberian Orchestra Winter Tour 2005 (Matt and Courtney)
November 27 - December 4: Orlando, FL - IITSEC Conference at the Orlando Convention Center & Disneyworld (Matt and Wanda)
July 11-25: Mississippi, Georgia, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. vacation and NGFS Triennial Reunion at Natural Bridge, VA (all plus Mom Beard)
July 7-9: Tacoma, WA - Grandma Beard's funeral (Matt)
June 17-18: Lubbock, TX (Matt and Wanda)
April 17-24: Salt Lake City, UT - Systems & Software Technology Conference (Matt)
January 13-17: Picayune, MS - Dad Beard's funeral (all)

2004

October 13-17: Orlando, FL - NGFS Board of Directors meeting and Disneyworld
September 13-25: San Diego, Los Angeles, San Jose, CA - Wanda at classes and Disneyland
Branson, MO - NGFS Southwest Chapter Reunion (Matt)
April 18-23: Salt Lake City, UT - Systems & Software Technology Conference (Matt)

2003

December 7: Galveston, TX - Dickens on the Strand (all)
October 10-12: Bossier City, LA - NGFS Board of Directors Meeting (Matt)
June 7-22: Florida and NGFS Southwest Chapter Annual Reunion in Tampa (all)
March 28: Houston, TX - Downtown Aquarium (Matt and Wanda)
February 23: Galveston, TX - Rainforest River Adventure Ride (Matt, Courtney, and Conner)

2002

December 23-26: Picayune, MS (all)
October 24-27: Kansas City, MO - NGFS Triennial Reunion (Matt)
October 24: Springfield, MO - Wonders of Wildlife (Matt)
October 23-24: Branson, MO (Matt)
September 13-15: Dallas, TX - 2002 Lonestar Coasterthon at Six Flags Over Texas (all)
August 31 - September 1: Dallas, TX - AnimeFest! Convention (Matt, Courtney, and Conner)
August 3: New Orleans, LA - Jazzland Theme Park (Matt, Courtney, and Conner)
August 2-4: Picayune, MS (all)
July 5-7: Grand Prairie, Grapevine, and Ft. Worth, TX - 18th Anniversary (Matt and Wanda)
June 1-15: California (all)
April 24: College Station, TX - George Bush Presidential Library - Laura Bush speech (Matt)

2001

December 12: Orlando, FL
November 10-14: Orlando, FL - Disneyworld (Wanda)
October 14-17: Slidell, LA - Dad in hospital (Matt)
September 28-30: San Antonio, TX (all)
June 1-2: Bossier City, LA - NGFS Southwest Chapter Reunion (Matt)
May 20: Houston, TX - Houston Zoological Park (all)

2000

November 26-30: Orlando, FL
October 11-15: Orlando, FL - NGFS Board of Directors meeting & Disneyworld (Matt)
September 9-16: Orlando, FL - Disaster Recovery Conference at Disneyworld (Wanda)
June 22-24: Bossier City, LA - NGFS Southwest Chapter Annual Reunion (Matt)
March 8-12: Daytona and Orlando, FL - Embry Riddle University & Disneyworld (Matt)

1999

November 20-27: Orlando, FL - Disneyworld (all)
October 7-10: Alexandria, VA - NGFS Triennial Reunion (Matt)
September 11-18: Orlando, FL - Disaster Recovery Conference at Disneyworld (Wanda)
August 7-15: Los Angeles, CA - Siggraph 1999, Disneyland, and Universal Studios (Matt)

1998

November 23: Sugarland, TX - Imperial Sugar Company tour (all)
November 6-8: Houston, TX - NGFS Board of Directors Meeting (all)
July: across Missouri with short visit into Illinois; Branson, MO (all)
Natchez, MS - NGFS Southwest Chapter Reunion (Matt)

1997

October 10-12: Salt Lake City, UT - NGFS Board of Directors Meeting (Matt)

1996

November 27-December 1 - Greenville, MS - Dad Chow's funeral (all)
October 18-20: Dallas, TX - NGFS Triennial Reunion (Matt)

1980

Summer - Toledo, OH - two week mission trip to rebuild a church (Matt)
Summer - Navajo Reservation, New Mexico - two week mission trip to teach at a camp and at a church for Vacation Bible School (Matt)

1976

Spring - trip to Debbie Teeter's wedding with visit to relatives; Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma; visited Carlsbad, Muir Woods, Yellowstone, Six Flags over Texas (all of Dale & Diane Beard's family)

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