From Rayburn, Justin and I headed up to Dallas to spend a week seeing friends and family and most importantly celebrating our 2-year anniversary! (can you believe it's been 2 years already?)
Stuff we did in Dallas:
For our anniversary dinner we ate at Bob's Chophouse and oh my goodness it was sooo good! It is a steakhouse and what do I do but order salmon. I don't know why I never end up ordering a steak at a steakhouse. Justin would only give me two bites of his steak and it was melt-in-your-mouth delicious! The best steak we had ever tasted. I am still holding a grudge against myself.
We saw a movie at Inwood Theater where you sit on these "love sacks" that are like plush love seats with attached footrests so large you can practically lay down flat while watching a movie. If you are the type to fall asleep during movies then this is not the place for you!
We saw Thrice (a rock band) at the Palladium Ballroom.
The Dallas Museum of Art was neat (I liked it better than the art museum we went to in NYC) it showcased real talented artists and not just paint splattered on a canvas and called art.
The coolest thing we did was visit the Dallas Aquarium. It was like being in a jungle! There were Manatees, sting-rays and ducks all swimming together in a pond next to a huge waterfall. An island with trees on it right next to them housed birds and monkeys. Like all these animals were cohabiting in the same space, it was so amazing to me! We saw crocodiles, snakes, sharks and even baby penguins! We saw some animals we had never seen or heard of before. It was an amazing reminder of how creative our God is!
A toucan eating a blueberry out of Justin's hand
Another neat excursion was to the Bodies Exhibit (somewhat different from BodyWorld). Real dead people's bodies were preserved to show muscles, nerves and organs. It would show a body cut length-wise so you can see where all the organs are in relation to each other. There was a separate room that showed a fetus at the different stages of development. Even at 5 weeks before many people even know they are pregnant you can see the head and little arms and legs already formed. It was amazing.
We had the pleasure of staying with Justin's cousins Stephan & Tasha for awhile during Hurricane Ike 2 years ago and we just had to see them again. They have 3 adorable little girls - Skylar, Piper and Stella. Our visit was a good excuse for Stephan & Tasha to get out of the house to eat sushi and see a movie with us.
It is really hard to get 3 youngsters to all look at the camera and smile at the same time!
I caught Justin holding the baby and had to hurry and grab my camera! Aren't they so cute?
A lady feeding the baby penguins 
Another neat excursion was to the Bodies Exhibit (somewhat different from BodyWorld). Real dead people's bodies were preserved to show muscles, nerves and organs. It would show a body cut length-wise so you can see where all the organs are in relation to each other. There was a separate room that showed a fetus at the different stages of development. Even at 5 weeks before many people even know they are pregnant you can see the head and little arms and legs already formed. It was amazing.
We had the pleasure of staying with Justin's cousins Stephan & Tasha for awhile during Hurricane Ike 2 years ago and we just had to see them again. They have 3 adorable little girls - Skylar, Piper and Stella. Our visit was a good excuse for Stephan & Tasha to get out of the house to eat sushi and see a movie with us.
It is really hard to get 3 youngsters to all look at the camera and smile at the same time!
I caught Justin holding the baby and had to hurry and grab my camera! Aren't they so cute?
We got to hang out a lot with a couple of Justin's buddies from high school. Perry & Amy who live in downtown Dallas and Kolby, Lindsay and Shane who live in Fort Worth. We had such a great time visiting with them. Can't wait until Kolby & Lindsay move to back to Beaumont!!
We also had a great time visiting Matt & Michelle and Catherine & Steve. Sad we didn't get any pictures :( Matt & Michelle took us to this awesome pizza place - thanks guys!
Oh and of course we did some shopping. Must take every opportunity of being out of town to shop! Dallas was very fun to visit especially since we were on vacation and not fleeing a hurricane!
This past weekend we made a trip to Galveston to meet up with my sister Emily and brother-in-law Luke to celebrate mine and Emily's birthdays. Luke's grandparents have a beach house in Galveston and invited us to stay with them. Better yet, they treated us to a nice dinner at Gaido's which was very yummy and much appreciated. We walked the strand and had a great time visiting. I just love summer!
Lukes' Grandparents are the cutest ever! (and have the funniest sense of humor)
Perry, Amy and their sweet adopted dog
Kolby, Lindsay, Shane & baby Hunter who is smiling from the womb :)
We also had a great time visiting Matt & Michelle and Catherine & Steve. Sad we didn't get any pictures :( Matt & Michelle took us to this awesome pizza place - thanks guys!Oh and of course we did some shopping. Must take every opportunity of being out of town to shop! Dallas was very fun to visit especially since we were on vacation and not fleeing a hurricane!
This past weekend we made a trip to Galveston to meet up with my sister Emily and brother-in-law Luke to celebrate mine and Emily's birthdays. Luke's grandparents have a beach house in Galveston and invited us to stay with them. Better yet, they treated us to a nice dinner at Gaido's which was very yummy and much appreciated. We walked the strand and had a great time visiting. I just love summer!
Lukes' Grandparents are the cutest ever! (and have the funniest sense of humor)
