Texas, Florida, and Everywhere In Between

It has been a fun week so far! We have known about this Ron Week for over a month. He warned us that we would be gone through at least Saturday, maybe not even returning to Phoenix until Sunday. We left Sky Harbor Airport early Monday morning and flew to Addison, Texas in north Dallas. They have my favorite Indian restaurant in the world, The Clay Pit. Fresh, homemade mango lemonade? Yes, please. Dallas is beautiful this time of year. You can certainly feel the humidity, but it isn't hot enough (yet) to make it miserable (yet). We stayed at the Comfort Suites near Addison Airport, which is within walking distance of lots of food and shopping establishments.

Wednesday morning meant an early-morning departure to Lakefront Airport in New Orleans. Usually we are here every few months, but the last time I was in this town was with my husband when we left from here on our honeymoon cruise. Six months ago?! Sheesh! Later in the afternoon, we continued our flight with five passengers to Ft. Lauderdale Executive Airport, just north of Miami. I am hoping to get a nice little tan line while here!

Friday could be very busy, but I don't have all the details yet. I know we head back to Addison tomorrow morning (we have to stop for fuel because of headwinds and so many people in the back). We continue on to College Station, Texas and must get them there by 1:00 PM. It has been mentioned we may then go back to Phoenix to pick more people up and return them to College Station as well. If that is the case, Friday is going to be a VERY long day! The current plan is to return to Phoenix from College Station Saturday night, but I could see us not leaving until Sunday if their meetings go longer than expected. We shall see! A job of mystery, as always!

It will be a short half-day home with my honey since I leave again on Monday.

I guess I will try to make myself feel better about that by laying out near the pool today...

Easter at the Weir's

What a beautiful day! We went to church (I taught the lesson in Relief Society) and enjoyed mingling with our neighbors. We got home and I went to work making my first-ever Easter Dinner! The ham was amazing, the funeral potatoes were great considering I made the recipe up, and the salad was fresh and crunchy. We had a delicious punch to wash it all down. We ate at about 5:00 PM, then watched a movie together. I really enjoy spending time with my sweetie, and I don't care what we do! What type of man jumps up and does all the dishes after we finish eating?! Boy oh boy, I am blessed!

Afternoon in the Gardens

John surprised me on Friday by taking the afternoon off so we could spend some fun time together. He had planned to take me camping, but wouldn't you know it was supposed to rain/snow everywhere in the state! I love to camp, but there is nothing worse than freezing in a sleeping bag all night. So we decided to postpone camping and spend the afternoon at the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix.

I married a very patient man. I LOVE taking pictures, and he let me have at it. I took almost 400! Lots of them turned out really well, and I am pretty excited about them. The gardens were beautiful, certainly more than I expected to see in the middle of the city. Right now, the glass artist Chihuly has lots of his work on display throughout the catci and flowers, so it was an added bonus to get a little culture in us, too!

That evening, we spent a wedding gift card and ate at Golden Corral. For those who don't know it, my husband can eat a lot of food! He had never been here, so I thought he would love it. It was ok, but we both were way too full at the end. I would be happy just to eat their yummy rolls! It was a fun date afternoon, and I am so glad John is thoughtful and takes such good care of me.