The Wedding and Trip Home

The wedding, which was the reason for our trip, was a wonderful event.  We were grateful to be included in the rehearsal dinner on Friday evening and were able to catch up with member's of Kathy and Barry's families we hadn't seen since we moved from North Carolina.  Andrew and Lindsay (the groom and bride) were glowing the whole weekend. 

On Saturday we took the boys to the Dallas Train Museum and the Planetarium.  Both were excellent and we enjoyed them very much.  We had an authentic Mexican lunch at a restaurant we found while driving around and were serenaded by a Mariachi band while we ate.  

The wedding was at the Dallas City Center Saturday evening.  Once we navigated to the correct parking lot and found our way to the elevators, we made it to the wedding.  It was wonderful.  I was so proud of Kathy presiding at her son's wedding without losing it once!  Everyone and everything was just beautiful.  The reception was in the same building, but on the 42nd floor! The view of the city at night was stunning!  We had a great time eating, drinking, and dancing. There was an impromptu performance of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody that was not to be missed.  We made it until a little after 11PM and the boys were getting tired so we called it a night.  

Sunday morning we enjoyed brunch with the wedding party again at the hotel in which we were staying.  The food and company were wonderful.  We said our "see ya soon's" and hit the road for home.  Unfortunately by early afternoon Caleb and I both had a fever and were starting to feel pretty rough.  I'm still not sure what bug we got especially since I was already taking antibiotics.  Alas, we got home just in time for the 10 inches of snow that landed here.  Caleb seems back to normal and I am getting there.  Aside from the last minute sickness it was a fantastic trip.  

Thursday and Friday

Our travels yesterday brought us to Duncanville, Texas around 3PM.  We went to Cheryl's cousin's home.  Marlin gave us a quick tour of the Wycliffe Bible Translators facility where he works.  What awesome work they are doing to spread the good news to people around the globe in their native languages.  Amazing!

We then all loaded up and went to the historic Ft. Worth Stockyards for the cattle drive.  It was very cool.  Real cowboys and long horn cattle being driven down the street.  We learned a lot of interesting history at the visitor's center and walked around the rest of the area.

We ate supper and had coffee with Marlin and Denise and then headed into downtown Dallas to our hotel.  We stopped in Kathy and Barry's room to see the wedding party for a few minutes and then went on up to our room and headed to bed for the night.  Cole was not feeling great last night, but seems to be fine this morning. 

We are headed out in a few for some breakfast and then off the Dallas Aquarium.  

Headed South

We spent last night in Texarkana.  We will arrive in Dallas later today and have plans to see the daily cattle drive at the Stockyards this afternoon.  

It has been a fun trip.  We left Sunday afternoon from home and drove to Louisville, KY (actually Sellersburg, IN just across the river) to my brother's where we spent Sunday and Monday night.  Daytime Monday was spent visiting my brother's restaurant, The Main Eatery, on Main Street in Louisville, and seeing the sights within just a few blocks. 

The Louisville Slugger factory is there, as well as the riverfront with the big paddle boats including the Belle of Louisville that has a huge calliope that plays every hour.  We spent a good part of the day in the Louisville Science Museum having a wonderful adventure.  Cole was very upset when it was time to leave.

Tuesday we continued our trek Southward making a stop at Mammoth Cave in Kentucky.  We all thought it was very cool to be so far underground and to listen to our echo.  We stopped in Jackson, Tennesee at the Casey Jones Train Museum and ate dinner at his restaurant.  Tuesday night was spent on the NE side of Memphis.  We went swimming in the hotel pool before bed and again in the morning before we left.  

Wednesday we went into Memphis and walked around Beale Street and went to see the ducks in the fountain at the Peabody Hotel.  We ate lunch on Beale street at a restaurant named "Pig."  I had the house specialty ribs that were quite tasty.  We waved as we passed by Little Rock and made our way to Texarkana.

It's been a fun adventure so far, and we have so many plans for Dallas.  I'm not sure how we are going to fit everything in along with all the wedding activities, but we're going to try!