Going to the big "D" and other random ramblings

Last week Anthony had a training in Dallas and I figured it was a good opportunity to get some much needed alone time (for myself and for us as a couple), so I went with him. My parents took both kids and my brother and sisters and G&G White pitched in and helped when possible. Well, Anthony was gone from 7 am to 6 pm, so we didn't get to go see a lot of the sites Dallas has to offer. We went to the Dallas Temple one night, and I also dragged him to HSM3. We did a little shopping, and to my request, ordered Mamma Mia in room (Anthony almost gouged his eyes out with a fork). It was a little corny--the play is much better. By myself, I went to the 6th Floor Museum which is about JFK and is where he supposedly was shot from. It was interesting but I got really lost in downtown Dallas, so I didn't venture out much on my own. For the most part, I got to lounge around, watch TV, surf the Internet, and read a mushy love novel, from which Anthony benefited most! It was a pretty fun week, but I was excited to get back home.Dallas Temple

Some things that I have observed lately:

• It is very difficult to type on a keyboard that is missing the enter key, both shift keys, the "e" key, and the apostrophe key. Our computer has really been through the ringer lately, and thanks to Tanner and him breaking the keys, my wpm has significantly dropped.




• Texas is huge, but the lanes on the road seemed to be so narrow. It made me nervous driving.


• For so long now I have been worried that we haven't started a retirement plan--401K or IRA, but now with the stock market crash, I'm glad we don't have to worry about losing anything right now. I consider it a blessing in disguise. Also, Obama is going to spread the wealth around, so we won't be any better or worse off than the next guy;)
  
• I love that in Utah, all public places are smoke-free. I take clean air for granted sometimes.

• This was a store by our hotel. We didn't actually go in, but I couldn't resist the name. It is pretty catchy.
• There is no greater joy than seeing my two little ones playing well together. Two weeks ago I got the wagon out and when I came back out a few minutes later, I found Tanner laying in the wagon and Tyson was pulling him around. It was so adorable. Tyson was being such a good big brother, and Tanner was loving every minute of his ride. I didn't get a good shot of it, but here are a few pics.