Southbound 35

We cannot believe the summer is over! Josh and I enjoyed an extra long weekend together this past weekend just before school starts back up - what we are calling our Summer Vacation. What a refreshing few days and much needed time together. Vacationing on a budget took us southbound to Big D and the Westin Galleria. Heavenly! Here are some fun things we did on our vacation...

We caught the Rangers vs. Red Sox game Friday night which ended up to be a great game with even better weather. Sadly, the picture of the two of us at the game didn't turn out...

Josh took me by The Hope Center for a job tour. What a blessing Josh was given to be put on this project this summer. It is very impressive. Just a couple months to go before it is opened for business. I am standing in the first floor entry/atrium area in front of the massive fireplace.

The pool called our names several times throughout our stay. Complete with cabanas, it felt pretty beachy just without the sand.

We attended Sunday service at Gateway Church in Southlake Sunday morning. The pastor at Gateway happens to mentor our pastor back home at Journey Church, which we love, so we thought we would check it out. Massive and quite groovy! We spent the rest of the day exploring the DFW area and stopped in Roanoke for a late lunch at Twisted Root. If you haven't been, go. It was delicious!! I have a new favorite thing - Watermelon Sweet Tea. Yum!

One of Josh's favorite things about Dallas is Top Golf. He enjoyed several trips to Top Golf over the summer and wanted to show me what it was all about. I didn't attempt to hit any at the driving range out of fear of total embarrassment but we did play mini golf after Josh hit a couple rounds. What a neat concept and great for all ages. There are two different levels at the driving range. We were on the upper deck. Josh is aiming for those white targets ...

Who knew DFW Airport has an observation area!? I am fascinated by just about anything, aviation being one of them and Josh has always had a passion for flying so after a bit of "googling" I came across Founder's Plaza at DFW, just off runways 18L and 18R. You can hear air traffic control talk with the pilots and observe the hundreds of departures and arrivals these two runways have each day. A fun, free outing for us.

We ended our vacation with dinner and a movie date on Monday night. We ate at Two Guys from Italy which is somewhere Josh was dying to go back to after we ate there with Ashley and Landon over a year ago. Needless to say, we were SO stuffed going to the theatre and concession stand purchases were definitely not in the picture. I take ownership of picking the movie, The Ugly Truth. Josh predicted the ending not even halfway through but it ended up delivering some good laughs.

In addition to a wonderful vacation, we also celebrated our third wedding anniversay!! A few weeks late, but better late than never! Post to follow.