On Friday afternoon, we embarked on our road trip to Dallas. A trip that we thought would only take about 4 1/2 hours ended up being almost 7 1/2. The traffic was horrible in the most random places and Austin officially has too many people on the highway at crazy times of the day. So when we reached Dallas let's just say we were a little stir crazy and wanted out of the car. We stayed with our newly married friends Nathanial and Lindsey in their new apartment... absolutely adorable decor (LOVED their place)!!! It was so great to catch up with them and just hang out-- we definitely miss them and wish they lived closer!
On Saturday morning, we had breakfast with our friends Jace and Karlie -- they had a busy day ahead of them so breakfast was the only option to see them and we were so grateful! It was so nice to talk and just catch up and hear about all that God has in store for them!
After breakfast, we headed back to Nathanial and Lindsey's house for just a little bit longer so that we could hang out for a little bit more and then we said our good-byes and headed to Mansfield for dinner and to see the Riggins Family!!
Reagan and I decided to do On The Border since we don't have those here in San Antonio (we have yummy Mexican food, don't get me wrong) but, On The Border was a place we went a lot for dates when we lived in Mansfield so it was nice to go back!
After dinner we got to see the Riggins clan (my Heart was filled with so much joy and love). I miss this family so much and wish that they lived closer or that I could rearrange the states on the map and bring Oklahoma closer to San Antonio. It was so great to catch up with them and just chat -- that is one of the things I miss most about not living 5 minutes away from them anymore!! Even though our time was great with them, it was too short and I needed more time to love on them! Hopefully a visit to see them will happen soon!
After yogurt, we went to visit our sweet friends Raniel and Shannon and see their new baby boy, Sawyer. Let me just tell you I took full advantage of getting my baby fix in and I LOVED every minute of it! Newborn babies smell so delicious -- I honestly did not want to leave or put him down! He is such a handsome baby and we are so happy for this new addition for their family!
After I got my baby fix in, we headed to David and Coleen's house to spend the night. We love this family so much and we were so grateful that they opened their house up to us! We loved chatting with them so much that time flew and we didn't get into bed until way after 1am! Though, the time spent talking with them and loving on them is one thing I miss about not living close to them! We are definitely looking forward to their visit down to San Antonio soon!! :)
On Sunday, we went to church at our old church TCAL. They were celebrating being a church for 5 years (Wow how time has passed so quickly, I can remember when as a church we were brand new). It was so wonderful to see all our friends from church and just get to reconnect with them. There was not enough time though for us to love on and talk with everyone which definitely made me sad! Though, it was great to hear that our old church will be moving very soon to a new building to house their church-- such an exciting time for them and I know God is going to use this new church building for His greater good!
After church and visiting, we had lunch with Paul and Shannon and the Riggins and all the kids at Paul and Shannon's house. It was great to just all sit around and hear what everyone has been up to. After the short visit over lunch it was time for us to get back on the road, since we were fearful that it would take us a bazillion years to get back to San Antonio. The drive home was long and it did take longer than we expected -- I wish we had a traveling time machine... that would definitely help with the long rides! Since we don't we just blare our music, chat with one another and just enjoy the company of each other!
All in all, it was a good weekend and it was wonderful to catch up with friends that we love and miss! Though, it was so nice to be back home last night and have Reagan and I snuggled up in bed together -- nothing like being home and sleeping in your own bed!
Shout out to all our friends who opened their homes to us--- we were so grateful this weekend and we are so blessed to have you all in our lives! To all our friends in the Dallas/ Fort Worth area... we miss you all greatly and wish we could have had more time to catch up -- hope to see you all again soon!
PS: I stink at taking pictures-- I totally have the great thinking of wanting to document all this fun stuff and then either forget to do it in the moment or feel like everyone will "hate"me when I say, "Ok let's take a PICTURE!!" So I need fun and creative ideas to do pictures so that I can document all these fun happenings with the people we love the most!
"Friends are a wonderful source of happiness."
those few seconds of feeling awkward when you ask to take a picture are SO worth it. you will never regret taking too many pictures :) when people roll their eyes or complain, just say something like "i just love ya'll so much and want a record of you in my life!"
ReplyDeleteSummer that is such a great idea!!! I am definitely going to do that next time! How are you doing pretty lady?
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