Well it's been a few days since the weekend...but here is what we were up to. Friday night we drove out to Frisco to see our nieces, Kiersi and Kayden, play volleyball. Their team was so cute and I was really impressed when they were able to hit the ball and get their serves over. I know the court is adjusted for their age range, but that still takes talent. Must be those Bradley athletic genes :) After the game we let Eva go stay Friday and Saturday nights with Nana and Papa.
Saturday morning we got to sleep in for the first time in what seemed like a billion years. And by sleep in, I mean until about 9:30AM. Usually Eva is away on a Saturday night which means we are up early for church the next morning regardless. We enjoyed our sleepy morning and then headed to Starbucks for some breakfast and card games. We fell in love over games of Skipbo about 7 years ago so this is one of our favorites.
Saturday afternoon we visited the George W. Bush Presidential Center on the SMU campus. We got some complimentary passes from a friend of ours who works for the Secret Service, so I don't want to say we were kind of a big deal, but....haha, jk. No special treatment here, although we did enjoy the free passes! Ryan is posed on the phone in the replica Oval Office and I posed by the two photos of President Bush's dogs that he actually had in the Oval office during his term. We also posed outside with the statues of both President Bushes. This really is a great center to visit and I learned some neat information. The craziest to see was how optimistic everything was around back to school time of 2001 - they had so many great programs and ideas in place - and then September 11th happened and changed everything. I'll just say that I would never want the job of President, so please, no nominations.
We had planned on visiting On the Border afterwards for National Margarita Day but there was a 2 hour wait! At 4 o'clock in the afternoon! We decided instead to eat at Cheesecake Factory. I photographed our 30th Anniversary Chocolate Cake Cheesecake and would recommend it to all cheesecake and chocolate lovers! Then we headed to North Park to browse around and ended up at Brookstone. I love this store although I'm pretty sure I've only ever made one purchase there. What I really wanted was there new chair. It looks like a regular club chair but has secret fold outs for back/neck and calve/foot massagers. This is awesome!!!! I sat there for a long time (probably too long, sorry Brookstone employees). Sadly, these chairs are mega-expensive and it is unlikely I will ever own one. A girl can dream, right? The other awesome product was their sand. It is made of 2% polymer so it feels like sand but isn't messy. The sand has a unique quality where it kind of clings back together. I didn't buy this either but it might end up in somebodies Easter basket.....
Saturday night by BFF Erica turned the big 3-0. We capped off our date day in Dallas by attending her birthday celebration along with some other fabulous college friends. I love getting together with old friends! Old, as in I've known them for a long time...not old, as in 30. 30 is still young :)
Sunday afternoon we played games for like 3 hours with our friends Jake and Laramie. I hate to brag, but I did win Settlers of Catan....after loosing everything else we had played.
Now I am enjoying this cozy Tuesday afternoon with a hot cup of coffee and a blissfully sleeping two year old. That is all.
If we up the $10 gift limit for Christmas for each other, I'll get you the chair from Brookstone :)
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