Trip to Dallas

To all of our friends who live in Dallas, please take no offense. The following are our observations upon returning to the city.

• Apparently you must look like you stepped out of a fashion magazine. Extra large Chanel sunglasses and the Louis Vuitton purse/wallet in hand are staples.


• Its normal to wear a sweater tied around your shoulders even if you aren't on the golf course or shopping at La Crosse.


• 9 out of 10 cars are one of the following makes: BMW, Mercedes, Land/Range Rover, Aston Martin, Lexus or Cadillac.


• Ice Cream shops don't survive in dallas. We seached on google for 3 which we found out are no longer in business (must be the high rent). - the new deal is frozen yogurt!


• We finally thought we had found a marble slab...actually turned out to be a marble & granite showroom.


• Free parking is a scarcity


• A baby in downtown Dallas is very rare, therefore we get lots of stares

Other experiences we've had include:

Tara said "my family" and for the first time was referring to Philip and Raegan, not my parents and siblings.

Raegan got a cultural experience at El Fenix and heard Bill (our waiter) speak spanish to another table. She learned words like "un ice tea" and "Madrid el Capital"

Tara rode in a cab by herself for the first time Monday morning (little scary) but actually enjoyed getting to meet lots of cab drivers throughout the week. Even met one who was 82 years old!!!

Raegan got a weird rash all over her body, we first noticed it Sunday morning and thought it may be hand, foot, and mouth... but she was acting fine and eating well... then by Monday afternoon it was all over her little body, tiny red spots, but she was still smiling and acting happy. Philip thinks it may be a heat rash. It doesn't seem to be bothering her though so that's good. Hopefully it will go away soon! - - - update the rash went away by itself in a couple of days- - -

We spent time with Tara's sister, Jenni, who lives on the same street we did when we lived in Irving! Raegan got to meet her semi-cousin Maison, Jennifer's only child, I mean dog. =)

Raegan and Philip drove to Tyler on Wednesday and Raegan got to meet her 3rd Great Grandma!

Wednesday night we spent time with our friends David and Stephanie, who recently just got engaged! We know them from college and David is the person who introduced us our freshman year at Baylor! We enjoyed good food at Monica's and then yummy frozen yogurt at Yogilicious!
Raegan and Philip strolled North Park mall!
Raegan did extremely well both on the drive to Dallas and the drive back and didn't even fuss the whole way!
Overall, good trip... much easier on all of us than the last week we spent in Dallas, when Raegan rightfully refused to take a bottle (long story)...