Last weekend, we took a trip back to KC to see some friends of Tim's from vet school. (Well, they pretend they live in Kansas City, but it feels like they're practically in Oklahoma, it's so far south.) We flew in Friday afternoon (after a small hiccup in travel due to "ice on the runways in Dallas"). We checked out a couple of shopping venues; there's a great new place up north called the
Zona Rosa. It looked really neat, but it's an outdoor mall, and, well, we Texans just aren't used to winter anymore. We hit a couple of malls though. One that we frequented when I was growing up was terribly disappointing; it must be close to closing, which is kind of sad. After killing enough afternoon time, we met some old family friends for dinner at
Cascones. If you're ever up north in Kansas City and are looking for some Italian food, it's a great place. Plus, Tim was pleased to find out that they have Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat beer there; we can't get it here in Texas, and I know he misses it. He was drinking it all weekend. It was good to catch up with the friends and find out how their whole brood is doing. After dinner, we hopped back in the car for the drive down to Louisburg to Dave and Emily's house.
We spent Saturday and Sunday with them, and had a great time. Though it was tough to convince ourselves to venture out of the house much, given how chilly it was. Here's Emily snuggled up with her dog Derby Saturday afternoon:
I did get to experience an old KC favorite, though...Saturday night, we met some additional vet school friends for dinner at
Strouds, home to some real good fried chicken. Everything's served family style, and you can finish off with a cinnamon roll to die for. After dinner, we did some bowling... always an interesting affair, especially when no one's really a bowler... Here are some photos from bowling: Dave and Emily, then Andy and Beth, then the boys together:
Sunday we had to head back, but we all stopped by one more friend's house for a little pre-Super Bowl celebrating. (Tim and I, of course, missed almost the whole game, since we were on the plane...)
All in all, it was a great trip...very relaxing, with no email access for two full days!
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I'm so homesick: Strouds, Boulevard wheat, and what I can only assume is the crappy, eerily deserted Antioch Mall...crazy. Hope you guys had a good time. I always do a nerdy tour of the old neighborhood when I'm back -- drive past the pool, etc. Aha, good times.
Anyway -- for our news: Nathan heard back from the first of the grad programs he applied to and has been accepted at...Austin! So depending on how things turn out once we start hearing back from the other schools, we may be swinging through town and requesting your assistance with a tour of the university and places one might live. You'll have to go easy on us since Minnesota to Texas is practically an international move. :)
Hope all's well with you guys -- drop me a line when you have a sec.
XOXO, Morrissey
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