Well...its been a busy few weeks for us. This is going to be a long one! On Saturday, June 13th Daniel and friends surprised me by meeting up for an early birthday dinner at Texas Land and Cattle in the Pinnacle Hills!! I was super surprised as I just thought we were meeting for dinner and drinks!! Daniel did a good job keeping the whole thing a surprise. Dinner was yummy and after closing the restaurant down we and had a cake party in the parking lot. We all went to the Electric Cowboy after dinner..to let Daniel observe an Arkansas style Cowboy country bar. It was not all what he expected but funny to see his reaction.
Daniel and I also decided that for my birthday he is going to get me a new mountain bike!! I don't have the bike yet and as most of you know we love to be outdoors..so I am ready to find the right size with good shocks!!
The next week was spent packing for a trip with my parents and packing up the 5th wheel to take to the dealership. We had a leak in one of the slideouts! So after a week of having things in storage and in our cars, I left with my parents on Thursday to drive to Dalhart, Texas...and what a trip we had! It was an absolute blast to take a car trip with my parents!! They are a hoot and sometimes I truly believe they need me to tell them what to do. HAHA We drove most of the way on Thursday (after a Denny's slam) and got up early on Friday and finished the way to Dalhart. My parents had presents for me to open on Friday morning and which I loved!! The rehearsal dinner was in the historic XIT Museum and had a lot of history on the famous XIT ranch and area. If ever in the area this museum is worth the trip. My mom and I helped the day of the wedding to return the favors Ann lovingly did for both mine and Ben's weddings.
Elizabeth was a gorgeous bride and the wedding weekend was a lot of fun! It was nice to catch up with relatives. I learned and heard so much on the trip about wind generators, feed lots, ranching, cattle branding, etc. Dalhart is in the panhandle and on the way back my dad wanted to look at the national grasslands to hunt and show us the places he hunts on his trips to KS. We drove into OK, KS, and CO it made the trip longer but we saw a lot of wildlife..even antelope up close!
We arrived back in Ozark early Monday morning and I came back up north to finishing packing up the 5th wheel (split level). Daniel was super excited to see me! We took the split level in early Tuesday morning and drum roll it wasn't ready to be picked up that night..The pictures say what happened that night.. I was not happy at first and then just decided to laugh it off!
It was fixed on Wed evening with no time to get life back in order.
I left early on Thursday to help my mom get ready for her surgery on Tuesday, July 1. I got one of the pesky migraines that afternoon so I spent the night at my parents. I had planned on going to Fayetteville that night to meet Amanda and start the wedding weekend fun! Amanda is a friend from the sorority and we both moved to Austin for grad school (by luck) on the same day! We have become good friends over the years. She was in my wedding and I was honored to be able to do the same for her. I arrived on Friday and helped Amanda and Kevin with some last minute items before the rehearsal and dinner. Daniel had to work late so was unable to make the dinner but met up with us later in Fayetteville. The dinner was nice and it was fun to see all the girls and their families.
Amanda and Kevin were so excited about the next day! Saturday morning was spent getting ready and hanging out with Amanda's bridal party! It was fun getting ready and watching Amanda get ready to be a Mrs. The wedding at Mildred B Cooper Chapel in Bella Vista, AR with a reception at Carnal Hall on the University of Arkansas Campus. Everything was very nice and in such a pretty setting.I got to see people from Austin and the girls from the house. I always love catching up and hearing the happenings in the lives of girls that I once lived with and saw every day! Amanda and Kevin looked so happy and l don't think could have asked for a better day!
On Sunday Daniel and I spent time hanging out before he headed north and I went back to my parents. My mom had knee surgery on Tuesday morning and the meniscus repair was a success. We made several trips to Fayetteville for physical therapy and I can say she is very pleased so far. Yea mama! Daniel met us on Thursday night and came back to Ozark for the night. I had a good time at my parents house and I know Hershey did..she went crazy!
Friday we headed to meet Kylie and Brett and some of their friends to camp for the 4th. That is also Kylie's birthday so we had to go camping!! Several of their friends came as well. It was super hot, but a lot of fun!! It made Daniel and I realize how much we really do love camping. This fall there will be many camping trips to write about!!
Ok well my hands are tired...I will not let blog posting get this out of control...it makes it hard to catch up!!
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