We left our hotel in Arkansas around 10am on Monday morning and drove through the rest of the state, including Little Rock. I am really not a big fan of Arkansas...it was very flat and had the most boring landscape yet...though there were some nice foliage views. The roads are also poorly maintained even on the highway. We stopped only once and finally reached our friends near Denton, TX at about 3:30pm. Patrick was at work, but Erin gave us a tour of their beautiful home. So nice! She also has a newish kitten named Wilson who is small, orange and adorable!
The three of us sat and chatted for awhile and then we decided to hit up a Mexican restaurant for dinner. It was about a 20 minute walk away
and the weather was gorgeous so we hoofed it. Their neighborhood is gorgeous! There are several ponds and lakes and all of the houses are beautiful. It was in the high 70s or low 80s that day and it still is today! Patrick met us at the restaurant and dinner was delicious as were the gigantic margaritas.
(photo from web but this is exactly what they looked like)
Erin and I felt a little sick from all the tequila and greasy food so we decided to take the long way back (about 45 minutes) on foot and the boys drove. We felt much better a few minutes into the walk and got to catch up on all of our girly talk. Very fun.
Later that night Patrick's sister, Michelle, arrived and she will be spending Thanksgiving with us too. She has been driving around the country since mid-October and we are happy she is joining us.
Yesterday Erin and Patrick showed us around parts of Denton and took us to a used book/music store where Geoff and I got 3 new books. Very exciting! In the afternoon we three girls laid out by the lake in the sun with cooking magazines and planned our Thanksgiving dinner. Last night our hosts took us out to the Cheesecake Factory for a surprise birthday dinner for me...it was amazing and delicious.
Today the girls are going grocery shopping and starting to cook...tomorrow we will finish the cooking and eat until we just can't anymore! Happy holidays!
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