Another Trip in the Time Machine

So let's hop back into my fancy time machine and go back about a month to Wednesday July 28. It was 7am and Kevin was helping me load my luggage into the car and we headed off to the San Jose airport. Kevin dropped me off and so began my marathon vacation. It was actually more of a triathlon since there were three legs, but we'll only talk about one for now.

I stood in the security line for a while and finally made it through and headed to the gate to wait for my flight to Dallas, or should I say my flight to San Diego, El Paso and then Dallas. Yes, my flight had 3 stops, but thankfully I stayed on the plane, so no running to catch a connection. After leaving at 10am Pacific time I arrived in Dallas at about 6pm Central time safe and sound. Shayna picked me up at the Dallas Love Field Airport and we headed over to her parents house. It was a beautiful home that would become my lovely accommodations for the next 5 days.

The Beautiful Isenberg Home in Plano Texas

That night Shayna, Ilene and I went out for some Mexican food. It was delicious. After dinner we headed home and just sat on the couch and talked for hours. It was great to catch up considering we all had not been together for about 6 years. The following day Shayna had to go to work at her internship so I was lucky enough to spend the day with Ilene. We spent the day running errands and going grocery shopping. It was so much fun to see all of the different markets in Dallas, and there are a lot of different stores. The prices also amazed me; strawberries were 79 cents as opposed to $3 in California. It was enjoyable to be able to help Ilene out. That night Shayna went out with her coworkers so Ilene and I had a simple homemade dinner. It was a nice end to the day.

On our way to the Casino, we stopped at the Oklahoma state line :-)

That night was a little less enjoyable since I ended up getting sick. For some reason dinner did not sit right with me, but nevertheless I survived because it was now Friday and it was my 24th birthday. Ilene, Shayna and I got in the car and headed to Oklahoma to gamble at the new Choctaw Casino that had just been built. It was great fun stopping at the Oklahoma welcome center. We then gambled the afternoon away; the casino even gave me $10 to gamble with since it was my birthday. My gambling skills were not up to par so I lost $15, but it was a fun way to celebrate my birthday. I don't remember what we had for dinner that night, but I'm sure it was delicious. Shayna and I ended the day with frozen yogurt and hours of conversation.

On the way back to Plano we stopped at the Texas state line....that was one big star

Saturday we all headed over to the Embassy Suites near the Convention Center to pick up Adrienne from her Mary Kay convention. We then headed over to get some ice cream. The rest of the day consisted of relaxing and chatting. We then headed out to dinner with Kristal, her boyfriend Kevin and Shayna's cousin and followed it up with bowling. It was a great night.

Adrienne and I at Braum's Ice Cream....delicious :-)

Shayna and I watching Karaoke in the bowling alley bar....it was quite

Sunday was a jam packed day. Ilene had planned a family barbecue which we prepped for most of the day. I was glad I could help out so much. Everyone came over around 3pm and we enjoyed a delicious homemade meal before Adrienne and I had to head back to the airport to catch our flight to L.A..

We actually ended up having our flight delayed and jumped onto an earlier flight so we could make our connection in Houston. We ran through both airports and of course everything worked out and we actually had time to rest before each flight. We had a relaxing flight to LAX and successfully ended our exciting Texas vacation.

Here's to hoping that everyone has the ability to travel and see all of the wondrous states in this country. It is truly amazing to see how people live throughout the country. :-)