Anniversary Trip

Brian and I had our 22nd anniversary in March and celebrated this past week in Dallas.  We bought tickets to the Broadway show Hamilton and I have been really excited to see it.  We flew up on Tuesday and ate at PF Changs.  I love their lettuce chicken wraps.  The restaurant was was in the NorthPark mall so I stayed for a couple of hours to shop while Brian went to a hobby shop. (Or maybe a sporting type place?  I can't remember.)  We had a long nap at our hotel and then headed to Pappacitos for dinner.  Food was definitely a highlight of our mini vacation.  We ate at a lot of delicious places.

My guy.  I love him.

On Wednesday we met Nate and Becky, my two siblings who live in Dallas, for lunch.  I am so glad they were willing to arrange their day to meet up with us.  Hanging out and catching up was fun and I was able to snuggle baby Sutton too.  We did a little more shopping.  IKEA and a hardware store and then Wednesday night we headed Fair Park for dinner and the main event.  HAMILTON!

Me, Nate, and Becky

We ate at this fancy Italian restaurant we found via Trip Advisor.  The pianist/live music was a fun touch. 

There were several historical documents on display.  There was also a copy of the Declaration of Independence.

It was pouring rain so for the first and probably last time ever in our lives we paid for valet parking.  We had great seats about twenty rows back.  Right before the show started Brian casually mentioned that he didn't really expect much from the production.  I was shocked.  WHY NOT?  And why hadn't he ever mentioned this to me?  (That is my kind, selfless husband for you.  He is always willing to go out of his way to please me even if he isn't all that interested. I am very blessed.)  Luckily we both loved it.  It was inspiring and beautiful and just amazing.  I think we would both go see it again in a heartbeat if we could.

Thursday morning Brian was kind enough to take me on a Target run before heading to the airport.  (Brian was the only authorized driver on our rental.)  Easter clearance was at 70% and I am a sucker for a sale.  Fortunately we headed to the airport with a little extra time because we typed in the address with Dr instead of Ave and GPS took us to a totally different suburb of Dallas.  Whoops...that could have been bad.

All in all it was wonderful being away from real life for a couple of days.  Reconnecting with Brian and remembering all of the reasons I love him was the perfect way to celebrate twenty two years of marriage.  Grateful for my kind, handsome, patient, helpful, steady, strong, spiritual, hard working husband.