Still on day 2

So I named the last post day 2, when it clearly was day 1.. I was going to write more and bring you all upto date to today, but then remembered my phone is not always good at posting long posts and photos' so I posted .. So after Southfork we headed on towards Little Rock, AR, but the weather just kept deteriorating, so I rang our hotel in Little Rock and canceled it , and we stopped at Sulphur Springs.. A small town that had next to no restaurants open and is a dry town.. No alcohol for us last night. We ate at a place called Furrs.. Not great and they were closing at 7pm because of the weather.. The cinema was also closed , so back to our room, Allan watched The Fugitive and I crafted.. Need to make lots of swaps for Leadership in Nashville on Thursday and Friday .. A relaxing evening. , which I am sure a nice glass of wine would have added to.. But hey, we were warm and safe. The amount if Cars of the road was amazing. Driving in these conditions is not what they are use to. The cold front has past through and we now have the Arctic front coming for the next 36 hours. Atlanta airport is closed, what a great time to travel.

So we are behind, but happy, heading for Little Rock and the Capitol building, then onto Memphis tonight, hoping to visit Graceland tomorrow..home of Elvis

I wonder if I will be canceling that reservation and we end up somewhere else. As long as I am in Nashville by Wednesday night all will be good. And if I am lucky we will get there Wednesday afternoon to go around that Capitol building.

I am off to watch the snow and ice called a road.


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Day 2 of our week away

We set off yesterday, later than we wanted, but the septic tank was working when we left which must please the kids!!!

It was not long before we hit the cold front and for the first time in a LONG time we are driving in ice and snow.

We stopped at Southfork Ranch, home of the TV series Dallas, the famous Ewings. But due to extreme weather conditions for the area they had closed early.


But I got to see it from behind the gates... Now I will have to have a girly weekend away with Cara and come back.. Cara of course will wonder why I need to see this place... But I live so close now.. I really ought to..


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Will's surprise birthday

On the 18th of December we were in El Dorado Hills , CA for a surprise party, the theme was Raiders , as in Oakland, or silver and black.. As you can see A and B got raiders t-shirts and Allan and I went for the silver and black.. Great night, loved seeing friends again and we all had so much fun


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New Years Eve

Allan and Steve.. Very dapper


Alan and Cara.. He was as always a great bar tender.. I think people come to my parties for his bar tending.. always great. This year it was Vodka martini's.. Made with a polish vodka in the most beautiful bottle I have ever seen


Friends..


We lit the garden with tea lights, I made the holders from jars and wire.. It looked lovely.. I need to make more for the next party.. my 45th.. How did that happen!!!


Kevin and I comparing knees, not sure I came off best..


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Christmas and New year

This is the tree in the family room, the kids decorate this tree each year.. It gas the Disney ornaments that I collected from when Cara was born.. And this year Cara went to Disney land California , and gave Alex and Ben a new one for the collection.


This is the tree all the presents go under.. And Cara gave me a new ornament for my tree also from Disney.. It was Mickey's head outline made of small jingle bells.. Very nice indeed. This tree is the memory tree, it has the ornaments the kids have made each year, ones from when we go traveling and presents to me from family and friends..



This is our tree on the decking, our Texas tree, when I go and do the Tourist thing with guests I buy one, and each year I have been given the Christmas ornament from the Capitol building by friends, so this is our Texas tree now, the little two helped me put all the baubles on. The chocolate fountain are for our New years eve party.


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Back in the desert

So we are really back in the desert about to cross into Arizona in the next hour and then New Mexico and tonight we will sleep in Texas, such a great feeling reaching our home state.. Boys are all about reaching Texas, they love crossing state lines.

Allan and I enjoy getting closer to home but hate the border controls.. If they just ask for identification we are good and pass through smoothly, if they ask are we US citizens, then the games begin.. Luckily we are in the system and it should all go smoothly...but the delay and being pulled over is always a nuisance .


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We have arrived in Palm Springs

This is us at the Ghirardelli the factory.. They are sitting at the ice cream bar.. Christmas chocolates now purchased!!


This is them this evening in Palm Springs... Full of very delicious pizza ..


We are eating in a delightful family restaurant, Italian, after a long day in the car.. In the rain. We are NOT use to rain and cold.. Culture shock to us for sure.

The boys are still being so great about road trips.. The odd diversion to chocolate factories help.


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