We so enjoyed our whirlwind 3 days away from Daisy and spending time in McKinney and at the air show today. We returned a short time ago (7ish) and slowly thawing out! More on that later!
Wednesday - we left Caddo Mills on a warm sunny day around noon. We arrived in McKinney at Paul and Kathy's at 1:30 and sooo good to see them. Sat and chatted awhile, went for a walk and then drove downtown and sat outdoors at Landon's Winery sharing a delicious bottle of red wine. Then we were off to Hutchin's BBQ (one of the top 50 BBQ places in the country). It was very good (ribs and brisket) with great sides topped off with warm peach cobbler and ice cream.
Kathy and Paul in front of their lovely home
Back home to continue our yakking and play a game of dominoes which Paul won.
Thursday - Another pretty day with those deep blue skies and climbed to the upper 80's. We walked to Starwood, an excellent place for breakfast/lunch. We had brunch and then a nice leisurely walk around the Adriatic area (beautiful stone/brick homes and businesses built to resemble the architecture of Croatia).
Lemon tree along our walk
Back home and just enjoyed a relaxing day catching up on all that's been going since we were last together in February in Fort Myers.
Elizabeth (P and K's daughter) stopped in - good to see her and later, her little ones, Sydney and Jacob came by. We had drinks and snacks on the patio and Paul grilled filets while Kathy whipped up delicious goodies in her kitchen. Awesome dinner followed by dominoes (won by Kathy) and then a yummy assortment of desserts and coffee.
And just like that....it's Friday and as the song goes, "What a difference a day makes". It was very cold and windy and no sun. Kathy fixed eggs, fruit and muffins and after a leisurely breakfast, we left at 9:45 (God willing.... Fort Myers in February till we meet again). Soooo enjoyed our time with these dear friends!
We stopped at the Hilton in north Fort Worth to pick up our tickets for the show. Then drove to the Alliance Airport for the air show sponsored by Bell Helicopters to scope it all out. Left for Schlotzky's and delicious lunch of soup/1/2 sandwich or flatbread (hadn't been to one of these in eons and ours back in Bloomington is now closed). They were founded in Austin, Texas.
Back to the show and lo and behold, it started raining to add to the misery of the cold and wind. I had 5 layers on, + earmuffs, hood to my jacket and gloves - Mark had 4 layers. Our Blue Angel clothes were not on display today with all the layers. Ha.....it did stop raining about 45 minutes before show time.
Met our friends Richard and Linda from McPherson, Kansas and fun to watch the show with them and visit again. Their son Lance flies #4. Even though Ryan is not flying, it is still such a thrill watching the Blues perform and they did not disappoint today!
Late afternoon the sun peaked out just a bit - we had our pictures taken with the pilots (all bundled up in their jackets and we kept hearing this was the coldest show they could remember -
certainly for us).
certainly for us).
Despite the cold, so glad we could be here and see some of the Blues, family members and meet some of the new team members.
Pretty little pansies out in this cold and wind at the airport
Traffic was awful on a Friday night getting out of Fort Worth and then Dallas and finally 2 hours later (63-mile trip) back to Daisy in Caddo Mills.
2017 Blue Angels
It is cold across most the country....bundle up and enjoy your weekend!
We are off to New Orleans tomorrow (2-day trip)!
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