On Friday, Roberto found out where our next station may very possibly be. Nothing is certain with the military until it's certain, however, and even then that means nothing until we're there (should be early spring). Nonetheless, it threw a wrench in my day. Not much a sweet husband who gets home early, a fruity drink and good flick can't fix, though.
Saturday we drove a friend of Roberto's to the airport and, while we were in the area, tried to catch a showing of Batman III. But when you show up to buy tickets 15 minutes late on a Saturday afternoon to a popular movie that came out less than two weeks ago, there's not going to be any good seats left (who knew). Which made me soooooo sadddd (remember how I hate packed movie theaters???). So we took the snacks we grabbed at Walmart for the movie (shh) and found a gorgeous little park in downtown Grapevine.
We didn't know about it until we stumbled upon it (21st century definition of stumbling = searching in the Maps app). But I love that we found it. Because I'm always looking for hidden gems just around the corner. I rarely find them, but I always believe they're there----it's just a treasure hunt, and the key is not to settle. For example, we almost awkwardly ate our lunch on a bench that sat about 30ft from a downtown curb----if it wasn't for my belief that there was something waiting for us nearby that was perfect.
We traded a bum hotspot for shaded cobblestone walkways, trail bridges, sunny courtyards and ponds teaming with coi. We ate our snacks under a canopy of trees at the peak of a miniature hill overlooking a nice area of the park surrounding a water fountain. It was like the park was made just for us.
Sunday we grabbed some snacks at Whole Foods after church before heading to the first matinee (empty!) showing of Batman III. And can I JUST SAY that Katie Holmes in the first Batman was a very confused look, tilt-of-the-head "seriously?" Maggie Gylenhaal in Batman II was an "I don't know how this happened, but I don't know where to begin." But when Anne Hathaway appeared on the screen, I thought insanity had turned to torture. Oh NO, I have to put up with THIS chick for the next two and a half hours?! But she actually fit her role quite well. I will say, though, that I'm not amused by the glamorization of shootings and bombings throughout the entire movie. Bad guy is featured as an ultimate bad-ass, shoots up a place, camera pans to close-ups of people in horror at his mercy, flashes to news casts and talk shows revolving solely around him. Even if the majority of human beings weren't as impressionable as children, they'd do a lot less for that kind of attention. Couldn't really get passed my overwhelming dislike of Hollywood and the general stupidity of society to be impressed with that movie.
Annnnd Roberto longs for the day of simple answers when he asks me what I thought of a movie on the way out to the car.
Afterwards we went to Sweet Tomatoes!! Courtesy of a gift card I had received in the mail the day before from a sweet friend who obviously knows me well. Cause I love me some Sweet Tomatoes.
Later that evening we woke up from a nap to orange light shining through our blinds and the sound of tornado sirens. We frantically began emptying the stairwell underneath the stairs when we lost power...
The storm passed quickly, but the house was dark and HOT for the next 28 hours. Night time was miserable but during the day we used the excuse to do some of our fave things. Our time was spent hopping between restaurants, shops and bookstores in an effort to avoid being at home, where our only option was to lay still. We for sure made the best of it though!
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| Thank God for the books, AC and the free wifi of B&N! |
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| Don't you hate when the power goes out? |
We lovvve Buca di Beppo. Their veggie pizza, which is thin crust, practically no cheese, chunky sauce, fresh veggies and breaded eggplant, is officially my FAVE. By the way, that pizza made at least four amazing meals.
Yea know, life treats me pretty good.
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