OUR TRAVELS

Enjoyed our time in Dallas and Austin in between our visits to the doctor, dentist, and car dealership.  We saw our good friends the Broadcom group (including Corey, Grace, Kiki), Gail and Randy, Kathy and George, Sonia and Rich (sorry, no picture), and Treva. Treva's husband Jerry passed away last December.  He was a dear friend and a wonderful caring person.  We went to his Celebration of Life service while in Dallas.  It was very moving.  We learned new things about Jerry including how he and Treva met. Went to our favorite Tex-Mex restaurant - Fernando's.  Nothing in our opinion compares. Don's favorite donuts - Sunny Donuts in Plano. Don says to get the cinnamon rolls! Donna's favorite ice cream in Plano - Handel's.  Donna says to get the Snickerdoodle available only in October. By the way, Donna's annual cholesterol checkup was fine even after all of the ice cream and pizza we ate on our travels!  Woohoo! Made a quick trip to Austin to see son and family.

Guess the Texas heat got to us...... After a Wisconsin summer of 70s and low 80s, the high 90s of Austin was a tad bit hot for us.  We visited family and even helped our grandson celebrate his 12th birthday.  His favorite gift was the first Pfizer shot.  He was so excited!  We played games, sports, and had some good meals - especially the ones made by our son Conor.  He's a great chef! Returned to our favorite hiking spot in Austin - Upper Bull Creek.  It was amazing how much less water was flowing through the falls there.  What a difference five months makes in the unrelenting Texas heat, but we look nearly the same. We had a little excitement one night at the hotel.  The fire alarm went off at 2 am.  I grabbed the important stuff like my wallet and car keys and ran out the door.  Don decided he should change from his pjs to a pair of shorts and shirt.  :-)  It was a false alarm but we had to wait outside until the fire department checked out the place and cleared everyone to retu