Ok, so I have been waiting to post because I didn't take any pictures when Stephanie was here, so she sent them to me, but I can't figure out how to get them on here. Anyway, I'll just tell you about her trip and then you can read her blog and look at her pictures (The Blessing Box).
This year Stephanie wanted to spend her birthday with me, aren't I lucky?! She figured since the kids get to do why couldn't she. Thanks Mom and Dad for sending her! She got her on December 6 and stayed until her actual birthday Decemeber 10.
I had a few things planned for us, but mostly we just wanted to shop. I mean, afterall, what else is there to do in Dallas. Friday we spent most of the day at this fabulous mall called Stonebriar. It was surrounded by more shopping centers and stores than we could ever imagine. I mean, it put outlet malls to shame, there was so much stuff. We also spent time at SamMoon, it is a wonderful accessory store with more purses than you can look at and more jewelry than any one person could ever wear. We both ended up with a fantastic purse and I got some great jewelry. It was a great way to start the trip. That night we ate at a Mennonite restaurant...yup, there is such a thing in Texas. It was good, some of it was familiar, and some wasn't, butthe idea of it was enough to make us giggle all the way through dinner.
Saturday we participated in a 5K walk for an elementary school in Rockwall. A friend of mine is the principal, so I wanted to support her. It also gave us the opportunity to walk off some of the Mennonite food from the night before. We then got a well deserved (at least we thought so) pedicure and went to church. I will say this because Stephanie probably would never post it, one of my friends from church asked which one of us was older. Hm, I'm sure they meant that Stephanie looked like she could be under 31...not that I looked 39! :)
Sunday was her birthday surprise. We went to an exhibit called ICE. It is huge ice sculptures, and nothing like what is on a cruise ship. They even had three ice slides at the end, which we went down, of course. After that we did a little more shopping (it wasn't wuite as enjoyable because it was so crowded) and then to dinner called War and Love in Texas (I think.) They had Texas shaped cornbread, every tourist needs to try them, so we ordered some.
Monday was the day she had to go home, but not before some more shopping!!! We found a wonderful little store that sold discount shirts with a lot of BLING! The best part was that you could have a lot of bling, or just a little, and Stephanie found a really cute shirt.
It was sad to drop her off, but man we had fun. I love spending time with all of my sisters, whether it is one-on-one or all together. Some of the best times of my life are when I am with them! I love y'all.
Happy Birthday Stephanie!
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