Pumpkins at Sunset

Hunting for pumpkins, I chased the last bit of afternoon light, and found some in an unusual spot... the local Ace Hardware store. I love the muted colors and matte texture of the gourds. Added a "poster edges" filter.
Murr C & Papa C traveled to Marshall today to visit kin, Andrew & I are headed to Austin on Saturday, burnt orange flag flying, to visit Kevin & Rachel. Gong Gong & Pop Pop will be moving to their new house at The Lakes of Frisco in a month! The gypsies are on the move again!

Cute Shoes & Nail Polish!

Having raised 2 boys, there weren't a lot of "cute" clothes to ooh and ahh over. It's now so much fun when Danielle or Rachel come over, dressed in their adorable clothes & shoes!

Eighties!

Eighties! Not disco dancing and parachute pants, but COOLER weather! Not a single day in the 90's is predicted in the 10-day forecast... this is cause for celebration! Meeting Gong Gong this morning for coffee, headed to Arlington Camera tomorrow morning, then watching Stephanie play in a tennis tournament. Andrew's hobby has mushroomed this week into full-time garage duty this weekend, so my camera and I may need to go exploring!

Kevin and Rachel in California

K&R are returning to Austin today after 5 days in Huntington Beach, CA.....I tried hard not to call at all and to only text a few times, so the only details I know are that they spent Friday in Disneyland and loved it, then spent Saturday all over LA. Kevin raved about the fried chicken at Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles. California is such a beautiful place, with perfect weather all year round.... sure hope they loved every minute of their trip!

Lunch with Missy and Shannon

What a nice afternoon..... lunch at Salata with two of my favorite ladies - Missy and Shannon, followed by a shopping trip to Ikea. When I drove into the parking lot, I spied M&S on a bench, both typing away on their iPhones. "Salata" is salad nirvana at The Shops at Legacy in Plano...a big round salad bowl into which your choices from hundreds of possible ingredients are scooped, followed by a generous tossing with your favorite salad dressing. Ikea had a perfect wall storage unit for Shannon's new craft room. Missy had only been to Ikea once before; when we spent 5 minutes looking at the very first showcased mini-room, I realized this would NOT be a short shopping trip :) It is SO much better to shop at Ikea with women than with your husband!

Danny & Matthew Marcus McDaniel at the Fort Worth Stockyards

Danny and Stephanie in the Fort Worth Stockyards

Danny, Matthew and "Thieves of Sunrise" played at the Fort Worth Stockyards tonight, and Uncle John, Aunt Jackie and Stephanie came to watch/listen, and have some Riscky's BBQ with us! We left the house this morning at 6:30am to visit Murr C & Papa C, came home for a quick shower and then drove to Fort Worth. A fun, full day!