Oh So Busy!!

A few of you may have noticed that I haven't updated my blog in a while... Well... I've been kinda busy. Adam has whisked me off from adventure to adventure.

First, we went to the Plano Balloon Festival. (Yes, I know, that was ages ago.) We had a pretty good time watching the balloons and browsing the vendors. The weather was kind of rough unfortunately, so not many balloons got off the ground. But we did enjoy the light show they put on that night.



Then, we headed to the Texas State Fair for a day of fun with Staci and Andrew. It was a perfect day for the fair. Not too crowded, not too sunny. Nice and cool and plenty to see and do. We had a great time watching the bird show and the dog show. We got to ride the Texas Star, plus Adam talked me into riding a carnival roller-coaster I regretted the rest of the day. (It was actually pretty good for a tiny roller-coaster. Andrew was too tall and had to sit in the front with Adam. Not only did the dramamine I took NOT work, we discovered I'm allergic to it too. Yeah, the phantom of the opera face made an appearance that night...) I was able to find a new amber butterfly ring at the Russian jewelry stand. I hunt them down every time I go to the fair. I LOVE their amber jewelry and have been needing to replace an old ring that lost a wing a couple years ago. I have to admit, I let Adam talk me into sharing a funnel cake that was well worth the trouble it caused later. Here we are on the ferris wheel:This is Adam being goofy as we were getting ready to go into the park. He was joking about putting on his work vest so we could easily find him in case he got lost. I don't know why but I adore this picture:



My friend and former co-worker, Aften, got married to her high school sweetheart, Dusty, on October 17. Adam and I were able to attend her wedding and reception. She was such a beautiful bride and we had a good time with my co-workers. We love Aften and Dusty and wish them all the best! Here we are at the reception waiting for cake (which we never got... we were too tired to wait, and really, I would have just had to watch everybody else enjoy it. But it looked fabulous!!)



Then, this weekend, we got to go to the Star Wars Concert at the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium. It was pretty cool to see the concert. They had clips from all the videos synced to a live orchestra playing the music that belonged with them. The Star Wars saga was narrated by C-3PO himself!! (The man who played him that is...) We tried to see some of the memorabilia that they had from the movies but it was so incredibly crowded. And I'm so short!! I saw the top of Darth Vadar's head as well as the top of Chewbacca. They had some scene sketches that were pretty cool too. And I was in such a hurry I forgot my camera!! I tried taking pictures with my phone but I don't really think they turned out very well. I'll see if I can't get a couple decent ones to put up.

We went for a couple hours to Six Flags to check out Fright Fest. I'd never been so I was anxious to see what it was all about. It's really just regular Six Flags but with Haunted "parks" that you can pay extra to go tour and get yourself scared. It's pretty cool, but we didn't have time to go see everything so we just picked one park to visit. We want to try to go back this weekend if we can to see everything else. I have to say, I actually got a little creeped out by a dead pirate who wouldn't stop following me. And just as we reached the exit and I thought I was safe, this guy in a black costume covered in leaves jumped out at me and scared the living daylights out of me!! It was pretty great. Adam got a huge kick out of it.

Also, Adam took me to see the Blue Angels. I think he said they are a group of F-18's from the Navy who tour the country to perform acrobatic flights. It was awesome to see them fly in formation. They did some pretty amazing tricks. I can't imagine the amount of practice these guys have to put in to perform safely. Not to mention the great deal of trust they must have for each other. The Marines and Army also had aircraft there. We got to wander around and get really close to some awesome airplanes and helicopters. There were even a few civilian helicopters so I got to see what kind of helicopter Adam will fly when he gets to the gulf in a couple years. Apparently the Blue Angels come to Alliance Airport in Fort Worth every year. It's most definitely worth checking out.
This is Adam standing next to the engine of a commercial American Airlines plane. That engine is HUGE!!

So now I head to bed, thoroughly exhausted just from thinking about all the fun we've jam-packed into the last couple of weeks!! I'm not really sure what our next adventure will be, but I'm sure it will be fantastic. Adam sure knows how to show a girl a good time. There's never a dull moment with him around!!