One Fine Day

It was our last full day together and we woke up to rain, rain and more rain................what a gloomy day!  We were all slow getting around and just ate breakfast items we had on hand and tried to decide what to do...................

About 11 it started to clear up and I  looked up the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens (which is something we all wanted to do anyway) and they were having $5.00 admission that day with free food and beer tastings along with music!!  Right down our alley!!

So we walked down to the coffee place so I could get my coffee and then hailed Lyft for a ride to the gardens!!

The sun was shining as we entered the gardens - we walked right over to the place that was serving samples and tried a couple of items!

I always have to snap a picture when I see anything that talks about "3 sisters".   So this is for you, Patty and Teri!!

The gardens were beautiful!!  Of course not everything was in bloom but what was out was so pretty!

It was a typical Botanical Garden with beautiful walkways, statues, streams, and bridges!

We all loved this picture!  3 different poses in front of the cute statue!  I called them "Charlie's Angels"!

There were beautiful fish swimming in one of the ponds! And after walking around for an hour or so, we ate our lunch on a patio in front of the guy playing his guitar and singing songs - he knew all of the right songs for our table as we sang along with several!

It was a very enjoyable time at the gardens and we were so happy we ended up going!  We headed back to the apartment so Amy could finish up packing and when we sent her on her way to the airport, the rest of us headed to The Pecan Lodge for BBQ!

Unfortunately it was chilly out and the line was at least 1/2 block long!!!!  All in all, it took us way over an hour to actually get in and order our food!  But we had fun talking to a couple of gals right behind us - they were both doing their internship for physical therapy and when they asked the 3 of us where we were from and we told them, their eyes got as big as saucers!!  The 3 states that we live in were the exact 3 states they were trying to decide from for their new jobs!!  Who knows where they will end up but I have a feeling it's going to be Colorado!!

Karen and I split the food you see below - YES, it was a lot and we couldn't even eat it all - my favorite?  The peach crisp, of course!!!  Seriously, the bbq was excellent!!

Marilyn flew out early the next morning - and I mean early!!  I know that because I had to get up and put her on the elevator with the only key we had!!  I finally got back to sleep! Karen and I packed up our bags that morning and her brother picked us up and took us to breakfast at a place called Lucky's!  It was great food - way too much again - and then it was off to the airport for our flights back home!

What a great time with wonderful friends!