Inception = Confusion

Instead of spending this weekend moving into our new home, Derek and I had a 'date day'. Unfortunately, the Sellers did not make all necessary repairs to the pool as required, so we did not close yesterday...(I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Monday)...

We spent the day visiting our parents and went out for a movie/lunch date. We agreed to see Inception since we were both a little curious to understand what all the hype is about. I've deduced the main cause of 'hype' is because most people must be as confused as I was when we left the theater. It's frustrating to sit through a 2 hour movie and not have confidence you understand the plot! I'm interested to know if anyone has seen the movie yet?

After our date at the new Movie Tavern on West 7th, we treated ourselves to an Italian Gelato. The Montgomery Plaza area sure has boomed in a short period of time!

More about Fruit

Derek and I recently discovered that the property we are about to buy has a large Crab Apple tree. Thank you to his Grandmother for pointing this out to us! We drove by the tree 10+ times without even noticing the hundreds of dwarf size green apples hanging from the limbs.

Derek picked a special apple for me while we visited the house after work today.



Anyone know any good uses for crab apples? Cider or preserve recipes, perhaps? Otherwise, I think they may be pretty decorations inside a vase...

Parker County Peach Festival

The past two weeks have afforded me a much needed respite from grad school (although I'm sure it's not evident in the lack of blog posts)! My mom and I had planned an adventure weekend that was somewhat thwarted by the rain, however, we decided to visit the Parker County Peach Festival early Saturday morning. Neither of us where "wowed" by the festival, but truly enjoy our peach ice cream (that we ate at 10:00 in the morning)...

We were both excited to visit the produce stands, but after walking around for 30 minutes looking for the produce portion of the festival we realized the only items for sale were overpriced baskets of not-so-great peaches. We were a little disappointed.

On our way out of the festival, I saw a booth called Cowboy Tooth Pick Clips and decided we must make a final stop. (After 2 years of marriage to an avid toothpick fan, I've learned to carry toothpicks in my purse, car, etc.)

I spoke to the owner and was pleasantly surprised with his business idea and product. With each purchase, you are provided a cute written story about the business, which resulted in a cowboy sitting on his toothpick that had fallen in the seat from the car visor (a common problem in our household). I purchased the 'John Wayne' and 'Buck in the Bulls Eye' versions. Derek was thrilled when I greeted him with his $5 present.

All in all, it was a fun, but humid day spent in good company with my mom.