The Thursday we got back from Hawaii Mom & Codi came to Dallas. I guess they missed me that much. Since Derek was in town playing baseball I definitely watched more games than I have in my entire life. All the baseball watching reaffirmed that I am not a "baseball girl." Mom and Codi ended up staying through Sunday, which was great, but left us no time to get back in our groove before another work week.
This past Friday, the 25th, I took off work a little early to head to Austin/San Marcos with the lovely Jones women. I look forward to this trip every year, not just for the shopping, but for the opportunity to bond with my sister-in-laws. I feel like each year we grow closer & closer.
So the shopping trip was very successful. We started off Friday night at the Round Rock Outlets. We piddled around for a while & purchased a couple small ticket items, basically killing time before meeting Sarah in Austin. On our way out I spotted the Burberry outlet. I had to go in. One thing lead to another & I left Round Rock with a brand new Burberry bag. 
Saturday we went to the outlets in San Marcos. Holy overwhelming. I'd forgotten how many stores there are. When we drove up Ellen said, "It's like Heaven on Earth." 
Once we finished shopping Sarah took us to a great Mexican food place in Austin, which just happened to be near a Nordstrom's Rack. Jackpot. After "round 2" of shopping we were ready for dessert, specifically gelato. Ellen & the Joneses love gelato. I like it fine, but I'm not completely sold on the idea of cold pudding-ish ice cream. Never-the-less we went searching for a gelato place. It took us a while to find one that was actually open. First we went to Whole Foods, which usually has gelato, but not in Austin. The second place we tried was shut down. We finally found a neat little place in the Hyde Park area of Austin. It was like a coffee bar with outside seating. Very neat. I was adventurous and had the Mexican Chocolate, which was ok, but not my favorite. It had a weird cinnamon twang to it.
Sunday morning we went to Terryton Methodist Church to meet up with the Adam Joneses. We arrived a little late leaving Ellen worrying about finding a pew to fit all 11 of us. Adam's response was, "I doubt we have a problem finding a seat this morning. You see, during the summer church is optional for Methodists."
&&& I love my husband because he's the reason I have these wonderful Jones family members. They are pretty great.
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