forever friends...

one encounter
one small kindness
can make a difference

i had the honour of talking to one of my Mom & Daddy's high school friends today.  she called to tell me what a difference they made in her life.

"your mom was the FIRST person i met at GW.  i went there to enroll my junior year all by myself.  the principal called her over the intercom to come show me around.  i'm pretty sure she had her cheerleading uniform on.  she was beautiful, and so kind to me, always."  (well, i may have put a few of my own words in there, but you get the focus of this amazing conversation.)

now...45 years later, she is my friend, reminding me what amazing parents i had.  we agreed that my brother and I are so much like them.  always hosting, loving and guiding the people that we encounter every day.  never meeting a stranger, because we enjoy making everyone feel at home.

feeling most gracious today for forever friendships, especially the ones that span generations.

she also reminded me that i have some treasured photos!

heart hands and smiles for miles...

small town...

we live in Dallas, yes Dallas.  (i will never forget meeting a man that said everyone "says" they live in Dallas, but they actually live in the 'burbs)  our zip code is 75214, proudly.

but, we are so VERY lucky to have a small town feel here in yummy East Dallas/Lakewood.  tonight is a perfect example of why we love it so much...

we decided to go out for a beer and a bite (we are home-bodies people, so this is big for us ;).  why not head to Taco Joint that recently opened up where our neighbors son Brandon works?!  we got to see my boyfriend Brandon, and his friend Drew that works there too.
awesome number 1

we sat at the bar and got to meet Wyatt the bartender who is 22, giddy to be married almost a year (proposed in the sand in Florida!), heading to dental school and just a really, really nice guy.
awesome number 2

met Marissa (said with a roll in her beautiful accent from Spain) and Jim who travel the world and are clearly in love, that are house-sitting for her dentist daughter & son-in-law.  (small world here people with the dentist thing...i used to be a dental assistant you know.)  we talked and talked about England, Spain and Dallas.
awesome number 3

some crazy Mother nature winds came through while we were there and almost swept away small children and their food on the patio.  (just a BIT of exaggeration here)  but, helping in the quick escape and clean up made me appreciate our neighborly way here in East Dallas even more.
awesome number 4.

we had fantastic food for cheap! just look at these tacos...YUM!  awesome number 5

Wyatt gave us koozies!  awesome number 6

they have a salsa bar! and yummy margaritas!  awesome number 7 & 8

all in all, what an awesome evening!  simple life lovelies are good.  so good.

heart hands and smiles  xox