Dallas Trip

A couple weekends ago I flew off to Texas to visit my friend Pumpkin Runner! (I would have posted sooner but was having a terrible time uploading pictures) 

It was a beautiful evening to fly out of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport... them views though! 

When I arrived I was greeted by PR's kitty Rukia, she just happens to be Oliver's half sister too! (She was from Oliver's mom's second litter of kittens) Isn't she cute!?

The Friday I was there it rained so we went shopping. Saturday was our big day! We headed to Grapevine to check out their downtown area. We spent a good amount of time mesmerized by the workers at the glass blowing studio. 

The Grapevine City building

Some wine tasting! There were lots of winery's around

A funny sign to one of them (not the one we went to)

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

This was my favorite part of the trip (other than seeing Pumpkin Runner of course!) I'm a sucker for history and have wanted to visit this museum for awhile. It did not disappoint! It was much smaller than I anticipated and we arrived about 45 minutes before closing (with about 200 other people) so the floor was crowded. It really is only the 6th floor of the whole building. We weren't allowed to take pictures inside the museum. Admission included the audio tour which was very insightful! The museum is set up with timelines leading up to the assassination and the audio talks about the different pictures and artifacts you see. It would have been much more pleasant if there hadn't been so many people. I would recommend going during the day and earlier if you ever plan to visit. Their website offers a lot of great information and archives, so check it out! 

The grassy knoll

An X in the street marks the spot of the two shots

(Pictured is the location of the 2nd shot)

Of course there would be a conspiracy theorist set up with a science fair type board telling how the whole thing was a coverup.

The Book Depository

After our visit to Dealey Plaza, we headed off to go see 'The Age of Adaline' total chick flick, but I liked it.

It was a quick and short trip, we didn't even get a picture together in! :( 

I'm sure I will be back again to visit, and hopefully Pumpkin Runner can make it out to Arizona for a visit too! 

It was a pretty flight back to Arizona over a bed of clouds...

12 Whole Months in Arizona - March to August

It is honestly insane to think that I have officially been living in Arizona for a full year! I think I've done a great job exploring from the get-go and still have tons more to do! 

It was hard to leave such good friends behind.... I still talk to all of them, and I get to go see Pumpkin Runner at the end of April in Dallas and I can't wait to see her! 

Me & Pumpkin Runner

March: The drive & unpacking

April: Tortilla Flats, AZ Easy Rider Status

May: Audrey & the Symphony 

June: OL/PT, Jerome, Comicon & Sibling Visit - Grand Canyon Trip 1

July: Dust Storms & Lake Strolls

August: Casino & Wicked Weather

check back tomorrow for the next six months' adventures! 

Screaming Pumpkin 2011

It's that time of year again my 2nd (hopefully annual) Screaming Pumpkin Race. I'm not going to lie I wasn't as excited about it this year as I was last year. It had been kind of a crappy few weeks and I wasn't really feeling it, nor had I trained for it as I had wanted to. But never the less I hauled my happy arse out in the cold. My only goal was to do better than last year, and I'm happy to report that I improved my time by 9 whole minutes. Here's some pics of our costumes. I was a little sore the next day to say the least. Here's to an even better time next year!