Sunday, April 1 – This weekend was moving day! Not for us but for our daughter, Carrie. She was surprised by her landlord three weeks ago when he told her he sold her loft, and she would have to move ASAP. Luckily, she found another nice place in downtown Houston. She got busy, packed her belongings, hired a mover, and relocated this weekend. Due to the holiday, it actually ended up being a good time to move because downtown Houston was deserted the entire time. Everyone must have taken off for Easter/Passover.
We started early Friday morning and by shortly after noon, the movers were paid and on their way to their next job. Now to get things unboxed and put away. We worked till about four o'clock when Carrie had to take some things down to the rental office. When she returned there was another SURPRISE!!!
She had two additional “helpers” with her. Our daughter, Kelly, and husband, Dave, had flown in to surprise us for the Easter weekend. WOW! What a great surprise! They were a great help in getting Carrie settled in to her new place and a wonderful addition to our holiday weekend. Carrie is not settled in but she's uncluttered and comfy in her new home.
L-R: Marsha, Paul, Carrie, Kelly, Dave.
We spent a wonderful time at a local restaurant watching the Cleveland Indians (win) and the Houston Astros (win). The weather was beautiful. We had a bite to eat, some beverages and a lot of fun playing Jenga.
The entire family is here for Marsha's Easter dinner, so she is in heaven! And of course, we ran out this morning to buy eggs. Paul thought this was going to be the first Easter we didn't color eggs. Duh! What was he thinking. The family will be arriving shortly, and we'll be making memories for another Happy Easter.
Decorating eggs.
We went for a walk on the Edible Arbor Trail. This trail features several groves of hardy trees and shrubs that produce edible fruits and nuts along Missouri City's Oyster Creek Trail. The trail is a little over two miles and includes 213 trees within 19 groves. Residents and walkers are invited to pick any of the fruits or nuts for free. Nothing is ripe right now.
Golden Fig trees.
Mexican plum trees.
We really enjoy playing games when we get together. Today was no exception. Farkle was in order.
Dave really gets excited when we play.
Lastly, we take some photos to save for years to come. Thank you so much Kelly and Dave for flying to Houston to surprise us. Thanks, Carrie, for keeping the surprise. What an awesome and blessed weekend we had. We will be leaving Houston tomorrow heading towards Florida for a super visit with Paul’s brother, John.
Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y’all back real soon. Have a great day!
What a great surprise and a perfect time for those family pictures. Glad the move is behind you and all that work done. As always, safe travels.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic surprise!! Lucky you to have the kids all together for the weekend. Love the photo of you playing Jenga and Paul covering his face! Did you get the piece out without knocking it down? An Edible Arbor Trail...what a very cool idea! Too bad nothing was ripe:( A real keeper photo at the end:)
ReplyDeleteIt's fun when all the kids can get together. With 6 kids that never happens with us.
ReplyDeleteMemories are sweet! Love you still color eggs.
ReplyDeleteI love the picture where Paul is covering his eyes while Marsha picks a piece from the Jenga tower.
ReplyDeleteFor next year, I recently read where you can put removable price dot stickers on eggs before dying to make polkadot eggs or rubber bands to get a tie-dyed stripe look. We used to dye one end one color and the other end a different color but these two methods were new to me.
What a wonderful surprise with the family together for Easter , looks like y'all had a great time.
ReplyDeleteGreat surprise with the visit but no surprise you guys like your adult beverages
ReplyDeleteWhat a great Easter and help un packing, bonus.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to have your family together for Easter! The love and fun you share really comes through in your photos. Oh, and of course you have to dye Easter eggs! That's a forever tradition!
ReplyDeleteYou have such a lovely family. How wonderful that you were all together for the Easter celebration. Too bad the fruit wasn't ripe in those trees. LuAnn
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