But before we left and after Simeon got over his stomach flu, we were able to get him ordained to the office of priest in the Aaronic priesthood. It is a privilege and responsibility that he takes seriously. We love celebrating his desire and worthiness so we invited all the family that could to come participate. He was ordained by his father and all these good men participated in the circle. I love knowing that we are surrounded by men who honor and share their priesthood power - just as God designed it.
Then we left the next morning to travel to Texas. We arrived in the early afternoon and headed straight to Emily's to see her cute family. We got to visit and catch up (reacquaint with Ella and Evie) and then went to Dan and Steph's for dinner where we enjoyed some Texas BBQ and good visiting. No pictures though.
Emily had prepared her home is such a kind way to be the queen of hospitality. She had food prepped for quick delicious meals, had rearranged the bedrooms so that her family was in one and mine in the other. She had moved her own bed into our room so Dad and I could have the nice bed, and it was very nice.
The next day we headed off early to beat the traffic and visit Waco, home of Fixer Uppers Chip and Joanna Gains. Milt also had a job to do there. He took off to work and we had breakfast at Magnolia Table. Good food and nicely decorated.
We then headed over to Magnolia store and Bakery. It was so fun to experience the Silos and the atmosphere of come and stay and play and enjoy that they were able to bring to that area.
Of course we stopped in for cupcakes at the bakery. They were delicious. Simeon and Debbie had watched the making of the bakery on the drive here and were impressed to see it in person.
We headed back home as the wind continued to gain force. Before we got home the tornado sirens were going off. Once we got home we enjoyed the safety of the house and balcony. Tracked the storm online and then settled in to play a new game Skull King that might be a new favorite
The lightning, thunder, and rain were the show for us. Luckily the tornado never quite made it.
But the next morning it was SNOWING in Texas. We figure they did a little bit of everything for us. By that afternoon it was blue skies but still a little cold for Texas.
We also got to go to the Ross Perot Museum. It is a 4+ story natural history museum that was kid friendly and fun for everyone. We actually only had 1.5 hours and would have enjoyed more time. Emily's family ended up converting their tickets to a season pass. They will have lots of fun.
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The museum was so fun and educational, inside and out.
We ate at Torchy's Tacos which was so very good. I got the trailer park hillbilly style, a favorite was the republican and all kinds of names that give no hint as to what is on them. All were delicious. We checked out Buc-ee's gas station which was actually a destination that we spent some time at, enjoyed the jerk and the fudge and gawked at all the stuff with laughs in between.
Some favorites were visiting their ward for church, meeting some of their friends and also going to see their new home still under construction. We miss them all and wish their family well.
