Bountiful

Julie and I hit the Farmer's Market in Fort Worth this morning!

back: orange honeydew melon

middle: peaches, fairy tale eggplant, cucumbers, tomatoes

front: okra

I think dinner tonight will be a fruit and vegetable plate!

Overload!

Question: What happens when you start with chocolate chip cookie dough --

-- layer on Double Stuff Oreo cookies --

-- and top with Fudge Brownie mix?

THIS:

Answer: The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie n' Oreo Fudge Brownie Bar!

Of course.

Friday's Lofty Dream

Well, I wasn't sad to see Billy and Modena's tail lights as they drove away. I didn't see them at all. I was asleep -- like any normal person should be at 4:30 in the morning!!

When it was really time to get up, we decided it was a good day to paint the loft. Out comes the caulk gun, the painting materials and our designated painting attire. Away we went. And the results? Less than stellar.

:(

My guess is that the paint we were painting over had something to do with it. So Saturday will see the same routine: get out the paint and put on the painting costumes.

The exhaustion and disappointment did lead to one thing -- dinner out! We went on up to The Lodge - still in full centennial celebration mode - and had ourselves a delicious dinner. Mitch chose rack of lamb, his usual, and I chose lobster. YUM!

Tired bodies + full bellies = good night of sleep.

Exploration Thursday

Today found us at the White Sands National Monument outside of Alamogordo, NM. The sand dunes are beautiful. It looked like we were driving on ice and looking at snow. Except it was hot. The weather, not the sand.

We had a fun time climbing up the dunes and even more fun coming down!

Our next stop was Inn of the Mountain Gods in Ruidoso. We had a lovely lunch and then sight-seeing around the resort. We even saw an elk on the grounds!

We'll be sad to see Billy and Modena's tail lights tomorrow.