Lovin' Lubbock

What a nice long weekend we had... We left Dallas Thursday night to head home to the hub city. Upon getting our rental car and pulling out onto I-27 our lives instantly slowed down. It's amazing how much slower life moves in Lubbock. It was refreshing and something we desperately needed. Of course, as we drove past downtown and the fairgounds we got the lovely welcome home smell... "Nothing says home, like the no so subtle hint of feedlots drifting through the air"

We didn't get in till kinda late so we just headed to Nana's caught up for a short time and called it a night.

Friday we met GMA and GPA (Michaels grandparents) at our favorite place to meet them... you guessed it, Market Street (a grocery store) We were there a good 2 hours or more, eating and catching up. We always forget how much we really miss Market Street. There are a couple in the DFW area, but they aren't the same. The friendliness just isn't the same. Then it was onto Texas Tech to do a few things up there and in the evening Michaels mom came to town so we got to just hang out at nana's house with her and Michaels uncle David.

Saturday was the whole reason we booked our trip to Lubbock in the first place. "GRAPE DAY!"
There is a wonderful little winery just down the road from Michaels family farm and we love going to their wine festivals, we had been jonesing to go home to Lubbock anyways, and when we got the email about "Grape Day" we decided that would be the perfect weekend to head down. Michaels mom, uncle and nana came with us and we spent several hours out there. The weather was PERFECT. Overcast, misty, cool... the exact weather we think of when we recall Lubbock in the fall. We drank wine, ate bbq, listened to some great live music, looked at old cars, and just enjoyed ourselves. Afterwards, Michael and I made a brief stop at the farm to fix a computer and then it was up to Plainview to take care of the second reason we wanted to come to Lubbock so badly...To finally meet baby Hagen. (Michaels cousins 5 month old lil boy) He is a CUTIE and such a good baby!! and so snuggly and had a very distinctive "Pate Forehead" There were several people (I wont mention names) that had told us that they were hoping cute baby Hagen would give at least one of us baby fever... When he didn't, we had one person tell us, well, you know, not everyone is meant to have kids! haha. While I wouldn't mind taking Hagen home for a few days, I like knowing I can give him back when I'm done with him. We visited for a while and they cooked out for dinner and we had a great time.


Push Play and you can see how cute he is for yourself!!!



Sunday was "Early Thanksgiving". So we got Turkey and dressing and all the yummy things that come with Thanksgiving, including the family. We spent the day just enjoying the company.

Monday we pretty much just got ready to go We ate lunch with Nana and David at one of Lubbocks best local restaurants, "Stellas" , said goodbye to them and went back out to the farm for a couple hours before heading to the airport. So we got more goodbyes done with, though they weren't too hard. We will see Michaels mom again in November here in Dallas, and Nana will be coming to Denmark once the summer rolls around to stay for some time.

Jumping away to Lubbock for a few days was just what we needed. We have unpacked and I'm doing laundry and we will start packing again here pretty quick. We are heading to Denmark for a week on Sunday for a house hunting trip. We are excited. Michael was there last year for a conference but I haven't been back since we moved and I'm honestly starting to forget what it was that we loved so much over there so I am anxious to be reminded. We are staying at a hotel in the heart of Copenhagen which will be perfect!!!