A throwback weekend
We also spent part of Saturday afternoon dodging rug rats at the newly opened museum of science - a great experience if you've got kids, a slightly germy and loud experience if you don’t. But it was fun visiting the dinosaurs and also seeing how far museums have come. Nearly every exhibit was interactive with flashing lights and buttons and touch screens. There were also simulation experiences, like an earthquake platform and 3-D bird flight game. Needless to say we didn't fight the kids (or the lines) to ride those ‘rides.’ I felt a little weird about pushing buttons and wearing 3-D glasses that 1,000 spring break elementary school kids wore before me. I may or may not be turning into Monk.
It will still be awhile before I feel completely comfortable here but the city (as you all predicted) is starting to grow on me. I've found at least two coffee shops that I feel confident recommending to people and may be taking my laptop there one weekend afternoon to soak in the caffeinated atmosphere.
What do you do on rainy weekends in your town?
*You’re going to see the word ‘new’ used A LOT because pretty much everything in this city is new to me. It’s also a slight new experience to have to use a GPS to get everywhere I want to go
Oh man, Dallas. I don't think I've ever been! It sounds like the food scene is pretty fabulous, though.
ReplyDeletethis sounds like a nice weekend, doesn't need to be grand to be exciting xoxo
ReplyDeleteI would love to visit Dallas one day! When it's raining I stay in.
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Oh there are a lot of rainy weekends over here. Museums, movies, long lunches or having people over for a sunday roast... or just a game of thrones marathon. Usually the last one. Glad you're enjoying your new home :)
ReplyDeleteDodging rug rats!! Haha!!
ReplyDeleteDream Cafe sounds kinda great..you really did pick restaurants with fantastic names!
Sounds like a great weekend, Rooth! Heehee...that museum sounds right up our alley:) And good to know you're getting to know the city. That's always an exciting thing:)
ReplyDeleteIf only the food could be as fabulous as the names--can you imagine?!
ReplyDeleteI must say, La Madeleine was always a favorite spot for lingering with friends over coffee and fresh baked bread. But that was SO long ago!
On rainy days, especially on the weekends, I love just laying in bed. The rain on the windows makes a lovely rhythm to relax to.
ReplyDeleteEating and drinking your way through Dallas sounds like a fun weekend. Oh, and the museum sounds fun as well. I turn into a kid when they have interactive displays...
ReplyDeletethat sounds like the perfect way to start loving your new city. i love the name the meddlesome moth, i want it - i don't know what i'd do with it but i wish i came up with it first. why are other people so clever?!
ReplyDeleteit's been a snowy weekend here. miserable and cold. and all I did was eat, and drink tea, and read books, and eat some more. glad you're liking you're new home xxo
ReplyDeleteGlad you're having fun exploring your new city! The museum of science sounds awesome (aside from the germy kids, ha!)
ReplyDeleteHaha! I love Monk.
ReplyDeleteI went to the Science Museum in London once... and same story: filled to the brim with kids. Wasn't too bad though (wasn't that great either).
I love to snuggle up on rainy days with great food, great company and either great movies, books, music - depending on what we plan on doing.
Fun to explore - especially when it comes to food! Oh, the movies or just staying inside reading is my favourite things to do when it´s raining. :-)
ReplyDeleteOn rainy days I like to hang out inside with the fire going, a cup of coffee and a good book or tv show!
ReplyDeleteI really love exploring new places and I have heard that Dallas is huge so you have a lot of work ahead of you. :) All those places sound fun, and any place with a fireplace is a good place in my book.
ReplyDeleteOn rainy days I clean or read, sometimes I watch a movie. In the summer I will go outside anyway.
Sounds like you made the best of a rainy weekend :)
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Exploring is so much fun! I'm glad you two got out, despite the weather (and the rug rats). I like that fireplace...they are an easy way for a resto to make me feel comfortable.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear Dallas is slowly (but surely!) becoming home to you! Science museums are fascinating, but yes (coming from a nanny) kids are germ-y and gross. haha
ReplyDeleteRain? In Arizona? We go crazy by either hermiting ourselves inside or running amok outside.
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Hey! A Frenchie mention! It had been a while since I heard mention of the elusive boyfriend, I was starting to worry about him! I love all the names of those restaurants so, so much. They're conjuring up a lot of great interiors and menus for me. So happy you're adjusting more to your new surroundings. Think of it like a little adventure!
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