Food Trucks!!

I love food trucks!! Something about funky food served out of the back of a van makes me excited!

Today we took the kids to downtown Dallas to eat lunch at the food trucks parked around Klyde Warren Park.  There are so many more choices on the weekend! They close down an entire street so even more trucks can come in and everybody just sits on the curb eating great tasting food!

I chose to visit The Texas Burrito truck. Partially because of the name of the truck, partially because their Sweet Pork Barbacoa Nachos sounded delicious!!

And they were. Who knew that coleslaw would be so good on nachos?

Ethan had Kimchi Fries from the Korean BBQ truck. Vanessa had a deluxe grilled cheese sandwich. We shared cupcakes and cake pops. We also enjoyed some sliders. Not just ordinary sliders. One of these had pulled pork topped with mac and cheese. The other had chicken, gravy, and mashed potatoes. We also tried the slider with a gigantic meatball inside.

In the end, we were not able to visit the make-your-own-ice-cream-sandwich truck nor the taco truck with the yummy churros. We were stuffed and could not physically eat any more.

It was a few hours later that the heartburn set in. It is still so worth it.

Something about eating from food trucks, sitting and watching people at the park, and feeling the sunshine on our faces made the world seem right again. There are days that I look around and just feel so happy to be where I am!

Moments like these are wonderful!! It is so important to make time to enjoy life. #lovewhereyoulive

Downtown Dallas

My sister Laurann came down to visit. I love the fact that she is willing to celebrate Texas culture with us, Friday Night Lights, the State Fair, Dallas history, and Homecoming mums.

Our adventure started with trip to downtown Dallas. We boarded a Trolley that runs through downtown. It was a true to life old-fashioned trolley.

It was a great way to navigate the city. We stopped at Klyde Warren Park. This is a park that was built over a major freeway that runs through the city.

We enjoyed wandering around the park.

The reason for the trip was not only to explore the city but to eat at the food trucks. Laurann is considering buying a food truck for her Flippin Waffles business. we enjoyed the Chicken Jalepeno Nachos and "The Boss" sandwich.

After lunch we decided to walk to the Dealey Plaza where John F. Kennedy was shot. Google Maps sent us on a wild goose chase walking through the downtown district.  Some places were safe. Some were not.

We both had on flips flops and looked like tourists. We had no intention of walking so far so by the end we both had sore feet and blisters. It was so worth the walk.

 It was so interesting to see that spot. To think that history took place at this very spot. Last November marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination. The newspaper did a huge series about that events that took place that day.  I was not alive when it happened yet, I still find it so fascinating. The two things that stuck out in my mind were the fact that the area wasn't very big and it is still a part of the road system in the area. People drive on this road every single day.

We visited the gift store and the JFK Memorial Plaza.

Then walked back to the Trolley. We even found a short cut back.

It was such an enjoyable day. It will definitely be put on my list of where to take out-of-towners.