Dallas with Marissa

April 21 - 25 I spent some fun times with Marissa in Dallas. She flew down for a nurses convention and I couldn't resist flying out to meet up with her. (Direct flight from Pensacola for $209...not so bad!) Our first full day we shopped. Our mode of transportation was hotel shuttle to train to bus to mall to bus to train to hotel shuttle. So we got around pretty well for pretty cheap. (But let's not forget my $45 cab fare from the airport to the hotel! Nasty. But Marissa is totally worth the $45...and much much more.) The photo above is one of the escalators we took at one of the train depots.

This was the view from our 7th floor hotel room. (Hey Gerald & Jacqueline - This building is where Vic used to work.) Below are Vic & Elaine Neufeld who are both Manitoba-born. Elaine is Cory's brother-in-law's sister. They took us out for a mini tour of super uber upscale homes in the Dallas area and also for a Mexican/Cuban dinner. It's always a plus to know a few people in different places to get a better idea of where you are. It was an excellent evening...except for one minor upheaval (literally) on my part.

From L-R we have #22, Marissa, Myra, Peter and Alvin underneath a massive chandelier in the Hilton. Missing are Nell and his wife. These are Marissa's coworkers from the dialysis world who also flew down from Winnipeg whom we spent some time with...lots of fun. (I'm sorry #22 for forgetting your name!)