Saturday, March 1, 2008

Not a dull day in Dallas

Canadians associated with American Airlines? That's right! Whether it be the museum, or a sponsor for the Dallas Stars, American Airlines was the theme of the day.


We rose for the day around 7:30 for a hearty pancake breakfast. Then after a prayer and devotional time with our host's the MacLean's, we were then off to make our mark at the C.R. Smith museum as you can see David and our new friend John(with Walter) are doing below.

We wandered around the museum trying not to get into too much trouble, learning about jet engines and the history of American Airlines. We boarded Gate A1 and buckled into our seats to soar above the clouds, barrel rolls, the Golden Gate Bridge.... then the lights of the museum movie theater came on and we took off our seat belts and exited stage right. We raided the gift shop and have a few brothers and cousins of Walter. Aaron also wished that American money denominations were not so similar in color and unwillingly left the cashier at the gift shop a whopping 10 dollar tip.

After lunch at Sonic, even though we weren't scheduled to fly today, we just couldn't help ourselves. A group of us headed out to the airport to fuel the planes as well as take some of our new friends from Dallas for a ride in the circui.... I mean Pattern. A few stayed behind to catch up on some sleep.

After a backwards supper (desert first), we quickly headed to the only piece of ice we could find in Dallas - the hockey game! We "scored" some inexpensive tickets to the Dallas Stars vs. the Nashville Predators. With some loud cheering, we quickly blended in with the Dallas fans and no one was the wiser.


We are all enjoying the warm weather in Dallas. With the windows open all night without a chill and a high of at least 24 Celsius today, we were all quite peachy. After the hockey game, we were able to walk in warmth and enjoy the night life of this Texas city. We arise early tomorrow morning to find what adventures await us....

"I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 3:14

7 comments:

Whitman Family said...

Sounds like you aren't lacking in excitement! Safe travels, Susan

Anonymous said...

May the Lord give you all travelling mercies. Have Fun.

Nila Jeyasegara

Anonymous said...

Well, it has now dropped to -1 celcius (31F) degrees here in Dallas. Good thing you got away from here on Sunday. Mr. MacLean

Providence Aviation Trip 2009 said...

Yow! What a change! I am sooo glad that we managed to get to Gulfport before that hit us. We'll confess that we are going a bit soft down hear in the warmth and sunshine!

Providence Aviation Trip 2009 said...

Thanks Susan!

It has been an exciting trip! THe best part is that there is still more to come! Keep the prayers coming!

Anonymous said...

Mr. MacLean says "I am so proud of David V. doing all those shingles!" He helped us with our deck last year.

Anonymous said...

me too! he's the best!!!