We started the month out with a free night at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra - scores from Oscar winning movies. Definitely my favorite symphony so far - from Lawrence of Arabia, to the Godfather, to the Wizard of Oz. Awesomeness.
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One of the best parts of Spring (specifically in April) are the tulips - they are everywhere, even downtown. And downtown Dallas at dusk is gorgeous. This is right outside the Meyerson Symphony Center.
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Easter brunch at home (we kinda went all out with ham & sweet potatoes) & California Pizza Kitchen (yes it is in Texas!)
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Oh yes, let us not forget we both have birthdays in the month of April (25, watch out, we can rent cars for less!). For David's b-day, he had the old roomies over for a night of Settlers & rootbeer floats (while I had a girls night with Andrea!). I took Monday off work (actual day of David's birthday) & we played - omelettes for breakfast, disc golf, slurpees, steak, games & a movie. My birthday fell on a Wednesday this year (kinda lame) - but David met me for a quick dinner after work @ chick-fil-a & brought me a red velvet bundt cake for dessert =) I went to my last Bible study @ church, where we learned the OT in 77 steps with hand motions - fun! I came home to gifts, games, popcorn & tea before bed. And he made me lunch for Thursday. Birthdays are the best.
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Watermelon. Yum...almost summer. Let me just say my husband can lodge three playing cards in a row into a watermelon in 20 seconds from a distance of 6 feet. What can your husband do? (Note: this may seem extremely random to you if you have never seen "Minute to Win It"). So...he has to take a break from studying some time.
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Blue skies, random Mexican restaurants & fun spring sandals (and maybe a little birthday shopping...). In between studying, we spent the last weekend of April going to see the new Disney's Oceans & reading/sleeping in the grass at the Arboretum. So, maybe there will always be lots of studying in April as David finishes up his semester & who can forget the dreaded April 15th, but April is the best moth (for us at least) because it's a month of celebration. Celebration of the death & resurrection of our Lord for us; celebration of getting older together; celebration of warmer weather, green grass & new life. Yep, best month. April, you will be missed.
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