The Bunch Celebrate Grandma's Birthday And T Does Something He Has Waited His Whole Life For

First off, A and I had a wonderful time seeing the Great Gatsby, even at Fair Park. We arrived with only 15 minutes to spare. Thanks to traffic it took nearly 2 hours to get there. We knew something wasn't right when we went inside and the doors hadn't opened yet. The doors open 30 minutes before the show starts. It actually started about 30 minutes late, which meant it was almost 8:00 pm when it finally started. By the time we made it out of the parking lot, we didn't get home until after midnight. Poor A had work the next morning. Getting out of the parking lot is ALWAYS the worse part of going to Fair Park. A won the lottery for $35 tickets plus free parking so that helps make up for the horrible, horrible, horrible issue of trying to leave. Almost. It was a really good musical though and I highly recommend it. Our next show is when we all go see Back To The Future next month. I think the boys will like that one, though they really liked The Outsiders. A and I might go see The Outsiders again when it comes back thru next year. It was one of our top 3 shows. It was phenomenal! There are actually about 6 shows we really want to see next year. It's a good line up.

Our seats were pretty good. I was surprised how full it was for a Tuesday night show.

We were waiting for the doors to open.

T and I went to celebrate Grandma's birthday with H and C. We ordered some sliders and chicken tenders from Chili's and H made some corn salad and dip. I made the fruit pizza for my mom's birthday treat. Fruit pizza goes over really well with my family. Somehow we got into the tradition of making it every Halloween when the kids were little. I also occasionally make it for other occasions. I make my own sugar cookie dough with a recipe I got from a co worker years ago. It is hands down the best sugar cookie recipe ever. I think it's because the cream cheese in it kind of calms down the sugary sweetness. We put raspberries, blueberries, apples, and strawberries on it. Luckily, even though all the berries are out of season, Sam's had some quality fresh berries in stock. While we were getting lunch together, Grandpa and T played their normal checkers game. However,.....this time T won!!!! Granted C was over there talking with them so Grandpa's attention might have not been as high as normal, but either way T finally beat Grandpa at checkers!!! He was soooo excited!!! Grandpa called it as best 2 of 3, but T said he was retiring now.😂

Happy 77th Birthday 🎈 🎂

My family ❤️...D had to work and A was on call so they weren't able to come.

T starting to realize that he might be able to beat Grandpa.

He finally did it.🎉🎉🎉

H is doing fantastic after her weight loss surgery!

I finally got my new oven and dishwasher! It works great! I can't wait to install the dishwasher next!!

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