My Ten Year Trip by Mark Smith, A-Shift Maintenance
Briella & Brendan
Donna & Mark Smith
My wife, Donna, and I decided to go to Texas over the Fourth of July to see our daughter, Tasha, and her family for my 10 year trip. We drove to Rockford to take the bus to Midway Airport. We arrived early so we could have a bite to eat and watch the airplanes. After we finally boarded we had a very nice flight to Dallas Love Field and were able to see a lot of Dallas from the air. Our flight arrived on time but our daughter and the kids arrived a little late be- cause a bad accident held up traffic. Tasha, her husband Andy and their kids Brendan and Briella live about an hour from the airport in Lindale, Texas, hometown of Miranda Lambert! Our daughter built a new home last year on 8 acres in a subdivision outside of town and what a beautiful home. It was the first time we got to see it! Andy made us breakfast the next morning then we all went shopping. Being grandparents we bought Briella a toy truck, trailer and 2 horses that she fell in love with and for Brendan and Andy, some fishing gear. Lunch was at a local restaurant called Stanley’s where they had amazing brisket! Later I got the fishing poles ready then we were off to a neighbor’s home for a cookout and swimming followed by some fishing in Tyler, Texas followed by fireworks! The next morning all the guys went fishing and caught quite a few fish. I taught Andy how to filet the fish and Donna fried some up for them to try. While we were on vacation there we also went to see Jurassic Park in 3D then to Yomato’s to watch our food being cooked right at our table. Delicious! The girl’s went into Lindale for shopping at the Pink Pistol to find some souvenirs and that evening Tasha made us her famous homemade pizza. On our last day, the guys got up early to go fishing one last time then to a nice restau- rant for breakfast. We were then dropped off at the airport around noon. It was so hard to say goodbye. We had such a great time! It was so nice to slow things down a bit and just be able to enjoy the kids and grandkids. Tasha is expecting our 15th grandchild around the end of September. I would like to thank the Meiners for such a great 10 year anniversary trip!
It took us a few different tries, but we finally made it to Magic Waters Water Park for the first time since 2013. Last year was canceled due to a rip in the wave pool liner, and our original date this year was washed out by rain, but on Saturday, July 25th, we finally had the per- fect night for our company (about 950 people!) to head to Magic Waters! We hope everyone had a fun night with family and friends and look forward to next year!
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