Chris and I didn't have anything in particular planned so we decided to take a side trip to Rockwall, TX. For those of you who have never been to or heard of it before, Rockwall is a cute, little city near Lake Ray Hubbard in the DFW area.
To be honest, during the past three years I have lived in Dallas, I have never been on that side of the metroplex. It was a surprisingly short trip (approximately 20 minutes), which made we really sad that we've never thought to drive out there before. Driving into town, it was easy to spot the place I was most interested in visiting- the Harbor at Rockwall.
We parked our car, put Shamrock in his carrier bag (that's right, he got to tag along with us) and just walked around the area taking in the sights. After spending some time by the water and seeing the whole area, we were ready to eat. There were a few restaurants with GREAT views of the water, but they were all pretty packed (or not the type of food I was in the mood for). We decided to eat on the patio of a Mexican restaurant, El Potrillo De La Sandia, which faced the water fountain. The food was pretty good, but the people-watching was even better. :)
Chris and I didn't have our camera with us so I'm just going to post a few photos I found online to give you an idea of what the area looked liked:
Chris and I spent our morning house-hunting and then met his mom and Mary Jane out at a property in McKinney. This was a house we had shown my parents the weekend before and my mom had fallen in love with. Chris and I weren't too crazy about the exterior, but really liked the interior (the size of the kitchen, in particular). Before we made any decisions, we wanted Christopher's mom to see it, too. We got the thumbs up from her, so Chris, Mary Jane (our friend and realtor) and I went to speak with the builder's sales associate.
After getting a better idea of what it would take to purchase the house, we decided to take some time to think it over. We also had our friend, Ryan, coming into town for a visit, so we needed to head back home so we wouldn't keep her waiting. :)
We love Ryan's visits. She has started coming into town about once every other month. We've been pretty lazy on her last few visits about taking her to "Dallasy" restaurants, so this time we tried to make mealtime more interesting. We went to a Greek place, Ziziki's, on Sunday, which was pretty good. It was a first for Chris and I to eat Greek and we both loved it. Pita's are my new best friend. :)
Monday (because Ryan was nice enough to grace us with her presence for a second night) we tried Cyclone Anaya's. Anaya's is a Mexican restaurant with a trendy, more upscale feel than what you would expect from a Mexican eatery. We really enjoyed eating there. So much so that we invited Angeleque and Hunter to join us there two weeks later!
Next time Ryan visits, we'll take some photos so you can see her beautiful face. Maybe even get a few shots of her at Cyclone Anaya's. ;)
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