OK, so we skipped writing about the two-week back-to-back cruise that was part of our nomadic 2 months after moving out of the Dallas townhouse. It was a cruise – well, two actually – followed by a week in Dallas, a month in Hot Springs, and a month in a Dallas apartment. Then we moved into our new house. Not a vacation, actually, but sort of.

Cruise – two back to back week-long cruises. Typical – had fun, saw the shows, gambled, people watched, and generally just had a lot of laughs. Can’t recall anything that really sticks out.

Hot Springs – we did a lot of fun things during our time in Hot Springs. First, the house was really cool – large home with wraparound porch set on 5 acres with a pond and a little woodsy area. Andy had fun walking the perimeter most days, doing a bit of fishing and shooting squirrels and rabbits. In his element!! We took a few motorcycle day trips, Dave came to visit, and we did some of the local touristy stuff like a boat ride on the lake and a visit to the local hot springs. All in all, a reminder of why we love Arkansas!

Dallas apartment – a good reminder of how blessed we are. The apartment grounds and exterior were super sketchy – while Andy was gone, I did not stray out after dark. But once you got inside the rental apartment itself, it was fine. I was not sad to leave.

Enough about that “vacation” time. We were excited to move into our new house!