Peaceful, Family-full Sunday

Sunday is our day of routine.  We begin it differently than we used to ... even living in Texas.  And that's okay as we evolve and grow.  We have developed a habit we're keeping! We've continued to attend St. Jude's for 10am mass.  Today was no exception.  Except we arrived later than normal and sat in a different area of the church.  And it actually worked out better.  It was a very peaceful mass.  We've rotated our way through all the priests at this point ... and this one, Father Bartolotta was the most efficient with his time.  And likely the funniest too.  Needless to say, we liked him.  And we liked all the people we sat near too.  Almost too good to be true ...

And we also have a nice routine of going to lunch at a new place after mass.  Its our way of getting out and trying something new without the hustle and bustle of dinner or a crowded spot.  Today's spot was a newly recommended burger joint.

Kenny's Burger Joint was a huge success.  The food was wonderful and the service was even better.  We had a charming young woman, Haley who paid each of us special attention.  And when we were through we found the manager to ensure they knew what a treasure they had in Haley.  We were told she'd only been on the job for two weeks and they were thrilled to hear that she was working out exactly the way they anticipated.

We talked for a bit longer and the manager said, "would you try our Italian Kitchen restaurant in Addison?  Its a great date night place!"  We said sure and she ran to the register to get us a $10 gift card to use on our visit!  What a place!

Ellie's favorite part was not the burger (which was delicious), not the fries (which she finished first) but the ice cream sundae that comes with each kids' meal!  She loved the place!  And of course here's a shot of her enjoying her meal!