Sunday we watched conference after having eggs Benedict for breakfast. Conference was truly wonderful! I thought the talks were so to the point. I was called to repentance for becoming complacent about the gospel and the atonement. I had already been aware of how dulled I had become when we started going to the Pine Trails ward with the new converts so awed and grateful for all they had been learning; the Sunday School classes were inspiring and full of pertinent comments by class members. I loved Conference.
After Conference we went to see our new house. The Barneys met us there and we got to talk about what we wanted to do with it. They gave us some good ideas! Grace went to visit with Mary for a couple hours and then Mary brought her back to our condo. We had bought some confetti eggs and we begged them to smash them on each other out the back door in the grass. It was fun to watch. Then Mary went home and we had our Easter dinner and watched a little TV.
Monday morning we wanted to buy a thing to let us get Netflix since our wonderful little Apple box had died. We went to Best Buy and got a Roku box that works great. Grace helped us set it up.
While we were out to Best Buy we stopped in at the Verizon place and talked to them about my phone going crazy. It started reading out my messages to me and wiped out my entire contacts list. It was crazy! So finally they talked me into getting a smart phone!! :o) It didn't take much to talk me into it since they said it would not cost anymore than we were already paying and we would keep our same contract. So now I have a smart phone! Grace helped me set it up.
When we got all fixed up with a cover and screen protector we went over to the Ashley furniture store across the street to look at sofas since we will need some for the new house. I want to put Heather's in the living room and get a new one for the family room. We were only going to look but when we realized they were having a 25% off sale we found one we liked and bought it! Actually, a couple. We got a sofa and a love seat to go in the family room to enclose the same red oriental rug that we have in the condo. It's sort of a fine tweed black and cream that will go well with the cream carpet and the black entertainment unit. And the red rug will set it all off nicely. I hope. I think.
That was an eventful day. We finished our shopping by having a late lunch at Pappacito's where we had a great meal.
Tuesday we came to Galveston and drove around and looked at all the old interesting houses and stopped in at the Bishop's Palace and took the self guided tour. What a place! It's opulent.
Then we walked down the strand which is similar to the fun little shops in Park City. I saw a metal wall sculpture that I may have to have at a later date.
This morning we got up and went out to visit the Lone Star Flight Museum. There were all kinds of planes in flying condition that had been in WW1 and WW2. We all loved looking around at all the different kinds of planes. Grace especially liked being that close and wished she could have gotten closer.
We stopped in at the Moody mansion and got tickets for the 3 pm tour and came back to rest and have lunch. The Moody mansion was so interesting to see. It was totally different from the Bishop's Palace because it was a family home. It was very beautiful and expensively decorated, but it was also liveable. I enjoyed getting to know more of the history of the island and the area in general.
After that we went to the beach and enjoyed the beautiful weather. The water was refreshing and not too cold and the air was balmy. It was great to just sit and watch the waves. Very peaceful and relaxing.
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