White Rock Lake

We've decided that this lake is probably our most favorite thing about living here. Yes, David loves his job and the people there. But, outside of that, this lake makes us LOVE where we live.

We've settled into a basic routine where we go walk/run around the lake each night after dinner. We wait for it to get a little bit cooler outside and it doesn't get dark until about 8:30ish, so we usually end up seeing the start of sunset each night.

 This is the view from the causeway.

 

Our attempt at taking our own picture. A lot harder with a big camera than I thought.

This is right by a great playground they have on the west side.

 They have really done an amazing job with how good the areas/paths around the lake are. 

Like this little balcony area.

 Some of the houses around the edge of the lake are MASSIVE and have tons of land too. 

This one is called Mount Vernon.

 We just thought this was hilarious. 

 The marina.

 David's favorite part of the lake - the bridge on the north side.

 Views from the bridge.

 This is the small bridge on the southeast side. Still pretty.

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There are always lots of people walking/jogging/pushing strollers/biking. We have even seen people rollerblading and skateboarding. One night there was a wedding. And lots of people fish. We never saw anyone catch anything until 2 nights ago. Then it was a huge bass.

We didn't take a picture of the boathouse - but they have rowing camps out practicing each morning. Lots of sailboats are usually out on days when it isn't storming. AND they have kayaking and paddle boards -- which I'm going to do one of these mornings if I ever can remember.

White Rock is like 9.33 miles total around the whole thing. It's been fantastic for us because we just do a small section of it each night and that way it takes us a week to do the whole thing. Plus the views are different when you turn around and walk back.

Pretty much, we love white rock.

Dallas Apartment

After much insisting, (ahem, L) here is where we live! It is way, way better than we expected. 

We really were prepared for the worst. And we almost couldn't believe what we got ourselves into when we turned off the freeway into the most ghetto area. Seriously. Panic and fear and anxiety were on the rise. Then we kept driving and it turns out, we're okay. 

Our complex has a gate which is actually closed most of the time (and a minimum income requirement) and it is right on the corner of a couple nice areas. So we like to think we are pretty blessed over here in our little corner of the world. 

Okay. Enough of me blabbering. Here you go!

Believe it or not, this little door (not even a normal-size) is what constitutes as our "hallway"

Our lovely bed room.

Yes, our bed is a souped-up air mattress. And our 'nightstand' is a suitcase.

We pride ourselves on being pretty resourceful around here :)

 

Please ignore the sock on the floor. We didn't have a bin for them yet.

This is one of 2 closets and believe it or not, it is the smaller of the 2.

My favorite part of the apartment! Our last shower curtain was so boring and old. 

I love all the colors in this one!

Laundry

Kitchen/Laundry from the back wall by the door.

Dining room

 Those green chairs are pretty awesome, huh? I'm still trying to think of a way we can bring them home.

Also trying to figure out a way to get thus couch home. Except I really don't think it will happen.

But it is really nice to have something real to sit down on.

The view out our front door.

BUT, if you want to see some amazing views you should see the lake 2 blocks away from our house. It's got a great trail all around that is becoming a great morning tradition. 

Our trip.

Here's basically how our trip went. (Wyoming is not shown, unfortunately. I think I was taking a nap...)

Utah

 

Fort Collins to see XiaoXiao and Hai