Yard Greetings & Celebrations

We celebrated our son's birthday recently and I had this grand idea of surprising him with yard greetings. I had seen this birthday yard greetings at a neighbour's place some time ago and had made a mental note to follow through. About a month before my son's birthday, I researched to find out if there was a local company (local to where I live, that is) that did these. A lot of places sold the yard signs and I didn't want to buy them, firstly because it was expensive and second, because I really didn't have a place to store these things.

So, on went my search and I found this event management company that I can rent the yard signs from. They even set it up and remove the yard greetings after 24 hours! I could choose the words and graphics that had direct connections or interests with my son.

So, what do you think about that? Doesn't that look awesome? I wanted to make it special for him, as he finishes his middle school years and journeys into high school realm. My son and his friends were pleasantly surprised and absolutely loved the greetings. I even had neighbours dropping in to have a closer look and some even took photos, maybe an inspiration for a future event at their homes. You can get lots of new and innovative ideas on Sign Gypsies' website http://signgypsies.com . Hope you enjoy your celebrations just as much as I did.

Welcome To Dallas

In the good old days, this is almost as if I'm a century old, but in the late 1970s and 1980s, whenever someone mentions "Dallas", one gets the image of men in cowboy hats, wearing suits and managing oil companies, living in huge ranches. Yup, that's what you got when you watched a whole lot of TV show called "Dallas".
I've lived in Dallas Fort-Worth for almost 5 years, and I've visited Southfork Ranch three times! Every time someone visits me, the trip wouldn't be complete without a visit to Southfork Ranch. So, today, for the third time, I walked into Southfork Ranch and took the tour, this time with my mother-in-law whose visiting from Malaysia. She has probably watched every episode of "Dallas". We went through the small museum in the visitor's centre which houses photographs, scripts, and memorabilia. As we were heading towards the 'Ewing mansion", she kept telling me how all of this was rekindling her memories of the show. The mansion may not look much, but one gets flashes of the swimming pool scenes, the numerous occasions watching Miss Ellie have her breakfast on the patio, the living room where Jock's photo hangs, the beautifully furnished mahogany dining table set for dinner. It was a totally different era and experience in those days.
Next time you're in Dallas, drop in at Southfork Ranch. It's definitely worth a visit. After all, I've been there thrice! I should be getting discounted tickets for continuing to bring in guests.