Parent's Weekend

Because Scott works at Southwest, we get some special perks. Not only do Scott and I (plus any future children) get free flights, his parents also get to fly for free. So this weekend, Mom and Dad Sorensen tried out flying standby for the first time. They made all their flights and said it wasn't that bad - which means they probably won't be home much anymore!

On Friday, the first item of the weekend agenda was to visit Southwest Headquarters to see where Scott works and tour the offices. We ate lunch in The Landing, visited where Scott's training rooms, saw where his new desk will be, visited the Marketing Department where Scott interned, and viewed the museum-like halls covered with Southwest memorabilia of the company's life.

There were several projects I had conveniently not had time to complete since moving into the apartment. So after a SWA-HQ visit, we hit Lowes and bought the supplies. Hello Laundry Shelving! It was quite the project because of the location of the shelves. The presence of our washer and dryer occasionally made it difficult to use the drill.

On Saturday we hit the pavement and walked around downtown Dallas, visiting the JFK Memorial. It was a beautiful sunny day which Mom and Dad appreciated because they could thaw out from the frozen Utah tundra. It was so interesting seeing where President Kennedy was shot and hearing all the controversy about where the shooter was, if there were multiple shooters, etc.

Today after church, we found the Katy Trail, a 3.5 mile paved walk, bike, run, and roller blading path that goes through Dallas. It was a fun way to spend a sunny 70 degree day and explore Dallas's Uptown area .

It was a fun weekend! We hate it to end but they are heading back to the chilly Salt Lake City tomorrow morning. Hopefully their trip home will be as easy as their journey here. But I'm sure they will be back soon when they can just walk on a plane and leave whenever they want.