During Week 2, I had the opportunity to take a trip to Dallas with my parents. My mother had a doctor’s appointment scheduled and they were planning to spend a few days at my sister’s house in Kaufman. They invited me to go with them, and I decided that I shouldn’t pass up the opportunity. My parents live in Abilene, but I typically only get to see my sisters 5 or 6 times a year, even though it’s only 3 ½ hours away. It was so nice to spend a few days with both sisters, nephews and brother-in-law.
The appointment was not far from SMU, so we decided to go to the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum while we were in the area. It’s definitely worth spending a few hours there reliving the memories of September 11th, Hurricane Katrina and the war in Iraq. The exhibits contain documents, videos, artifacts and pictures from the major events of his presidency. There is a full-size replica of the Oval Office, two mangled beams from Ground Zero and President Bush’s autographed baseball collection. And who could resist recreating the famous pose of Bill Clinton peeking between the bronze statutes of both Bush Presidents – we couldn’t!
It was another great Sabbatical week.
