**THROWBACK POST**
February 11 2013:
Thomas loved our date day hike yesterday. Some of his thoughts while we were way up there … “I could stay out here forever. I feel like I can do anything. This is the best day of my life. I am so glad that we did this. And he thanked the sun for warming us (it was cold)!!”
Now he wants to go hiking on the Tahoe Rim Trail and become a member of the 160 mile club. I think that sounds like an awesome idea for this young man … and his Mamma!!
January 31 2017:
Thomas and Camilla January 2017 Date Day … First! Feeding everyone some yummy goodness!
Thomas and Camilla January 2017 Date Day …. First! Feeding these beauties and a walk around the lake. Part 1
Thomas and Camilla January 2017 Date Day …. Next – Hitting tennis balls and a couple of walks around the track. Part 2
Thomas and Camilla January 2017 Date Day …. Next – Hitting tennis balls and a couple of walks around the track at Virginia Foothills Park. Part 3
Thomas and Camilla January 2017 Date Day …. Last stop – Eating our dessert cookie with a view. Thomas and I have been coming here since he was a wee little one. Part 4
**THROWBACK POST**
January 31 2016:
“It’s so quiet. It’s like no one else exists.” – Thomas Darnell
Comment made by Thomas at Bartley Ranch where we ended our January 2016 Date Day.
December 2 2016:
Thomas and Camilla November 2016 Date Day … wee bit late – last stop –Great Full Gardens South Meadows Reno: We were only going to get Thomas dessert. Surprise! Happy Hour with half price appetizers!! So we added Vegan Stuffed Portobello mushrooms. Words cannot even describe how yummy these tasted! Thomas dessert: Bread pudding! Our plates were all but licked clean!!!!
1st stop – Galena Creek Visitors Center. 2nd stop – Galena Park
It was so cold …. about 15 degrees … that my phone went dead after the magical tree picture. Perhaps so that I could truly soak it all in without distraction. Phone came back on once we got back down Mt. Rose Hwy. xoxo
Simply love this area. So peaceful and serene ….. incredibly beautiful and majestic with gigantic pine cones. I am hugely blessed this is what Thomas chooses for Date Day.
October 24 2016:
Thomas and Camilla October 2016 Date Day – We are so happy and grateful they have a location in south Reno now!!!
First stop – Great Full Gardens South Meadows Reno – for the best food ever. Seriously. I felt transported away to a little food heaven oasis. It’s not just the food. It’s the choice of music, the yummy water, and the heart of the place.
Thomas had a Great Full burger. I had a vegan Reuben with a side of vegan slaw. The BEST Reuben and slaw I’ve ever tasted. We shared a cup of pumpkin soup. Thomas practically inhaled his food. He kinda liked it!!!!! Then we had a blow my mind vegan root beer float with coconut bliss ice cream and Oogave root beer.
Second stop: A visit and walk at one of our favorite parks with wind blowing so hard it was difficult to walk.
We reminisced about all the years Thomas has played on this equipment (since 1 year old). Specifically, how he climbed the “tree branch” every time, how difficult it was, and how he fell off one time. (The one he’s sitting at the top of in the pictures.)
Then for that walk in crazy wild wind … where we expanded further on our business idea for the huge pile of dirt we pass every time.
My heart is so full. I’m incredibly grateful I began Date days with them when they were babies. Most dates are simple and always have a nature component. They’ve shifted over the years and have great meaning for all of us.
August 4 2016:
Thomas and Camilla July (a little late) 2016 Date – After dinner we headed to Icecyle Creamery for dessert. Then to Audrey Harris Park to enjoy our ice cream while taking in the view and listening to Frank Sinatra and the like.
Next we walked the loop down to Bartley Ranch and back up. And for the drive home, chatting and more Sinatra and Flying to the Moon. So incredibly awesome. Thomas commented as we were nearing the end of the loop … “I wish this would never end … ” And so it is …
Yes! Thank you, and I’ll have more please! We get to choose, we get to choose it all in this life of ours ….. And we took that first step yesterday!! Wahooo!!!! xoxoxo
October 4 2016:
Thomas and Camilla September 2016 Date Day … a wee bit late! An after dinner walk in our favorite place (Damonte Ranch Park) and then dessert.
We experienced THE MOST amazing banana split I’ve ever tasted at SouthCreek Pizza. Banana, two scoops chocolate gelato, one scoop vanilla bean gelato, topped with Mike’s Hot Honey.
I absolutely loved the spiciness in the honey combined with all the sweet. Thomas kinda liked it. He licked the bowl. Now we must go back and try one of their pizzas!!! Yum!!
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Thomas and I had our date while Lillian was getting ST, OT and PT. Today’s date day was at Scheels! Perfect place for a date with this young man. First stop is getting two tokens for the ferris wheel and … Continue reading
