Dan Gould

Tag: Chinese Food

  • Chinese Food, Jump Mania, and The Mall

    We slept in, haven’t done that in awhile but it was so nice!!!  On the agenda today was Chinese food, Jump Mania, and the Mall.  Yes, we can’t seem to go to any town with out visiting a Mall.

    So we accomplished all of these things however, the Chinese place that I was craving apparently was having a bad day.  As we walked in a guy told us that the food wasn’t very good today that he eats here all the time but today it made him sick and he was getting his money back.  Whether the story was true or not, we left and went to a different Chines place.  I was so excited until I got there.  They had a great Buffet but the Cashew Chicken wasn’t the kind I was craving.  So needless to say, I didn’t get my Springfield style Cashew Chicken that I am still craving.

    From eating Chinese we went to Jump Mania.  A place a Larry Stehr, one of my former teachers in College and Youth Ministry friend recommended.  It was so much fun and it only cost us $5.00.  Both boys had a blast and Stephanie and I were able to play with them.  I must say, that it wore me out.  I have a feeling I am going to be sore tomorrow.

    From there we went to Battlefield Mall, a place I know all to well.  It’s the only real Mall in Springfield.  It was nice just to walk around without an agenda or time frame.  The only problem . . . my wife decided to close the Mall down.  Yes we were there for 5 hours.  Jackson was soooo good, and Josiah, well he wanted to go home with Grandma Sheila after Jump Mania, so it was just the three of us.  Maybe that’s why we were there for 5 hours.

    So tomorrow will be our last day here at Grandma Sheila’s.  We will have our big Thanksgiving Day meal and then leave early evening for Nana and Papa’s.  It’s only a 2 hour drive but its not very entertaining.  Here are some pics from today.

  • The Gould Invasion has begun!!!

    Well after getting a later start than we wanted too we left McKinney last night at 7:15 and arrived at my moms house (AKA – Grandma Sheila) at 2:30 am. The boys slept most of the way, and of coarse when we got here, they both woke up and didn’t want to go back to sleep.  I think everyone finally fell asleep around 3:30am.

    So today, we tried to sleep as long as Jackson would let us, but both boys decided that both Steph and I needed to be up a 7 this morning.  So needless to say, neither of us got much sleep.  However, today was a good day with the family.  This morning I hooked the router up to my mothers cpu so we could have Internet, a process that took much longer than it should have.  But we have connection now, thanks to the AT@T service guy.

    When we come to Springfield there are always three places we want to eat,

    1. Mexican Villa – my favorite Mexican Restaurant
    2. Lamberts – Just plain good food and family fun, if you can catch a roll being hurled your way!
    3. Chinese Food – Springfield style – It’s much different in Springfield than anywhere else in the Nation, I promise!!!!  I miss it so much!

    Today for lunch we ate at Mexican Villa.  This place is like no other Mexican restaurant I have been too.  If you know me, you know I don’t like Mexican food; but this is one place that is to good to pass up.  Grandma Shelia joined us for chips and salsa and my favorite dish a Sancho enchilada!  It’s so good.

    Tonight my sister and her 5 kids are coming over for dinner.  Stephanie is making her famous Chicken Noodle Soup.  My favorite.  I am sure its going to be a fun evening, especially since there will be 3 kids under 2.  I’ll let you know tomorrow if we survived!

    Here are three pictures so far.  The room all of us are staying in while at my mothers house, my plate at lunch and Stephanie posing with her plate at lunch.