Arriving in Frisco, we caught up with Alex and Maria Paulina while Lara busied herself with church and college activities. Their home looks like an "after" from an HGTV remodel thanks to MP's talents.

Alex started the 16- hour smoked brisket project and took business calls while we three visited the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. The Dallas highway system is dense and complex, but the U-turn lanes are a great invention!