Fun weekend - Haggard park, Shawnee Park, Interurban Railway Museum

We decided to go to another picnic today. I picked up Micheal and Alexander from their home. We went to downtown Plano to see Haggard Park. There was no place to park your car for more than four hours. I parked my car somewhere, and we went to an antique store to ask from the seller. 

"Can we park our car in this parking for more than four hours," I asked.

"Yes you can... But they may do tow your car :)))" she answered and started to laugh. 

I love when people make jokes of everything. I remembered that how much Taylor likes antique stores, and I decided to see the store before leaving.

We came to the park. There was an old non-working train there. It was like a museum. We took some pictures, and we went to see other parts of the park.

At the same time, some people went inside the train. I saw them, and we decided to see it. Micheal and Alexander don't have an explorer's spirit. They got bored very soon and left the train. I, however, stayed with that guy who were explaining facts about the train, and I visited the whole area thoroughly. He said many interesting things about those times when the train was still working.

One wagon was a post office.

He also showed us a device that they communicate even for transferring money at those times.

Then, he invited all to visit the museum inside the building, Interurban Railway Museum. I, Micheal and Alexander were the only people who visited there. It was, however, a very good experience.

Like any other museum in the US, they had some learning things for kids.

There was also a very old voltmeter.

We had a long conversation with those guys who were operating the museum about the museum itself and their current life. They got surprised when they figured out we are all masters and PhD students.
I am way behind my story (more than a month); so, I won't explain the things that we saw in the museum.

Martin and his family joined us to have our lunch. Martin's wife didn't like this park; so, we decided to give another park a try. We went to Shawnee park after that. She didn't like this park as neither, but we didn't have any other choice; so, we decided to stay there and eat our lunch there. I am not that picky about these kinds of places. As far as they are new and they have something to offer, I would like to visit them.

Some Indian families have been celebrating a birthday there. A boy with a big stick had been trying to hit a Piñata. It was close that he hit another boy there because his eyes were closed.

We had our lunch there. I had been cooked spaghetti, and they brought some Persian foods.

We saw a fox in the park. It was my first time seeing a real fox that close. I walked with Micheal to take some pictures around the park.

"I won't come to any picnic anymore." Micheal said.
"Me, too." Alexander admitted.
"Why?" I thought to myself. It is the best thing that we can do these days because the weather is very good, and we can enjoy the nature. We even go to a new place every week. It should be interesting to see new places. It seems that they really don't like to explore new things in their lives.

Nancy bought a car. So happy!

Today was one my best days. I was in our university cafe that Nancy called me. She had been found some cars, and she had sent me their links. I looked at them, and I liked some of them. I asked her to consult with Martin. There was a Honda Accord 2009 between them that looks to be a very clean car. Martin called me and said, "I am very busy, and I can't come. Go fast and buy that Accord if it was a good car." The address was close, and she could drive the car if she wanted to buy it.

The dealership looked amazing. It was looking very luxurious.

"It seems that they are Persian or they have a some kind of relation ship to Persian," I told Nancy.
Nancy: How do you know that?
Me: There is no match between the things here!
Nancy: Maybe...

An American woman came to help us.
...
She: "Where are you from?"
We: "Persia."
She: "The owner of this shop is also Persian."
Me: "I guessed it."
She: How?
Me: Because of the carpet in the other room :)

Nancy drove the car. It was like a new car. She liked it. We decided to buy the car if it had no mechanical issue.

We wanted to take it to a mechanic. We saw the dealership owner. We talked to him and asked him if they can give us discount because we are students and we are Persian like him.
"200$ is the highest discount that I can give." he said.

 Since Nancy didn't have an insurance, I drove that car to a mechanic shop that I knew. "It seems that we are living in another city of Persia. The dealer is Persian. The mechanic is Persian. We are Persian :)" I told Nancy, and she laughed. The mechanic checked the car, and he said, "there is no issue with this car. You can drive it for 4-5 years without any problem." Nancy was nervous before his statement, but she got happy after that.
"I can't believe it. I buy a car today. It's all over," she said.
"Yes. And you are buying a good car. We can not switch our cars :)" I said.

We drove back to the dealer, and Nancy started to sign the documents. In the meanwhile, we saw the owner again. He came to her and asked her to give us more discounts. We got 500$ discount and the total price of the car became less than 9000$ that was great. Since they had many expensive cars there, they really didn't care about these kinds of cars. He did his best and gave us a discount that we never expected to get.

While Nancy was signing the documents and getting insurance, I started to talk to a Persian girl there. We had a very long conversation. She was 18, and she wanted to join our university this fall. She had very pretty eyes. I asked for her Facebook, but I couldn't add her as a friend. "It doesn't matter. I will give you my number," she said. I got her number. She really liked me. I also liked her, but she is too young for me.

Finally, Nancy got the car key. I asked her to take some pictures of her with her car. She was very happy. I have never seen her that happy.
"I am very happy. Thank you. I never imagined that I could buy such a car," she said.
"I hope you always be happy and laugh like this," I told her in my thoughts. I couldn't tell her this because she probably doesn't know how much I do like her.

I was very happy, too. I figured out a unique attitude that Nancy has. She always expresses her feelings in words. She says "I am happy," when she is happy, and she says "I am nervous," when she is nervous (when she had her driving test the other day). I hope to marry someone someday that always talks about her feelings. It is more easier to understand her :) I drove my car, and she drove her car behind my car to school. It was one of the most memorable days of my life.

A dinner in Justin's home

Justin had invited me to his house a week ago. I went to his home tonight. He had also invited several other Persian guests. His wife had cooked many foods. I felt embarrassed. I never can invite them to my house and prepare anything similar to what she had done.

We had a good time talking to each other. At the end, we watched several episodes of a Persian comedy show called: "shookhi kardam." It supposed to be funny, but it was very painful as the producers made real facts into jokes. I laughed, but deep inside I cried. In one of the episodes, the was a conversation between a son and his dad in the future.


(I just translate a few sentences)
a son asks his father: "What my mom has been doing there (pointing to a picture)? Has she been yawning?"
Father: "No, she has been laughing."
Son: "What is a laughter?"
Father: "When people are happy, they laugh."
Son: What is the happiness?

He had no answer. It is like a joke, but it is very true. People of my country are forgetting happiness little by little. They even don't know what laughter is.

Feeling like Mr. Deeds!!!

Sometimes I watch movies at home when I have time. I watched Mr.Deeds movie, and I felt a very strong connection between the main character and my true self :) I specially liked the fact that the only thing is his mind was love. He didn't care about millions of dollar, and he donated them all. Personally, I am very similar to him, but I am not that rude :)

I got another kid

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey, I got another kid. He is an 8 years old, and he is very cute. He has a blonde hair. Now, I have four kids, two boys and two girls :)

I changed my house, and I can save more money; so, I decided to sponsor another kid. It is like a dreaming life.