Small Town Texas

Another beautiful day in Texas! The weather has finally cleared here in the South. It was a sunny, gorgeous day to spend wandering around in a small town on Monday. So we did!

Mom, Rochelle, Kaitlyn, and I loaded up and went to Gruene. It is pronounced "green". I know, weird. The population of Gruene is approximately 20. That is small! But New Braunfels has grown around Gruene so it is encapsulated within a city of about 58,000.

The town is now a historic shopping and entertainment area. There are many quaint shops, bars, and restaurants in restored buildings. We were aiming for lunch in a local tea room, but alas, it was closed! So we settled for some very good sandwiches at a place called Mosie's. Yum!

Then we wandered and shopped. One cute kids store had a huge "angel duck" in front. So Kaitlyn agreed to pose for a pic........

And one shop had a huge, gnarly old tree in front that was adorned with enormous wind bells. They made lovely gonging noises in the breeze!

We finished the evening at the Phillips where Roy and John made an awesome gnocchi dinner. I really gotta get home and back to the gym to work off some of these calories!

Another blue sky, sunny, mild day has started this Tuesday in Texas. Of course, the weather has cleared right as we are preparing to go home. Drat! One of these winters, we will actually come to Texas and have 70 degree weather the whole time.

Today is the day we start trying to cram all of our stuff back into the truck in preparation for the looooong drive. Should be a long day.

Cheers!

Dr J