December 04, 2017

Weekend Recap

We had a great weekend!! AND I took today (Monday) off work, too!! Woo hoo! I was able to catch up on the laundry and grocery shopping, etc today, and that was nice. I also decided to hang some white Christmas lights inside our trailer, and now it feels festive! I tried to put some outside, around our front door -- but the ones I bought were a little too fragile and a few bulbs broke...and so only half my strand works. Blah. Will need to buy a new strand.

But, let's talk about the weekend!

Chris and I left after work on Friday, and arrived in Spicewood, TX, around 10:15. It was a fairly stressful drive, watching out for all the deer. We saw at least 15 deer, and also about 15 dead deer on the side of the road. We arrived at the barndominium Air BnB, and pretty much said hello to the owners and went to bed. We had an early morning the next day.

We got up at 5:45, and headed to the race site at 6:15. The race took place at Spicewood Vineyards, which was a nice winery in the area. Chris checked in and got his packet, and then we waited for the 8:30 start time. The course was extremely hilly, and was tough!! They all set off, and I relaxed at the winery until the runners started returning. Chris ended up getting third place overall, so that was super exciting!! He was thrilled with that result, and super tired from those hills! At the award ceremony, he also found out that he got first place in his age division!! So, he received a second medal, and also a bottle of the vineyard's wine! So fun!!

After the race, they had local beer for the runners. as well as wine from the winery. There was also a catered brunch, which was delicious!! We sat outside on the patio and enjoyed the beautiful scenery and weather...and then the guy who won the race showed up at our table. He sat and chatted with us for a bit, and that was fun! We discovered that he is Hal Hidgon's grandson! Hal Higdon is a big name in marathons, and has a lot of training plans, etc. So Chris was pretty stoked to meet his grandson! He was an interesting guy, and very smart -- he is getting his masters degree and plans to work somewhere like NASA. Wow!

After we got done with brunch, we decided to check out another of the wineries in town. Stone House Vineyard was quaint and had some yummy wine, too...we enjoyed a little time out on their patio. Then we headed to our barndominium to rest a bit and to meet the donkeys!!!

In the daylight, we were able to see more of the place itself, and it was so nice! The barndominium concept is interesting...looks like a metal barn on the outside, but inside it looks just like a normal house! They had it decorated so cute, and our room was up a flight of stairs on the second floor. We had a very nice bedroom and our own bathroom...the couple, Brandon and Jana, were very nice and we enjoyed getting to know them a bit! They opened a bottle of Champagne when we arrived, and we stood outside with the donkeys for awhile. Those two donks were so very sweet and friendly, I loved it!! After awhile, we decided that we would all go to dinner together...so we headed to The Grove for a delicious meal and we enjoyed our time with them. Afterwards, we sat around in their living room, chatting and playing with their three Schnauzers...very nice evening.

Sunday morning, Jana made us a delicious breakfast and we chatted some more...then we packed up and headed out. It was definitely a great Air Bnb experience! Photos are on my Instagram and Facebook pages!

From there, we headed to Fredericksburg...enjoyed a glass of wine at our favorite winery, Grape Creek, and then had such at the Brewery. It was a quick trip, but so glad we were able to stop through. Then, it was home for us! We picked up our sweet pups and settled back in at home.

We get to have so many fun experiences because of Chris' running! What a blessing! I am so proud of him and the great run he had in Spicewood!!! Now, he continues with his training until April, when he'll do a half Ironman and then a full Ironman!!!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a perfect weekend except for stress of deer. On our trip over Thanksgiving saw 10 dead and about that many live - most in the dark! So happy for Chris - he is amazing! Great that you found such a fun place to stay and nice hosts! Another great weekend in the books for the Babers! PTS

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