Five Days in Fred!!

WOW. What a great 6 days we have had!!

:: Tuesday evening after work, we celebrated Chris' 44th birthday! We went to Perini Ranch and enjoyed a very nice meal together. Mimi and Aspen joined us, and he was able to have his favorite bread pudding! I gave him his gifts, too -- a 1.5 hour massage in Fredericksburg, and a 7-course meal experience there too!

:: Then, we loaded up the car and got on the road to Fredericksburg. We had things planned for Wednesday morning, so we wanted to wake up in town. We witnessed, no exaggeration, at least 50 deer on the side of the road (and probably 4 in-the-road close calls). It was a very tense drive and we were not fans. We took Poppy with us this trip, and we were excited to see how she did. The longest car ride she's ever done is about 15 minutes, so the 2.25 hour drive would be new to her. She did great, and laid in my lap the whole way. We were so proud of her!! We pulled into Fred around 1:30 and made a beeline to bed!

:: Wednesday was the 4th of July and we had a very fun day!! We met Don (our realtor) and his family on Main Street for the big 4th parade, and that was so much fun! Loved it!! Then we had a glass of wine at Grape Creek on Main...the perf of being a member at this winery is you get a free glass of wine (each) every day!! We were really able to enjoy that perk this week! That evening, we met them all at their church to watch the big fireworks show. A great holiday!

:: Thursday, we relaxed and did things around the house...lots of trips to Walmart...groceries at HEB...

:: Friday, Chris enjoyed his massage in the morning. That evening, we met Don and all for Art Walk on Main, which happens the first Friday of every month. We went to a handful of art galleries and enjoyed free wine and snacks at each. Fun! Then Chris and I went to Vaudeville, a restaurant on Main. They have what is called "V Supper Club", and you can choose. 4-course or a 7-course chef's tasting experience. I gifted Chris with the 7-course, and he was also able to do the wine pairing with each course. The food was so amazing!! We had 4 different waiters, and each course was unique and very tasty. It took 2.5 hours to get through the whole meal. We were so stuffed when we left there! It was definitely a successful gift experience!! We finished the evening at one of our normal bars, and then headed home.

:: Saturday, we met new friends at Grape Creek's winery and then ventured out on our own -- we went to a handful of other wineries and enjoyed our day together. That evening, we tried a new restaurant -- Pasta Bella. It was very tasty. We had an early evening and watched a movie.

:: Sunday, we tried out the church that Don goes to, and it was a very nice service. We were glad that we went. Then we got things settled at the house and drove home. Poppy did great again, on the ride!! She'll be coming with us on all future trips.

In amongst all of those fun things, we did a lot of things on the house -- switched out knobs in the kitchen, put cabinet liners in all the cabinets, cleaned, Chris cut the grass, we made about 6 trips to Walmart, we picked out stuff for the bathrooms, we spent an hour at the internet provider company getting internet set up at the house, we had two more mattresses delivered, we did internet searches for furniture, we shopped some antique stores, we let Poppy explore her new back yard (she looooooved that!!!), we enjoyed the porch swing, etc!! It was very productive.

Now, we are back to the Trailerhood preparing for a CRAZY week ahead -- the second most crazy week of the year. All of our sales people will be in for the whole week for meetings, and we'll have our summer company party (the Dig Gig) on Wednesday. Chris' company is having a meeting all day Monday, and then a dinner that evening. Busy week ahead. I'll also have to do some catchup after being off Thursday/Friday.

Later this week, I'll be back to tell the story about our Ocho...we had to say our goodbyes and we are quite heartbroken...