Ahhhhh
Our little family just had one of the best weekends EVER. And you know why? Because it wasn’t about anyone else but us. How often do we do that? Usually our weekends are packed with chores around the house, errands to run and the infamous birthday party to attend. This weekend, we decided to do whatever we wanted to do. We’re not taking a vacation this summer, so we wanted to enjoy our weekend here in town and live life to the fullest. How great did that feel?!
We started out our weekend going to dinner on Friday at Manuel’s (one of our favorite spots) and heading from there to Costco to see one of our favorite employees there — Daryl Mann, the crab guy. He always works on Friday evenings and we have really grown to love him. What’s that saying about how often we go to Costco? lol But seriously, this guy is a GEM! He is a late 50’s and very loud black man who works full time at Costco in their meat department selling fish, lobster, shrimp and crab. But his real passion is preaching at his all black church in east Austin. He invited us to come once and hear him preach, and so we did! It was a real treat! Tate loves him and always asks to go see him. He is truly one of ours. We love him dearly!
The next morning, we got up, ate breakfast and headed out to the Rock’n River Aquatic Center in Round Rock. What a cool place!!! I don’t know why we haven’t been there before, but we had a blast. This will definitely be a place where we return again and again with the kids. They had a lazy river with tubes you could lie on and float. They had water slides and zero entry pools for kids with water fountains and splash pads. And there was a HUGE playscape in the middle of it all with water splashing out of it on every side. It was so much fun! I don’t know that I could ever handle both kids by myself there, but it was a blast as a family of 4. We brought our own lunch in a cooler, so we had stuff to eat. Then, when it was looking like the kids had had enough, we cleaned up and headed home.
Once we got home, we cleaned up, rested a bit and headed back out later in the afternoon to Driftwood, TX to our favorite winery. We knew that they were having a special evening where they allowed people to stay later and watch the sun set, so we packed up and headed there. It was about an hour away, but so worth it. Once you get up the big hill, you quickly notice how the venue overlooks the vineyard and the Texas Hill Country. There were also food trucks there, so we were able to have dinner and drink a nice bottle of Chardonnay. They are actually more known for their Voignet, but it was sold out. Hopefully they’ll have some the next time we go back!
This morning, we got up and went to church and had lunch afterwards. We pretty much did nothing today, but it was still fun and relaxing.
Ahhh…does it have to be over!?
Thank you, God, for this beautiful weekend with my precious family. We needed a stress-free, all about us weekend to rejuvenate and restore us.
Now, what’s on the agenda for next weekend?
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