A Texas Kind of Weekend

Hello again! I hope everyone had a great Saturday and Sunday and you are ready to start up another week. 

Today is a little dose of what my weekend looked like and what you can expect if you ever decide to come visit me in Texas! Summers are the best time to make reservations, so start thinking about booking your flights for next year! The offer always stands. So here we go...

My big brother came into town to visit for a long weekend. That's him in the picture above. As I get older, I think we look more and more alike. What do you think? And that deliciousness in the bottom right, was some shrimp and swordfish kabobs that Ross cooked up for us Friday night. Yes, it tasted just as amazing as it looks in the picture.

 

Saturday we woke up early and drove down to Gruene to float the river. The bus driver that took us to our drop off said we only had to follow two rules to make it a great trip...see above. I am happy to report that we followed them perfectly. If you haven't ever floated a river in big black inner tube, you are missing out. It is seriously one of the most fun things to do during the summer. You pack as much alcohol as you can into a raft, tie it to the "lead" tuber of the group who likes to raft surf and move like Jagger and float for 5-6 solid hours. Oh, and you MUST make friends with total strangers that have waterproof radios and take Jell-O shots with them every hour or so. Then you stumble/crawl off the river and go eat as much Mexican food as you can. Sounds like the time of your life, right? It is!

Then after you float all day you do what any Texan does when in Gruene, you head to River Road Ice House and listen to one of the best Texas Country artists there is, Pat Green. Ross and I have been listening to him for years. In fact out first dance at our wedding was from Pat Green, "If I Had A Million". Look it up. Those who know me well, can tell you that I used to be a straight up Pat Green groupie and may or may not have snuck backstage a time or two. I kept myself under control this time...somewhat.

After all the hoop-la that took place on Saturday, I spent most of Sunday trying to get myself together. I swear, this old body of mine doesn't sync up with my young heart. I am sore in places I did not even know existed and have a few battle scars to show for it. The "day after" is so much harder now than it was back in my twenties. So to cure my our pain, we headed out for a relaxing evening on the lake, with yet again, some Mexican food. It does a body good. I am finally feeling like myself again and can't wait to do it again next year, when the big brother rolls back into town.

It was an epic weekend that I will be smiling and laughing about for weeks so come.

What were you guys up to over the weekend? Have any battle scars? Funny stories? 

Anything that will keep you smiling for a few more days?

P.S. Jade with An Organized Mess is hosting a FAB group giveaway and I just might be giving away something of my own. Be sure to go over an enter.

Cheers to Texas summers!

Don't forget to enter the $75 store credit to Shabby Apple giveaway!

Today I am linking up with these ladies.