SUMMER'S LAST HURRAH

The visit we enjoyed with The Divine Miss M

and our Luke the Duke was the BEST visit ever!

We were on the go from the moment their plane landed.....

This last post for July will highlight our good times

in the great state of Texas!

Did we eat, drink and make merry?

Indeed we did!

I made some homemade pita chips for a welcome home appetizer.....

These are so easy to make and I should make these more often.....

they went quickly......

We have often said we are going to have a guacamole cook-off contest

to see who makes it better.....Greg, Nick, Melissa or me?

Of course, we made a Target run first thing on a Friday morning....

we loaded up on goodies for Miss Abbie to ensure

she had plenty of snacks and beauty products to pack for college!

We swam in the pool everyday and of course,

these boys practiced their cannonballs, which I 

will say, made Maine Grandma very, very nervous......

Now, our date night over in the Fort Worth Stockyards 

was just the best ever.......from the time we became

Texans beginning in 1988, we have had a love affair

with beautiful Fort Worth......there is no place like it!

We have made beautiful memories here....my parents loved this place!!!!

Yes, my loves....you will see

AUTHENTIC COWBOYS riding their horses down the street....

you can usually catch the rodeo shows when you visit.

It was good to see the Stockyards brimming with families...

a thriving historic district of the beautiful city of Foat Wuth......

I adore the sights and smells of this place......

I have often said how lucky we are to have lived

in this area for so many years and raise the children here....

it's simply the best!

Miss M was extremly happy to be home....

she had an absolute ball!

We had dinner at our favorite BBQ spot before heading over

to BILLY BOB'S.....

We all missed Greg, Jenn and Robbie on this dinner...

There are only two places I embrace a cold beer....

the beach and Fort Worth....

and it sure tasted divine!

This was our first time to have a date night

with our Miss Abbie and her special guy, Brennan.

Brennan has completed his freshman year in college

in Iowa where he is on a baseball scholarship...both good, good kiddos!

We had a ball from the minute we walked in....

oh it was SO GOOD to be back here!

We have all enjoyed some festive evenings in this

honky tonk and enjoyed some great shows......

These two sure had a ball.......

The music, the dancing , the people, the rodeo next door...

it's a feast for the senses.....

Miss M purchased a baseball hat, complete with a bottle opener inside....

we got a good laugh our of that little surprise......

This is what it means to be a Texan, y'all!

They were doing their own line dance.....those girls......

looks like they were enjoying the moment!

Oh lawd....this was adorable......

it was just a great evening...

by the way, we were attending the concert presented 

by Josh Weathers, who is a Burleson blues singer working for a cause......

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There is no better place to curl up with an I-pad, 

than Grandma's bed.....

Oh yes, a special Sunday morning breakfast of

Swedish Crepe's with Lingonberries and sausage!

We took a day to tour the Dallas Star

which is the stunning new practice facility of the

DALLAS COWBOYS!

We met for lunch and then walked over to the main facility

to begin a fantastic tour.....

We all enjoyed this inside view of the Cowboys
training facility and behind the scenes look at their franchise.



During Miss M's visit, Rob and his best friend Terrell
had taken off for a Bachelor party in Denver.
We were on our way to Love Field for a late morning flight.

There were a total of eleven guys enjoying the sights and sounds
of Denver, Colorado......

These two have been classmates and friends since they were four years old.....

We spent our last day shopping for fall goodies....

Now, it's time for back to school and a normal routine.....

We really packed a lot of TEXAS FUN into a few days!!!

Now, bring on the fall season!