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Get Your Tickets – 2014 Texas Steak Cookoff and Wine Festival!

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Fresh Ribeye Steaks and Texas Wine. Texas Hill Country. Small, Texas town atmosphere.
Surround yourself with friends, family and great people at this event.
This is one that you won’t want to miss and I promise when you go home you’ll say to yourself…
I can’t wait to go back next year.Texas Steak Cookoff, Wine Festival, Wine, Steak, Food, TexasSaturday, May 17th, the annual Texas Steak Cookoff and Wine Festival in Hico, Texas is taking place. Here is your reminder and a few details about this great event! Mark your calendars!

Steak Cookoff

  • Opening Ceremony 12pm
  • $25 Ticket – Receive a bracelet which will allow you to enjoy the Hors d’oeurves (beginning at 10am) and the 12 ounce ribeye dinner in the afternoon cooked to your perfection by the team of your choice. ($10 for wristband only, does not include ribeye dinner.)
  • Over 90 teams cooking and competing!
  • Winners announced at 7pm. Prizes for top teams ranging from $500 – $2,500.
    Texas Steak Cookoff, Wine Festival, Wine, Steak, Food, Texas

VIP Dinner

  • $100 Ticket
  • Enjoy a VIP dining experience in a private courtyard.
  • Steaks will be cooked by celebrity chef Brian C. Lusher, owner of The Grape Restaurant in Dallas.
  • Be sure to buy your tickets in advance. This sold out in 2013!

Live Entertainment all day including a fiddling contest!

Wine Tasting
Wine Festival, Wine, Texas

  • $20 Admission
  • 11am – 5pm
  • Receive a commemorative glass.
  • 10+ wineries from the great state of Texas.
  • Opportunity to speak to wine makers and vineyard owners!
  • Glass / Bottle purchases available.

PBR Rodeo

  • $30 Admission (2 Day Event)
  • Begins at 7:30pm and will continue on Sunday, May 18th.
  • 30+ Riders!
  • Cody Ohl, legendary roper from Hico, Texas and one of the highest nationwide earners is hosting this event on his property 3 miles outside of town.
  • For more information or ticket purchase, contact Blue Star Trading (254) 796-2828

Need a Place to Stay?
Check out Stephenville and Glen Rose – multiple hotels / lodging options.

Need More Info…
Check out my previous experience. If this doesn’t convince you, I’m not sure what will!
Texas Steak Cookoff 2013                    Texas Wine Festival 2013
Texas Steak Cookoff 2012
Texas Steak Cookoff 2011
Texas Steak Cookoff 2010

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My First 5K and The Color Run (Plus a Discount)!

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(Disclaimer: I was not paid for this post, however I did receive free registration for The Color Run for this post.)

Today, I’m taking part in my first 5k at the BlogHer event in Chicago! I’ve been running for the past couple of months and have finally convinced myself to run a 5k. The funny thing is, I happened to sign up for two races within hours of each other – the BlogHer 5k and The Color Run this November in Dallas.

The Color Run is known as the Happiest 5k on the Planet! It’s a 5k, un-timed race that celebrates healthiness, happiness, individuality and giving back. Thousands of contestants take part in events located all over the country. Runners begin at the starting line wearing all white and finished plastered in color… check it out!
Looks like a lot of fun, right?!
Down Home Traveler has teamed up with The Color Run to offer you all a $5 discount off registration! If you register with a team of four or more, you will automatically receive an additional $5 discount for a total of $10! (Who doesn’t love saving money?!)
Who’s joining this with me?!

BlogHer 2013 – Here We Come!

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The time has finally come and I’m on my way (with my good friend, Heather) to Chicago for BlogHer 2013 (heck, maybe I’m already there). BlogHer is an annual conference where bloggers from around the world join together to connect, learn, discuss and inspire each other. (5,000 of us!) We all come from different and diverse backgrounds and hope to make long lasting connections.

In addition to meeting fellow bloggers, there will be workshops to help expand our knowledge on blogging(and hopefully help me with technical aspects of running this show). We will have a chance to listen to various speakers and hear their advice on the blogging world (such as Ree Drummond, the Pioneer Woman). If all that wasn’t enough, we will also have networking opportunities with various companies who have helped to sponsor this exciting event. This includes attending parties and some private parties!

I’m sure we will be blasting social media over the next couple days. Be sure to follow me to stay up to date on the happenings in Chicago. I’ll be running my first 5k tomorrow morning, so I’m pretty excited about all that!

Hopefully, I will take away new friendship, knowledge on the blogging world and new relationships with some sponsors. Most of all, I hope to take away some incredible memories that I can hold onto! I can’t wait to catch up with y’all next week to let you know how it all went!