Farmers Market, Grand Prairie, TX

I recently went to the Farmers Market in Grand Prairie, Texas. It’s located right off Main Street. Super easy to find and plenty of room to park (there’s a parking lot across the street behind the building). It’s not small but not huge, very festive and has a good assortment of products available. I loved the fact that it was located right under a water tower! We all know how much I love my water towers!
There is a small building on the property that you can walk thru. This is where most of the fruits, veggies and food products can be found. There were samples too!
The pumpkin patch here was much different than the pumpkin patches I’m use to. Also, a little expensive for those little guys.
These chairs were being raffled off. They were all pained something different. Pretty neat!
Here is another look at the outside of the building. This farmers market is very kid oriented. They had pumpkin paintings and some other things going around. Definitely a good place to bring the kids!
And there’s even a nice little spot for some photo opps!

Monday – Giveaway

Happy Monday Everyone! What better way to start it off than with not only one giveaway but two. I’m teaming up with Jennifer from Busy Being Jennifer. You have a chance to win a $50 giftcard to Starbucks, over $100 in ad space and a $20 credit to Homespun Happiness.

Be sure to head on over to sign up!

5 Years Ago Today

Five years ago today, I was here in Texas to be a bridesmaid in my college friend’s wedding. (Today would have been the rehearsal, tomorrow the wedding.) In my mindset, I was ready to move away from Vermont onto somewhere new but where that “somewhere new” was, I wasn’t quite sure. I had just finished visiting a different college friend in Colorado and wandering around Colorado and Southern Wyoming before I flew into Dallas-Ft. Worth for the festivities. Little did I know how much my life was about to change.Wedding 122

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At the wedding, I met a ton of great people and was having such a great time. Then they found out that I was thinking about moving and began their conspiring and convincing escapades to get me down here. In the end it came down to moving somewhere where I knew no one or moving somewhere where I (now) knew a group of people. Well, Texas won out. I arrived in Texas on St. Patrick’s Day in 2008 on a leap of faith, a car full of belongings and without a job.
Here I am, five years later – still in Texas. I was never sure how long I planned on being here but I’m still not ready to leave (sorry family). I’ve seen and experienced things that I never would’ve been able to back in New England. I’ve made some great friendships along the way, witnessed beautiful weddings and met new, cute little babies. I guess it goes to show that sometimes, taking a leap of faith can turn out to be a great thing.
Go Rangers!
Texas just wouldn’t be Texas without Longhorns.
Texas also wouldn’t be Texas without live music!
The Lumineers may have been the best show ever.

Christmas time is one of the best times. People really go all out decorating!

 

US Women’s Soccer!
(Burrr, that was a COLD day.)
Have I ever mentioned how fantastic the food is down here?!
I can’t even remember what life was like (food wise) before BBQ.
Absolutely love those small Texas towns.
Dallas – Ft. Worth From the Air
This isn’t even a fraction of what’s gone on. It’s been a great ride!
Congrats Heather & Kyle on five years!
Do you remember what you were doing five years ago?