I’m having a hard time facing the fact that this is the last day in November. I’m not really sure where the last week went let alone the rest of the month! I think we may all agree Thanksgiving is a hectic time of year. First comes Thanksgiving Day which we spend with friends and family and then comes the hassle with Black Friday. Black Friday is like a cloud over Thanksgiving to me. You have that feeling in the back of your mind that you have to “prepare” for all of these sales and hopefully you don’t miss out. Oh the pressure!  Our minds should only be concerned with our friends and family and when it’s a good time to dig in for those Thanksgiving leftovers! I need to give a recap on my most recent week. This may be a long post!

This year for Thanksgiving, I spent the day with some friends and their families. It was relaxing with great food and conversation. It was nice just to be able to sit back comfortably and enjoy the day! Plus it was pretty amusing to see two one year old babies running around and having a good time. Who doesn’t like babies?! I’m really thankful that I was able to spend the day with such great people. Thank you!

I actually had to work on Black Friday, the over commericalized day that seems to take everything about Thanksgiving away but I did do a bit of online shopping. It’s a lot easier and I don’t have to hassle with the crazy folks in the stores.

Friday evening was spent out on the town in the Fort Worth Stockyards. I’m pretty sure this is one of my favorite places around here. It’s very, oh, “old wild west”. A group of us went out for dinner at Joe T. Garcia’s. This is a family style Mexican restaurant only serving fajitas or enchiladas. I’m going to admit that I had no idea what enchiladas were when I first moved here. We don’t exactly have a ton of Mexican restaurants in the small towns of Vermont but man, I love them! The atmosphere is great, food delicious and the margarita’s are the strongest around! If you plan on going – remember, they only accept cash and to get there early, it’s a popular place around here. (I forgot.)

After filling up at Joe T’s, we headed just down the street to Billy Bob’s, the “World’s Largest Honky Tonk”. I’m not kidding, it really is and it’s wicked awesome. Get ready for some bull riding, two steppin’ and some good ole country music in this venue. It’s also one of my favorites. On this particular evening, Kevin Fowler, a Texas native, was playing. The concert was good however I was having such a good time watching people two step and line dance, I even got out there at one point (here’s to good dancing partners!). The two step is pretty easy if you take away my need for attempting to lead, but once you get spinning around its pretty fun. I realized I haven’t forgotten how to two step – that’s right, I still got it! I learned a new move and before I realized what what going on I was being flipped upside down right out there on the dance floor. A little out of control dance partner I tell ya! It was a great time and I can’t wait to do it again. Now I just need to learn this line dance and I’m ready to go!

I actually had so much fun, why not do it again?! Saturday evening was spent at another honky tonk – Cowboys in Arlington. Another good show by another Texas native (see the recurring theme, great musicians come from Texas), the Bart Crow Band. Cowboys is a little different than Billy Bob’s, there is only one big stage and a much bigger dance floor. One thing is still the same, it still makes you want to get out there and two step your way across Texas.

Sunday was a day for relaxation and to take it easy until I decided it was time to get a Christmas tree! I’ll catch you up on that on December 1st! Enjoy the last day of November everyone! It was a great one!