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And March 2013 Comes to a Close

I’m going to apologize. I think this is the third post that’s basically been a recap. I promise I have great things in store for you, life has just caught up to me. First, what’s coming up…. I have a few trips planned! One involves fast cars and most likely many rednecks. The other involves a trip to one of my favorite areas of Texas where I plan on relaxing and exploring. They go hand in hand really and I’m in need of a much needed vacation. Did I say much needed? I can’t stress this enough (no pun intended). Plus lots of exciting things after that but I don’t want to get too far ahead of myself here!

Now for the recap! The past two weeks have been so much fun! A whirlwind of fun.

First, a wedding! Remember the bachelorette party I mentioned a few posts back? Yes, the one where we wore tutu’s out in public, that one…. well they went and did it and got hitched!

The Wednesday before the wedding, us ladies went out to Fort Worth for an evening of live Texas Country and some drinks. It was a great time!

Then came the wedding on Saturday. Since I was in the wedding, I didn’t have an opportunity to take pictures of anything. In fact, I have no pictures to show for the wedding day at all, except these. The wedding venue was in the Texas country! Seriously, you would’ve thought that I was the one getting married. Could’ve fooled me. I took these from the second floor of the home where we were getting ready.

I’m going to say the wedding was just about perfect. It was probably the most fun I’ve ever had at a wedding and the most beautiful. The bride and her mom made everything, from the invitations to the thank you notes. Every tiny detail was looked at and went together perfectly. I’ll try to see if I can get some pictures of the details and share with you later on.

Here is the bride, prior to the new last name! (Can I seriously be so proud that I took this picture?!) She looked stunning and I’m so happy and thankful that I was part of their big day!

Finally, how can we forget last Sunday was Easter?! I have a friend from home living about 15-20 minutes away and they so graciously invited me to spend Easter with them and their family. There’s never a dull moment with this bunch, I love it! An annual Easter tradition is the Easter egg toss. What would Easter be without a competition and some gambling, right?

Here’s how it works. You pay $1-2 for an egg (not boiled) and grab a partner. You start off close, about 6-8 feet apart and each team goes down the line tossing the egg to each other. You must catch it with your hands. Once everyone in the row has had a turn, each person takes two steps back (4 steps back for each team) and you do it all over again. Drop your egg, you’re out. The last team who still has their egg, wins the pot. If everyone’s eggs break the last round, the pot carries over to the next game. It’s kind of funny when it’s time to go to the park and do this because everyone starts changing their clothes. This is mess business y’all!

Granbury, TX at Christmas Time!

January is going to be full of catch up posts I suppose. Here is another in another great town – Granbury! Granbury is just a short drive outside of the Fort Worth area and a town that I absolutely love to visit. The town square is where it’s at. Centered around the courthouse, the square is full of unique shops where you can find just about anything you are looking for (plus things that you’re not even looking for). It’s a great place to do some shopping with some girlfriends, a significant other or even just by yourself.
And a historic area it is. These signs can be found all over the place. Be sure to stop by a few to check them out!
Something that I love about these old Texas towns – the Courthouse. They can usually be found within the town square. I love Granbury’s.
To go with the antique signs, antique cars!

Here’s a another piece of history that you can catch in the area – I caught the tail end of a shoot out. I’m not sure what happened but as I walked over this lady had a gun and there was only three left standing (and one of them was a Sheriff) and there were about three guys down on the ground. Good thing they got the three year old little boy from the crowd to come take the bad guy away!

In all seriousness, Granbury is a very historic. As mentioned, there’s many, many historical markers, many old businesses and homes (which have been turned into B&B’s). Here is my favorite in town that was decorated so beautifully!

In each corner of the square around the court house, these giant Christmas trees were decorated. Yes, that’s a chair in the tree! They were all different! LOVE IT!

It was really nice to get out of the metroplex for the day and walk around this cute town. I can’t believe the holiday’s are already over. Did they seem to fly by to anyone else?

Campo Verde, Arlington, TX

So, there’s a little Mexican restaurant over in Arlington, Texas that is known more for it’s decor during the holiday season than anything else. Have you heard of Campo Verde? I’ve been here before but never during Christmas and when I walked in, I couldn’t believe my eyes and seriously needed some shades!
The only things that weren’t decorated were the little Mexican guys on top of the building outside. Couldn’t believe they left them out!

I was having a lot of fun with these lights inside. How can you not?!

If you have a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit, keep this place in mind next year. It helped me out a little bit. If for nothing else, go grab a margarita. They were delicious!