Texas The End

The days were flying by much faster then we would have liked. We headed back to Fort Worth as there was more to see. I found myself in jail quite soon after we arrived but thankfully Hubby bailed me out. Wouldn't be the first time. Just kidding! Really!

Seeing as I have no pride here is the picture of me on Big Jake. (I don't know who is bigger but that's another whole post!) He was a very docile longhorn and seemed to like the attention. The cowboy liked the $5.00 he got for letting you set on Big Jake long enough to take a picture.

These orchards were in the lobby of the hotel. They were just gorgeous!!!

George Strait, need I say more......

This was the pool area that we did not get to use due to the rain but it was nice to look at each day when we walked by.

One night we went to a Mexican restaurant called Papasitos. It was very good even for someone who isn't very adventurous with their food. Mine was the shrimp hanging over the plate. The desserts were out of this world. I had chocolate bread pudding with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. I would make the trip back to Dallas just for that!

We wore jeans and boots that night so I snapped a picture of my boots while waiting in the lobby.


This guy was holding the menus in one of the restaurants.

We had ribs one night and they were delicious. I could only eat about half of this serving as it was so huge. It seemed like we did a lot of eating on this trip!

We were quite anxious to see the Kennedy Museum in downtown Dallas. (We weren't allowed to take any pictures.) They put headphones on everyone when you walk in and you stop at each exhibit and listen to what the pictures were all about. It was very moving to say the least and almost brought tears to my eyes on more then one occasion. It gave us a very eerie feeling standing by the window where Lee Har*vey Os*wald stood when he assassinated President Kennedy and to drive past the plaque along the street that marked the spot where it happened.
If you ever go to Dallas don't miss this museum that so vividly shows that tragic part of our history.

We left there and went to the Thomas Kincade Gallery. If you like his work this is the place to go! I drooled over each and every picture and finally decided on one for our foyer. It arrived the day after we got home but was damaged slightly on the top edge of the frame so it left to go back this morning via Fe*d Ex. I hated to send it back but another one will be shipped out as soon as they get that one back and then I will post a picture.

We loved the Frederick Remington gallery and once again couldn't take any pictures but believe me if you have an interest in western art this place is amazing.

It was a fun trip despite all of the rain. The locals were rejoicing as I guess it's been very dry there this summer. We certainly saw lots of beautiful places and things and I would love to go back again. The shopping was wonderful, I had to sit on my suitcase to get it closed when we came home!

Guess that's it for my Texas Saga. I think next year this board meeting will be held in San Antonio! Yippee!