Let's get out of this town...

We have had a lot going on here in the past couple of months. Life hasn't seemed to slow down much for us lately. It is a bittersweet feeling seeing the days pass faster than you think, especially when you are cherishing every single moment with a little one who is changing faster than time itself.

D and I consider ourselves "gypsies" of sorts...always on the move. We even have the lifestyle to prove it... not many couples can say that they have lived in seven different homes in the 3.5 years they have been married. This includes seven different cities and four different states. We don't slow down. ever.  We never really minded it, sure, it was inconvenient at times but the thrill of going to a new place where you know absolutely nothing...well, there is nothing more exciting.

Now, getting to the point of that little rambling. We have been in San Antonio since mid-April. Other than Little Man and me flying to North Carolina for my sister's graduation at the beginning of May, none of us had left San Antonio since arriving. wow. Don't get me wrong, Ole' San Antone is beautiful absolutely gorgeous, but we love adventure and we felt stuck in a non adventurous rut...so what better to do than go and visit the Cowboy capital of the World! So we woke up early on Saturday morning and headed to Bandera, TX.

It was wonderful. That little country town that you see in movies? yes, I felt like I was on set in some kind of western movie that D forces asks me to watch with him on Saturdays. Country stores, little bbq shacks, several generation old homes. What was even better is that it is considered in "Hill Country" (for those of you who thought all of Texas is flat...you were wrong) The skies were gorgeous, the views were magnificent on the drive to and from and that southern food we indulged in...well, that was to die for. Probably a pretty good indication of why this certain restaurant had been featured on the History channel.

We walked around the market and D embraced his inner cowboy and got a cowboy had. I am pretty sure by the end of the year he will have spurs on his boots and a good ol' tucked in cowboy shirt to go with it! We also got Little Man a {Celebrate Bandera} shirt as a memory of the weekend. Then the parade started...I didn't get pictures of it because we were recording it but we got to stand within 10 feet of where a whole herd of Longhorns were walking by. They are HUGE. Little Man thought they were the most awesome things in the world!

The sun was hot so we called it a day kind of early, headed home and watched the start of the college football season with Pizza and Beer (obviously not for Little Man!) We love football and we love pizza. We also love that they go so well together. Anyway, it was the perfect evening to a perfect day...and the best part? It was Labor day weekend so we still had two whole days together as a family. nothing better.

I think the Gypsy in us has been settled for now...so thank you, Cowboy capital of the World for giving us a memorable Saturday family day. See you next year, Celebrate Bandera!