A Ladies Weekend!

Last weekend I met three other ladies from our church in Willow Park (yes we are still calling it our church even though we do not live in that area) in Fredericksburg for a weekend of fellowship, shopping, games, church and more shopping and of course FOOD.  It was really nice to reconnect with dear friends and catch up with each other. 

I only live 2 hours away but the other three beat me there.  I just have to love San Antonio traffic..........thus taking me four hours to get there.  We stayed in a cozy cottage and the king size beds were so comfortable.  When we woke up, I took a shower in a jacuzzi tub with a rain shower.  That was a first!  I step outside afterwards and felt like Snow White.  There were deer and elk everywhere on the property.  Wow!  It was so serene!  We eventually all were ready to head out and we had breakfast vouchers to certain restaurants in the area.  Both mornings we ate at the "Old German Bakery."  That must be the place to eat because it was packed.  It really was good and I was able to find something to eat easily with my diet. 

We then headed out to Trade Days and found several things for stocking stuffers for family.  I saw all kinds of ideas that I know I can make.  I hate buying something that I know I can make cheaper.  We all had fun finding little treasures and one of my favorite parts was one place sold ice tea with free refills for the whole day!  Yes!!!! It is the little things that make my day sweeter.  The other favorite part was I met a World War II Veteran that was a prisoner of war in Germany and he wrote a book about his experience.  I thought to myself, "Perfect for Alan's Christmas."  He was such an adorable man and I was reminded of my Granddad Adams who also served in WWII.  My friend Brenda offered to take a picture of us with the book that he signed for Alan.  I am sure Alan will not read this blog before Christmas...........at least I hope not.

Around 2:30 or 3:00 we headed back to main street to do more shopping and went to a German restaurant that evening.  Our music mininster's wife and I shared a rib eye because I am not a huge fan of German food.  We then returned to the cottage and played spades and talked about our church hunt adventures with laughter invovled.

The next morning we went to Oak Hills Fredericksburg Branch (Max Lucado's church) to church and it really was a sweet time with each other.  After church we went to do more shopping and ate at KBOBS and did even more shopping and parted ways around 5. I was a little mad at myself for spending so much money but then I realized I got a lot of Christmas bought so, then I wasn't so hard on myself.

Even though this move has been hard on me, weekends like this, make it easier.  It is good to know that I still have true friends that are still there for me and I am there for them.