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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Gruene, Old Friends, Moving On

Sunday, we left Grace at Grandma's house and headed to Gruene,(pronounced "green").  Gruene is home to the oldest dance hall in Texas- Gruene Hall.  We arrived about 12:30 and a band was already playing and folks were enjoying a dance. The Dance hall was built in 1878 and many great Texas musicians like George Strait, Lyle Lovett, and Jerry Jeff walker got started there. Next door to the dance hall, is the old Gristmill. It is now a very good restaurant.

Neither of us, had been to Gruene in a long time.  Things have changed a little bit. There are a couple of wineries, new restaurants and lots of shops.  On a warmer day, it would be a great place to walk around.
We were there to meet up with some old friends- Lori and Martha. Lori and I went to high school together and Martha is a college friend. It was really great to see them again and catch up.
We enjoyed a good meal at Mozie's sports bar and sort of kept our eye on the football playoffs, while we visited.  The meal was great and the company was even better.

Yesterday, we enjoyed a great lunch with Catherine's folks at "dough".  We had a really nice time.

Today, Catherine will get a pedicure and we will get the rig ready for departure tomorrow.  It will take about 3.5 hrs to get to our destination in Port A.  We are hoping to find some warmer temps a little further south!
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11 comments:

  1. Mike and TerriJanuary 15, 2013 at 8:10 AM

    Thanks for the pronunciation of that town. Never would've guessed that. Safe travels tomorrow.

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  2. Karen and AlJanuary 15, 2013 at 8:46 AM

    Safe travels and I hope you find warmer weather.

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  3. TeriJanuary 15, 2013 at 9:43 AM

    It's been cool and rainy on South Padre, but I think a warm up is coming. Enjoy the beach.

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  4. TravelBug-SusanJanuary 15, 2013 at 11:18 AM

    Enjoy your trip south. I hope you find warm weather too. This San Antone weather is for the...walruses or penguins.

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  5. Dan and TriciaJanuary 15, 2013 at 1:40 PM

    Safe travels and I hope you find warm weather.

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  6. Bill and NancyJanuary 15, 2013 at 3:46 PM

    Nice day. Hope you find some warmer weather!!

    Safe Travels and Happy Trails......

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  7. Gail HouleJanuary 15, 2013 at 4:51 PM

    Hate to tell you it's not very warm down here :( It is supposed to improve by the end of the week though (slightly).
    Travel safely!

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  8. Paul and Marti DahlJanuary 15, 2013 at 6:58 PM

    Good luck on finding warmer temps. There's lots of folks that would like to know where they are.

    Have a great trip, but don't leave those coats behind, just in case... ;c)

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  9. heyduke50January 15, 2013 at 7:28 PM

    we head north to Rockport on the 20th make sure you two warm it up before we get there...

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  10. SherryJanuary 15, 2013 at 8:10 PM

    All the warm temps must be here in Florida. Come back, we'd love to see you. Hope Grace and Grandma had a good day too.

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  11. RickJanuary 16, 2013 at 7:21 AM

    Sure hope you find warmer weather - if you do find some, please send a bit out west!

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