Kinzers Come to Texas

Ricky and I LOVE visitors so we were very excited with our pals, Richard and Alicia decided to visit us in San Antonio. Neither Richard nor Alicia had ever been to Texas so I was looking forward to showing them what San Antonio has to offer. We visited the usual hot spots: The Alamo and the Riverwalk. We also took at trip to Winery on the Gruene in Gruene, Texas. (WineryOnTheGruene) A German settlement, Gruene is known for its wine and German cuisine. They also have great tubing on the Guadalupe River in the summer. The winery features a great variety of white and red wines. I never drink sweet wine but I LOVED their Orange Chocolate Port Wine. It's the perfect taste of sweetness after a good meal; although I could never drink an entire glass. We hoped to have lunch at the Gruene Door restaurant but it closed early on Sunday:( Instead, we went to the Gristmill which sits on a picturesque hillside on the Guadalupe River. Our food was excellent and we were not disappointed. If you ever visit, I recommend their onion rings--big and tasty! Alicia and I took in an afternoon at the JW Marriott Resort Lantana Spa. The beautiful grounds and serene environment made for a lovely afternoon. We were able to take in a Spurs game on Wednesday night (Spurs vs. the Milwalkee Bucks where the Spurs won!) and a trip to the Flying Saucer. We ended their trip with an amazing breakfast at Magnolia Pancake Haus! We loved hosting the Kinzers and can't wait for them to return.

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Cowboys Game!

I really wanted to post about our trip to the Austin City Limits Music festival but I realized I didn't take any pictures. We are definitely returning next year. The highlight of the festival for me was an excellent performance by the Eagles. They put on a great show.

So on to another exciting event: Dallas Cowboys vs. The New Orleans Saints. Thanksgiving Day. We took off for Dallas on Wednesday afternoon. Our 4 hour road trip morphed into a 6 hour trip as the highway was bombarded with holiday travelers. We arrived late Wednesday night and checked into our hotel to get a good night's rest for our big day. I highly recommend the Marriott Suites in Dallas, Market Center. The rooms were huge and the breakfast was well worth the extra 10 dollars! Thursday we started our day with a tasty room service lunch and waited anxiously for our limo transport to arrive. The stadium in Arlington is about 30 minutes from downtown. I had heard from numerous Texans that the new Cowboys stadium was amazing but I had no idea how impressive it would be in person! 90,000 fans packed the stadium for the game. Kenny Chesney did a phenomenal half time show. The Cowboys fell behind early and you could definitely feel the disappointment in the air. In the second half of the game the Cowboys surged back and took the lead. Unfortunately they couldn't pull out a win but it was still a great time.

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