On Sunday we dropped both Checkers and Nathaniel off with their grandma's and headed on our way out of town. About an hour into our drive the "battery not charging" light came on. We both were like, "Oh no!" We just kept seeing the battery voltage keep going down and praise the Lord Bastrop was our oasis! WE had just enough juice to pull into the Auto Zone. Since it was a Sunday no mechanic shops are open so Lesh figured he could replace the alternator himself. We get to the counter and Lesh explains our issue and they say, "We can recommend a mobile mechanic!" We were like, "Hallelujah!" So a mechanic shows up and 3 hours and $400 later, our car is fixed! We did get to ride in a 1965 van that was 2 movies! Machete, and Friday Night Lights! It was loud, old and stinky! Ha!
We enjoyed the rest of our drive through the beautiful hill country and we finally pull into the entry way to our cabin. It was a mile drive from the main entry. We drove past the owners home that was AMAZING!! It looked like a picture of a home in Southern Living Magazine! and then passed a few curves to our cabin. We both were in awe! It was perfect! We got out and it smelled so good! It smelled like Cedar and relaxation!
After we unpacked we did a litle exploring and then drove out to Wimberly for dinner at a great restaurant called Marco's. Yummy! We took a walk at a park after dinner and took in all the beautiful landscape the hill country has to offer. We decided to go see a movie at an outdoor theatre they have and we saw Cowboys vs. Aliens. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The place was cheap, but of course the quality wasn't the best, but we still enjoyed watching a movie under the stars something we hadn't done before! Then we headed back to our cabin to relax.
On Monday morning Lesh went running early and I slept in a little. The owner had made us blueberry muffins that were quite delicious! Then we both decided we would read. I headed outside to the hammock on the hillside with a beautiful view and read for 3 hours! I started and finished "Heaven is for Real." I prettty much wept through the whole book since my dad's passing is so recent. I just kept thinking of my aunts vision of my dad in heaven. It was good to release that grief. Lesh napped too while I finished my book. Then I made Lesh's favorite meal for him- Flautas and Mexican rice. After lunch we headed back out to Wimberly to do some shopping and then we went swimming at the Blue Hole! It is a beautiful park with bald cypress trees and it was very refreshing. Then we headed back to our cabin to shower and change for dinner. We drove to Driftwood which was only 20 minutes away and had dinner at the Salt Lick. Wowsers was it yummy. It's good ole Texas BBQ! If you are ever in the hill country you have got to go here!
Tuesday we repeated the relaxing and I laid in the hammock for 3 more hours reading 90 Minutes in Heaven. Didn't finish it but almost. We cleaned up our cabin and got our things packed and sighed because we didn't want to leave. We headed home and stopped in San Marcos to shop the outlets a bit. No car troubles were had on our trip home, thank you Lord! We picked up our sweet boy we missed terribly and Checkers too. It is nice to be home and so thankful we had the opportunity to get away.
Dinner at Marco's Italian
The Corral Theatre- watched a movie under the stars
This is where I laid for 6 hours over the course of the weekend!
My view from my hammock
Sampson is the guard dog, but he was too sweet and very big!
This is Cash and Buck, they were our vacation dogs. The spent the morning with me while I laid in the hammack and read. They kept bringing us their ball to throw. They belong to the owner and are the welcoming committee!
The owner had llamas, goats and we even ran across some wild turkeys and deer too!
The most peaceful and relaxing time! We would love to go back in the winter and make use of the fire place and hot tub!
That looks awesome Lesly!!! So glad you had an amazing time :)
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