Four Golden Girls Take the Hill Country

My friends Sally and Steve own a gorgeous historic home

in San Marcos.

It is filled with exquisite antiques which Sally purchased in

Belgium.

When Jack was sick, Sally, Joan, and Barbara

set up a plan whereby we would meet for lunch once a month.

It was a great break for me from the grinding routine of caregiving.
(I forgot one month, and when Sally called me from
the restaurant, I cried my eyes out.)

So...for this August we decided we would spend a few days

in San Marcos and have our lunch there! 

We divvied up the lovely bedrooms.
Sally's:

 and Sally's bathroom:

Barbara's:

and Barbara's bathroom:

This is the only picture I got from Joan's bedroom:

And none from mine, even though I got the best of all!
Mine was the attic room--very exciting!
I loved climbing the stairs every night into my own little
 (actually big!) corner of my own little world!
(In case you don't remember, HERE you can read about
what a loner independent spirit I am!)

Here are some more glimpses of the beauty of this home.

The living room:

Beautiful furnishings:

 

Here's Joan in the lovely sunroom in which we love to lounge!

And here are amazing sights we were blessed to see out the
back windows!

Be sure to click to make larger!
  A mother deer and two babies live in the back yard!

Speaking of sights, this is what greeted us one morning!

 That's Barbara on the fabulous front porch wearing one
of the wall decorations!
(See the historic marker on the wall behind?)

Now we agreed that when it comes to eating,
 "What happens in San Marcos, (and Gruene and Wimberley)
 stays in San Marcos, Gruene, and Wimberley!"
However, I just must show you a couple of items.

First, the world's most delicious cinnamon rolls.

I am not kidding or exaggerating!

These are worth a trip to San Marcos!  We LOVED them!!!

Second, I've been searching my world over for this:

Shay (Mix and Match Mama) had said this is the best 
ice cream ever!
I had driven all over Arlington and been unable to find it.
When we stopped at HEB in San Marcos I looked.
No Lemon Bliss.
The next day we stopped at a CVS in Wimberley 
where there was...
a Blue Bell delivery truck!
I raced in and
 tracked down the two nice delivery guys.  They told me 
that this is a seasonal item, in limited production, 
but that there just happened to be two pints left at a Pac 'n Sac
 less than five minutes away!
So...off we raced before someone else got them.
I bought both, then we had to go all the way back home
 to put them in the freezer.
It was so worth it!
I shared the first pint.  Sally twisted my arm into
 eating all of the second by my own little big self!!!
  I'll be looking forward to next summer for
Lemon Bliss!
I hope I don't have to drive to Wimberley for it!

We shopped, we talked, we laughed, we played cards, 
and we ATE the best food at all the best places!
Sally is definitely the "hostess with the mostest!"
And she sure knows the best restaurants in her neck of the woods! 

I'm so thankful for friends who helped bring me through
the rough times and 
who now help me create and enjoy the good times.