Road Trip!

 A few weeks ago we made another road trip to Oklahoma for the newlyweds' reception

On our way there, we did a little exploring to look at some new country

I didn't take a lot of pictures because I was too busy soaking in the trip. 😉 

A friend and business associate of Kenny's kindly let us use the Lake Country Club for the celebration and it was perfect - we decorated a little

                                            

Set up an arch for pictures

And 2 co-worker / friends worked their magic on the grazing table

Look how pretty! They could do this professionally!

Our girl dried the orange slices to decorate the cake: So delicious...and pretty!

And everyone raved about the cupcakes too!

Our girl and I made a trip to Roanoke for 60# of crawfish and 8# of shrimp

This was our first crawfish experience

Crawfish for the win!

Lots of folks bellied up to the crawfish tables - someone will ask what else was added to the crawfish boil - there was crawfish, shrimp, sausage, baby potatoes, mushrooms, corn on the cob, and green beans, plus the seasoning they used (no, I don't know which one it was) and Kenny's mom made an awesome remoulade sauce that was the perfect accompaniment. 😋

Such a fun celebration, but I don't remember ever being that tired! Whew - we were smoked. We stayed at a very cute hunting cabin just down the road from our girl's place

And it was perfect

We passed out the second our heads hit the pillows

Oklahoma is so green and our garden girl has discovered a green thumb!

I didn't plant a garden this year and with virtually NO rain and these kinds of temps, I would have been hard pressed to grow anything

On our way back, we took another route and foundered on some wonderful barbecue our girl recommended

We planned on stopping in to visit with my BIL the next day so we stayed in Mineral Wells that night and walked around downtown to stretch our legs after so many miles - we had a taste testing at a winery

And stopped to enjoy a local Idol contest

 and to enjoy an appetizer

And retreated into the cool of a local brewery when the humidity chased us desert rats indoors

Such a fun trip, but we were pooped and someone was very glad to have us back home!