she's 17....our baby is 17 today

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY"
Michelle Renee

Day trip to Gruene

**edited**..........just got a call from Ryan.....on his way back to Corpus last night at 1:30am.....he hit a dog. He was pretty torn up about it but on the brighter side he & Natalie are okay.....the truck in okay.....and after that he was WIDE awake the rest of his trip home.
Poor kid.....another life lesson.

Yesterday was a nice example of what, I hope, retirement will be like.
Mark took off work so we could spend the day together before we attended the Tom Petty concert at the Verizon Wireless Center in San Antonio.
We hadn't been to the small German tourist community of Gruene in two years and "Oh My" how it has grown. It's such a quaint & beautiful community located beside the Guadalupe River and even on a Tuesday was crawling with tourists.
As always we enjoyed a slow paced dining experience of fine food & drink at the Gristmill. Out door dining over the river with a cool breeze & margaritas is my idea of retirement.
Ryan & Natalie joined us for dinner before we made our way to the concert.
The show, though a bit disappointing, was very nostalgic. It has to be hard to top prior performances when I've seen Mr. Petty at least eight times.
Like all of us, Tom's getting older. His set was slower than I'm used to. The song choice was fabulous but he was a bit less engaging.
Overall it was a good show and a nice memorable day.

she makes me smile.....

It's so rewarding when we come back from a hard workout and she's just as tired as I am.