Girls trip to Waco

Several months ago the girls in my family were sitting around and commenting on how much fun it would be to go to Waco together on a girl's trip.  I honestly don't remember whose idea it was or how it came to be...but Ali followed up and made it happen.  She found our flights, a rental car, and a house for a few nights and then we split the cost between the 5 of us.  We met at the airport on a Thursday afternoon and flew to Dallas where we picked up our rental car and drove the couple hours further to Waco.  We were excited for our few days of freedom!

Ali is the only one of us who had been to Waco before and she is our planner and organizer, so she kind of gave us a loose itinerary to follow.  We were all okay to do whatever she told us was best!  Our first thing on Friday morning was to go eat at Magnolia Table.  We had heard that the wait to get in could be hours and hours...we waited about 45 minutes so not bad at all.  And it was totally worth it.  It was so cute inside and all the food was delicious! We had pancakes, pumpkin French Toast, avocado toast, eggs benedict, bacon, etc-between the 5 of us and everything was so good.  A perfect way to start the day.

Ali, Erin M., me, Mom, Erin W.

Erin M., Ali, me, Mom, Erin W.

this is the bathroom! Erin M., Erin W., me, Ali

After breakfast we went on a tour of Waco.  It took us all over the town and we saw so many things we wouldn't have seen otherwise.  Some of Chip and Jo's houses that they had redone on the show.  Harp Design Co, the river that runs through the city, some of Baylor University campus, Heritage Creamery ice cream.  Honestly, the city itself leaves a lot to be desired.  There were some areas that were really run down and yucky and other places that were nicer.  It was also a bigger city than I thought.  There were not any really huge houses that you see in Utah and I liked that.

Erin W., Erin M., Ali, mom, me

mom, Ali, Erin M., Erin W., me

Ali, mom, Erin W., me, Erin M.

me, Erin M., Ali, Erin W., mom

We walked around Spice Village (souvenirs, etc.) and then got some pizza for dinner.  It wasn't super late so we went to get our nails done.  They all looked so good-too bad it was November and I never once wore sandals after that night.  We stopped at Walgreens for treats and snacks and other essentials (can't remember what we initially went in there for) and then went back to the house to watch a chick flick.  We tried to find a Hallmark to watch but the TV schedule didn't line up and so we watched something on Netflix.  It was horrible and we laughed our way through the whole thing and joked about the budget for this show compared to the budget for Hallmark.

Erin W., mom, Erin M., me

The next day was purely devoted to all things Magnolia.  We didn't go to the silos the day before because Saturday was when we wanted to see it all.  In my mind, I thought the silos would be out a little, away from the city but it's right there in the midst of everything else.  But it feels like a totally different world!  It's clean and neat and cute and it was a really fun place to be.

Erin W., me, Erin M., Ali, mom

We stood in line at the bakery for breakfast.  Biscuits with bacon, cheese, and green onions, cinnamon rolls...all super yummy again.

me, Erin W., Erin M.

Erin M., me, Erin W., Ali

We spent the next several hours exploring Magnolia.  The main shop with home decor, the garden shop, and several boutique stores as well.  None of us were big spenders/buyers-no one had checked a bag so we had to be careful with space.  The browsing was just as fun though!

Erin W., me, mom, Erin M., Ali

Ali, Erin M., Erin W., me, mom

We got some lunch at Torchys Tacos in Waco.  Delicious, authentic street tacos that Ali had recommended and did not disappoint.  Then we went to explore The Little Shop on Bosque (Jo's first store that she opened) where we did buy more things...everything here was marked down 60%!  We drove out to see Chip and Jo's farm (barely visible from the road) and through some more neighborhoods. Also a quick stop at the Dr. Pepper store.

Erin M., me, Ali, Erin W., mom

Ali, Erin W., me, Erin M.

We ended our day where we started...at the bakery.  We wanted to get a sampling of the cupcakes to share.  It had been such a fun day.  We were tired and opted to grab dinner at Panera to take back to the house.  We found a real Hallmark to watch before going to bed.  It was much better than the one the night before.

me, mom, Erin W., Ali, Erin M.

Our flight was the next morning so we got up, got ready, and headed to the airport (all in our matching Magnolia sweatshirts).  We landed in Salt Lake that afternoon and parted ways-me to Heber and the rest to Plain City.  It was just the break I needed and I loved spending the weekend with the girls.  Hopefully we can do more of these types of weekends!

Justin was in charge of getting the kids off to school Friday morning.  He is very capable of doing this but it's not something he needs to do very often.  I had told him to wash the girls hair the night before and then brush it straight and that would be great.  He went a little further and did his best job of waving it.  I think the girls probably loved that.  They look adorable.

 

He got everyone off to school and then he and Stockton left for a baseball tournament in St. George.  Stockton wasn't going to be playing because of his foot but he still wanted to go cheer on his team.  Justin debated about going or not but we still had the VRBO that I had reserved and it was too late to get any refund on that...so they went and had a good boys weekend.

April drove up Friday afternoon and got all the girls and kept them at her house for the rest of Friday, all of Saturday, and half of Sunday until I got home.  They had a quiet weekend with Gene, April, and Brett and I am always grateful when they get one-on-one grandparent time (no other cousins).