Bring on the food, wine, and gossip! Last weekend,
we loaded up for a girls weekend in Wimberley, Texas to celebrate the Future
Mrs. Burton. It was my first overnight trip away from Maddie, and I didn’t even
cry! Well okay, I might have teared up once. But really, it was such a fun trip
and it felt so nice to indulge in good food, good wine, and good [grown-up]
conversation.
Friday Night:
Girls night in! We stayed at these cottages, in #8
Black. It was adorable! Well maintained, plenty of space for the 5 of us, and
had a small, but full kitchen. Which was perfect for our homemade pizzas! Katie’s
cousin, Christine, has been having terrible heart-burn in her pregnancy, and I’m
not eating dairy… so our slices of the pizza were pretty silly. No sauce on
hers, no cheese on mine! Still delicious though :) We ate and drank, talked and
took it easy. Since three fourths of the bridal party are mothers, the conversation
included the usual bachelorette party banter, you know, breastfeeding,
childbirth, baby-weight loss. Totally normal things to discuss while celebrating someone who is about to get married. I sure hope we didn’t completely
bore the bride-to-be and her soon-to-be-sister-in-law!
Saturday:
Our first stop of the day, after a quick selfie
outside our cottage of course, was The Leaning Pear for lunch. De-lish! The
food was great and the restaurant was super cute. Everything in Wimberley is
super cute. Katie sported her Bachelorette sash and looked stunning all day –
don’t brides just have a glow!? Our waitress wore jean overall shorts (are
those making a comeback?) and made a comment about how she would like to go to
a drag show for her bachelorette. Mmhmm,
sure, crazy girl! In case you care, I
ate the chicken and grits – it was awesome.
Next up, we visited Bella Vista, for wine and
olive oil tasting. Drinking shots of olive oil is… weird. But the wine was good
and the girl pouring our wine was so fun! The vineyard was really pretty, but
it was so dang hot outside.
While there, another fellow wine-taster (slash
Texas wine-connoisseur) recommended the Wimberley Valley Winery as another
nearby location for us to visit. So we did! We made our way through winding
roads to a second winery. This one had much more space, but the wine tasting
was much less intimate and educational. But hey, wine is wine, and the wine was
good! So good, in fact, that w oman approached me and suggested I should have a
glass….
Lady in pink: Is
this your first baby?
Me: Yes!
What gave it away? My pumping bag? [assuming she was referencing the tell-tale black
Medela suitecase I was lugging around.]
Lady in pink: [silence]
Me: Nevermind.
Lady in pink: You
should have a glass of wine, my doctor said it’s okay to have a glass while you’re pregnant!
Ohhhh. You think that I’m… Ohhhh. Well this is weird. In order to avoid making
things awkward or creating a scene, I simply said thanks. And promptly rushed to
the ladies room to evaluate my silhouette and determine if I did, in fact, look
pregnant. Perhaps I hadn’t made the best wardrobe decision, but hey, my
pre-baby pants were fitting again, and my husband says I look great, so I
thought I could pull off a fitted maxi skirt. Maybe I do still have a bit of a
baby bulge. But truthfully, it doesn’t really bother me… didn’t really bother
me, until someone called me out on it. Then it bothered me more than I thought
it would. I grew a human in there! Just three months ago! Anyway, looking back on the situation, I wish
I would have told the lady in pink that I’m not pregnant. Then maybe she would
think twice the next time she feels compelled to give advice. Whew, okay, way
off track there, back to your regularly scheduled programming.
Before heading back to our cottage, we stopped by
the Cypress Creek Reserve rum distillery. The rum was good and the owner was
friendly, but the distillery was not air conditioned. And, as previously
mentioned, it was so dang hot outside. We toughed it out, drank some rum,
learned about the distillery process, and sweated out any lingering wine in our
systems.
Time for a rest! We had a couple hours before
dinner, so we relaxed at our cottage for a bit. Katie took a nap while the rest
of us chit-chatted and I had a visit from Tom and Maddie. You didn’t really
think I could go a whole weekend without seeing my girl, did you!? They
actually stopped by twice on Saturday so I could pass off milk bottles. Maddie
love love loved visiting with the girls. She was really quite the talker. And
who wouldn’t want a tiny baby (and someone’s husband) at their bachelorette
party!? ;)
Next up on our tour of Wimberley was Kate’s Place
for dinner. As with everything else in town, this place was adorable! Had the
weather been cooler, we would have loved to sit out on the patio. The food was
really good, although some of us thought our meals were slighty overcooked. We
enjoyed more girly conversations, reminisced on old times, and of course, drank
more wine! I would definitely recommend this restaurant, but do note, they don’t
do split checks. I ate the pork chop, and the honey-serrano glaze was
especially tasty.
Still feeling festive, we decided to check out the
night-life in downtown Wimberley. I had read about a place online that
supposedly had live music. We parked where my phone map said we should, but we couldn’t
see the bar and the girls were possibly a leeeetle skeptical of my bar choice.
Especially because we could hear live outdoor music coming from somewhere
nearby. But I persevered and convinced them to follow me into what turned out to be the cutest little
small-town bar of all time, the Buzzard Bar, where a band was covering Brown
Eyed Girl but singing it with the lyrics green eyed girl. The dance floor was
packed and all the tables were full. The place was straight out of Hope Floats
or some other hometown movie. So stinking cute! But when the song ended, the
band announced they were taking a break. Off we went in search of the live
outdoor music!
We crossed the street to Inoz, where a band was playing
on the patio. We made it just in time for a round of drinks before the bar was
closing (at 10pm). The temperature had cooled just enough for us to enjoy the
music outside. The band was fun, but we only caught a couple songs before they
finished, and we stuck around long enough to be told by our waitress that we
had to leave. Closed down bar #1 of the night!
Back over the Buzzard Bar for more music,
people-watching, having the cutest little waitress ever, laughing at the guy
sleeping on the patio, oogling over the doggie outside, and dancing next to
crazy-legs. Oh and guess who we saw? Overalls girl from lunch! Katie and Laura proudly partied through until 1am while the mothers
started yawning and struggling to stay awake ;) We made it until they flashed
the lights and announced the last call! Before stepping out of the picturesque scene,
the girls got caught up in the bathroom chatting with a lady who couldn’t
believe she didn’t have a ring yet after 5 months of dating someone! I think
she went home with Katie’s oversized, flashing bachelorette ring.
Sunday:
Jessica and Laura had flights to catch, so we didn’t
stick around long on Sunday. We awoke early, packed, and cleaned, said our
goodbyes and headed back to reality. We had such a great time celebrating Katie’s
upcoming nuptials, and I would absolutely recommend Wimberley for a weekend
getaway or a bachelorette party! It’s not far off the beaten path, but it’s a
whole ‘nother quaint and sweet little world.
Love you, Katie! Can’t wait for the wedding!
Selfie photo credits to Christine’s camera and
Laura’s fabulous long arms
And special thanks to the best husband ever, who managed
to care for the baby and two dogs all weekend long while I partied it up. His
mother said he was…. frazzled. But he seemed calm and collected every time I
saw him. Which was often, because he and Maddie drove back and forth several
times to meet up with me. I had no doubt he would do an awesome job, he is such
a wonderful dad! And a great husband too :)
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"She really wasn't that close to the ledge"
