Ranch Living

So while we are waiting to close on our house we found a place to stay.  It is an extended stay deal on a ranch.  It sounds very glamorous.  IT IS NOT!!!  It was, shall we say, a bit misrepresented by the website.  Technically, it promotes itself as a Resort and Conference Center.  When we met the owner he said he was working on making this a "destination".....yeah that little ditty hung in the air for a bit while we all shifted uncomfortably.  Many things are "coming soon" - just not soon enough.  Like the pool that is coming soon - I suspect in a few years.  As I have said to my sisters - it is clean, which is most important and 1/2 the price of a hotel for 3 weeks and we can cook our own meals which is a savings in and of itself.  I will say this - it is a great view.  The best part is that we've only got 19 more days here!! 

On the upside, we saw lightening and are once again mesmerized by the things we haven't seen while being in Alaska.  And this evidently, is the deer capital of the world.  They are quite abundant and we just laugh at seeing fields and fields of them as we drive along.  And speaking of being shocked by stuff...we have eaten ourselves silly on cheap and fresh fruit.  We have plowed through many containers of cherries, strawberries, and peaches.

Now lets talk about living like locals...which we are starting to do.  We have begun the hunt for the best BBQ in the area.  Now you should understand from the outset that one of the qualifications for Best BBQ joint in Texas, means that it should look on the inside, outside or both, that it should be closed down by the Health Department. We started in Fredericksburg, Texas and ate a place called Cranky Frank's.  Now from my estimation the only thing that makes folks cranky 'round here is people from Alaska rollin' in and not knowin' how to order. Otherwise, the food was good and no one got sick.  Thank goodness!!  Also, in the category of local fun, is that our big purchase today was inner tubes to float lazily down the Guadalupe River.  I don't want to know if it's infested with alligators, piranha, or eColi.  I normally would suspect and check but I'm thinking any one of these could land me a night in the hospital and that might be a welcome break from "the ranch" and the family...who I love dearly, but could use a break from about now!

On the house front all looks good and we are, fingers crossed, set for closing on June 30th.