Sweet cheese and corn tamales, Mabel! Kid 'n Ewe was a whole lotta fun!

Chris and I left Friday afternoon for Boerne, TX. (Pronounced "Bernie", if'n you can believe that.) Our giddy little hearts could barely stand all the excitement so we got on the road!

First stop? West, TX (which is located more central-east, if you ask me) for kolaches at the Czech Stop. Yum!

Traffic, construction, and what-not was not conducive to our mood, so we slipped off the interstate at Temple and took a couple state routes instead. The views were beautiful, the small towns were entertaining (Ding Dong - ha ha ha), and the travel was relatively quick. I [heart] back roads.

Our lodging was awesome; one room of a two-room building, with a large front porch and handsomely decorated. That porch came in handy later that night when Chris and I sat out until the wee hours knitting, chatting, and drinking hard cider. We should've just kept that up instead of attempting sleep (uh... not so much).

Sustenance and refreshments were obtained at The Dodging Duck. Their menu offered a wide assortment of tasty vittles, and we ended up getting quite a few of them. And some beers.

I would love to return to Boerne for another, non-fiber related weekend. The Main Street is rampant with interesting stores and buildings, and they were having their Market Days, a flea market/bazaar like event. Too bad we didn't have the time, but there were alpacas and fiber waiting for us.

There were four buildings set up for the event, but it was tricky figuring out which was which. Spinning, workshops, and angora bunnies were in the first building; yarn and many of the vendors were in the second; the alpaca ranchers were stationed in building 3 (along with some cute fellas outside); and lastly, the cashmere goats were being kept and judged in the fourth building. (And man, were those goats MEAN! I think one may still be stalking me.)

As for vendors, Brooks Farm takes the cake (and my credit card, too). I wasn't exclusive, though, and will show my purchases and list those vendors in another post (once I have pictures).

The knitters/knitbloggers potluck lunch was great! And tempting to many a passer-by. (Mostly for the food, but how could anyone pass by that many fun & lively knitters and not want to join in?) Julia and Christine did an awesome job corralling the knitters and setting up the food. They even had fun prizes to give away, of which I won one of Caro's awesome blogcard holders!

Overly stimulated and tired, Chris and I headed home. We took the back roads again, enjoying the scenery and lack of congestion. A stop for Red Bulls and later for more kolache goodness, and then we were home. If you are ever lucky enough to ride with Chris, there are somethings you should know: her music and iPod shuffle selections are greatness ("It's a rave!") and you should spot those classic VW bugs before she does (ouch!).

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