Vacation Part 3

So after I hung out in Austin I came back to Mansfield. Josh had driven in from Colorado Monday so when I saw him Tuesday that was the first time in 5 days! We went to Simply Fondue for a late birthday celebration. It was a great dinner and the restaurant wasn't very crowded. I love birthday dinners!



Wednesday we went to lunch with the Berry family. Sharron was Josh's "camp mom" and Josh and I have always been close to Jenny (Partnuh). It was great to catch up.



Then it was THANKSGIVING. We did all the usual stuff - cooked, ate, napped, ate more etc. One of my favorite parts of the day was watch my Longhorns slaughter A&M. Josh's family is full of Aggie fans. Lauren and I were the long UT supporters and took a lot of teasing, but it was all worth it.

Friday consisted of shopping that morning then going out for a surprise. Sue (Josh's mom) had wanted to go to the Ice sculpture tour at the Gaylord, Texas hotel/convention center for several years so this year we went. It was 9 degrees in the tour so we all had to wear these giant blue parkas. Gary didn't want to wear one because he thought he was tough....
In this pictures virtually everything is made solely out of ice. We even went down a giant ice slide! It was a really cool experience and provided lots of fun picture moments.
After the ice tour we went to a Brazillian Steakhouse - Josh and Jared were in heaven! They had a great salad/side bar (which the boys just considered filler) and then 14 types of meat. If you have never been to a Brazillian Steakhouse, don't eat for at least 2 days before you go. Each person has a little stop sign thing and when you turn it to green you are attacked with people wanting to give you whatever type of meat you have. My favorite quote was when Jared asked one of the servers what type of meat he had; Josh's response was "Who cares, it's wrapped in bacon, just eat it." We were all so stuffed we were in "food comas. I was trying to find a place to lay down to take a nap. All in all, a great day - shopping, Christmas decorations, and lots of food.