First Getaway Of Sorts

I had a good talk with Miggity; concluding that I will really leave if he doesn't get his shit together soon. I am hoping I lit a fire under his butt, but who knows? I told him I'm sick of the all talk and no action. I said I REALLY need to see some initiative and action from him... some solid steps to make his job and money situation different. I will be ordering a couple of CD's for better communication in relationships for myself. He asked me for some guidance in better professional networking/marketing skills and I am helping him with that. We still decided to go for our first half day getaway trip to Thurber, Texas (a little ghost town on I-20, near Stephenville).
We left early around 8:30AM Saturday and the drive was great... the scenery really did change after a certain point and it become obvious we were in what's called "hill country." We did the little exploring thing... drove through dirt roads, looked at tourist structures, looked at the views. It was wonderful! Thurber was not much... but there was some historic preservation. Remains of an old miner's house, a catholic church the immigrants used, a train car and such. We also drive through another small quaint town called "Gordon." I loved the old brick on the buildings. Each of these small towns had the basics- a feed and grocery store, a hardware store, doctor's office, and such. I asked some locals about a good BBQ place and they pointed us to Natty Flat Smokehouse. Let me just say, both of us being so fond of food, we loved it! I am not a big fan of BBQ but this was awesome! We both had chopped beef brisket sandwiches. The cookie and fudge brownie was also delicious. It was a tourist trap totally worth the hype. Below are some pics. I look forward to our next adventure :-)