The last time Momma, Sister, and I went on an overnight trip
anywhere – just the 3 of us – was over 60 years ago! It was time!
The experiences, and memory makings we created over the past
couple of days are priceless. I was silly thinking I would write a post while
out on the road trip!
Also known as “The Magical Mystery Tour” and I’ll explain
why a bit later! Oh my goodness… the perfect way to start off any road trip…we
all got pedi’s
and Momma and Sister also got mani’s! (Of course, I could
have gotten a mani as well, but I can’t handle someone messing with my hands!
Been there, done that. And it hurts!)
Doesn’t Momma look relaxed…
I’m sorry, I didn’t pick up a card, to know the name of this
lovely shop. It’s in Mesquite ,
Texas , my sister’s favorite shop.
Hopefully, she’ll share with us in the comments!
Ready to Hop! |
Then we headed north. Somewhere around Greenville we stopped for lunch at the
Cracker Barrel. GREAT FOOD! And did a little shopping…
On the way to our first quilt shop, Quilt Mercantile in Celeste , Texas ,
I took a couple of pictures of Historical Markers. Although we passed many
along Highway 69, we focused only those on the right side of the road… easy
off/easy back on.
What a delightful little shop! The Quilt Mercantile shop
also has a retreat facility behind the store! Although there is not much left
in this small Texas
town by way of businesses along the main drag, the shop is worth the trip! It’s
here I found the 3 pieces needed to make the Quilt for a Better Tomorrow! Oh, and some other goodies!
We traveled north a bit further and stopped in Savoy , Texas ,
at Savvy Quilters. Another quaint
little shop! Sister and I found some perfect ~ take me home ~ goodies here! I
pointed out some wool rugs (promo for an upcoming class to be held there) to
Momma and I found out her brother used to make them!
I don’t know if it’s still open, but across the street from
this quilt shop is a Domino Hall! This sighting brought back lots of memories
for my sister and I, of our Papo and his favorite place in Naples , Texas .
That was IT on the quilt shop hopping on Day 1. As far as
Momma was concerned, our next stop was going to be the Best Western in Denison to rest and relax.
Sister kept driving north, however! She told Momma she
wanted to share the view of the Dam leaving Oklahoma
heading back into Texas ,
so we were taking a slight detour to get to the hotel!
But it was then when the
Magical Mystery Tour began! Our
next stop was actually Choctaw Casino and Resort! This surprise absolutely blew Momma away! She LOVES
casinos and hadn’t been in years!
I’d never been!!!!
Getting it done…this is OC Bell Hop…
We did give her a chance to rest for a while before she hit
the slot machines.
I did go down to the floor while she and sister stayed up in
the room to rest. I wanted to explore and (sort-of) get the layout down! I
looked at all the different slot machines, trying to grasp the concept (other
than eating money) and happened across a machine called “ROAD TRIP”!!! Guess
what machine I played on 99% of the time!!!
I was so excited when I got back to the room and presented a
$4.70 voucher of my winnings! It had cost me $2.00 to get it! I’m a big time
roller for sure!
We couldn’t take any pictures of the casino itself. We were
told they frowned on picture taking! But, our hostess at Gilly’s (within
the casino/resort) took our picture before we ate supper (at 8:00)!
We had a delightful time! Momma was a real trooper! She
stayed up long past her normal bedtime! (Mine, too!)
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