Weekend in Texas

We left early Friday morning and drove to Lindale, TX. It is about 30 minutes outside of Canton. We spent Friday afternoon and all of Saturday in Canton going to the First Monday Trade Days and doing a little shopping. A lot of us went up there. Aunt Cathy, Uncle EJ, Melissa, Kesli, Tina, Mike and Gabe went up on Thursday. Barrett, me and the kids went up early Friday. Aunt Linda, Uncle Joey, Moma, Daddy, Krissy and the kids came up late Friday. Elena loves when we take weekend trips like this. She loves going on vacation. The whole way up there she kept asking who all was going to be there and who was going swimming with her. She loves the thought of everybody spending time together in one place. The whole point in our trip though was to visit with Uncle Sidney, Aunt Peggy and their whole gang. Uncle Sid and Aunt Peggy opened up a restaurant in Mt. Vernon, TX. It is about 1.5 hours from the hotel we were staying in. We all went up there to surprise them at the restaurant. Everyone knew we were coming except Uncle Sid. He looked shocked to see all of us in there. They have a great place over there. The name of the restaurant is Mickey's and it is right on Main Street in Mt. Vernon. The food was great and the atmosphere was even better. It looked like they knew all of their customers. It is a nice family business. Amy was serving, Shelly was helping in the kitchen, Aunt Peggy was cooking, everybody was doing something. It was great to get to see all of them again. We don't get to see them very often. I didn't bring my camera so I didn't get any pictures but maybe next time. Great weekend. I can't wait to go again. We always have such a good time when we go away, even if it is just for a couple of days.