AWESOME Day!

Despite having to take a bank loan for the gas, MDB and I took a little road trip to Rosenberg today to go "antiquing." It was a blast!

We had lunch at "Texas Burger" in Pleak and then went on in to Rosenberg. We'd looked it up earlier; along 1st, 2nd, and 3rd street at Ave G, there are A BUNCH of antique stores. We started out at a store that I believe was "Old Towne Antiques." MDB likes green "Depression Glass," so I had my eye peeled for any that I saw. Actually, there were a few pieces that we saw that we'd like to have but most of them were a little bit steeper than Ebay, so we put them on the "next time" list. One of the funniest things (actually, the little free paper we picked up at Texas
Burger was THE funniest thing, but you'll have to follow MDB's blog to find out what that was about!) that happened was when MDB found some dishes she liked (the Franciscan "Ivy" pattern), or at least she liked them until I told her that it was the same pattern that my first wife started collecting when she found out that it was the pattern used on "I Love Lucy." MDB decided that she didn't care for it too much after all....I shoud've been quiet! Anyway, what was funny was that, all of a sudden, it seemed as though that pattern of china started popping out of every corner! Weird! From there we went to "Red Queen's" Antiques. It was a little more promising than the first place and they had several items that made the "next time" list. They even had a display case of coins, my own "antique" passion, so it's a definite re-visit for next time. Probably the best place was "Vogelsang's," a place that was more than likely a hotel in a former life. It kept going, and going, and going! Upstairs there they have a small live theatre that looked like a lot of fun. There couldn't have been 40 seats in the place and the "stage" was really just a spot in the middle without any chairs! It looks like a lot of fun! We've planned to make a trip back to see one of the plays when they do them! Also at Vogelsang's they had a Lane cedar chest for only $250! I don't know, but I'd think that's a pretty good price! On the way home, we stopped at a couple of more shops in Wallis but there wasn't much to see there.

On the whole, it was a wonderful day! We had to make a stop at Sam's on the way home. We tried to buy 400 pounds of rice, but they wouldn't let us (JK)! All that said, ANY day with MDB is a wonderful day, and it doesn't matter what we're doing! I was just glad we could get out and do something that I knew she'd enjoy together. - Dan