I don't actually live in Fort With, I live just South of it in a town called Burleson. We began mom's vacation at Babe's Chicken House in our little Downton area. This place seems to be famous around the DFW area and it's sister restaurant is Bubba Cook's Country in Dallas, where I'll never forget getting drive-thru biscuits and gravy! It was fun to see it's counter part here in the Fort Worth area. It's all family style, with quirky chicken decor, and a true southern menu specializing in fried chicken. You may have heard of Texas BBQ but did you know Texas also has a million fried chicken places?
The next day was the most exciting when we drove an hour to Waco to see Magnolia Market and the sights of HGTV's Fixer Upper. It was my second time here and I just love this little place. The bakery is amazing, it's surrounded by food trucks and has a huge open ground for running and playing with balls and outdoor games provided. The best part of this trip was meeting up with my mom's cousin who she hadn't seen in over 40 years. She lives a few hours from me here in Texas. Her dad (my great uncle) also came along and he's one fit and spirited 90 something year old! I can only hope in stay in good health that long! These two family members were just the nicest and I'm so happy I got to know them better!
On Saturday, my baby girl turned 2 and that was the real reason for mom's visit! We threw an adorable Minnie Mouse birthday party with the help of these cookies from The Frosted Pearl bakery!
Other highlights of mom's trip included pedicures, tacos and a visit to the Fort Worth Water Gardens.
Our final day was spent in my favorite place, so far, in all of Fort Worth, Sundance Square. It's a beautiful square in the downtown lined with shops and restaurants with a large fountain show in the middle. I'm still a city girl and sometimes I feel like I'm living in the country, even though it's more suburban than country in my neighborhood. The country life is just so close! But the city is also just 20 minutes away thankfully and worth going to every time! Little known fact, Fort Worth has an incredibly clean downtown. I don't know how they do it but it's noticeably different than other city's downtown Jesus or I have seen. It's a beautiful city landscape, more modern than the country, but still has enough people wearing their boots and cowboy hats. It's like a perfect Texas mix and I love coming here!
Thanks for visiting us mom, and we can't wait to have you back! But maybe I'll beat you by getting back to Minnesota first!
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