Saturday December 27, 2014 Kyle, TX

Guess what we slept late this morning.  I was hoping to do some geocaching, but it was co-o-ld. There was a cutting wind blowing that never let up as the day progressed.

We pretty much stuck close to the TV and computers today.  The kids did have a couple of neighbors over for a few hours.

We had made arrangements to meet Paul and Ann Conner at a restaurant in Gruene at 5:30.  Paul and Ann are old friends from Las Vegas that live in Spring Branch,  I'm not sure if Gruene is a town or just a historic section of New Braunfels. Gruene is pronounced Green by the locals.  There is a dance hall there that claims to be the oldest in Texas, it looks it.  There are a lot of Victorian houses and antique shops and the town caters to tourists.  There are several good restaurants there also.

We arrived at the Gruene River Grill before Paul and Ann.  I don't know if the building is old or new but the ambiance is that of an old factory or warehouse. It overlooks a section of the Guadalupe River that is dammed to make a small lake.

Me, Gerri, Paul and Ann Conner

It had only been a year since we saw them, but it was great being in their company.  I used to work with Paul and we have mutual friends both from social and work settings.  The menu at the Gruene River Grill is quite eclectic.  Gerri had a pretty much traditional meatloaf dinner and I had top sirloin,  Paul had a chicken dish with a south western flavor and Ann had baked salmon.  The fod was great and reasonably priced.  We spent a lot of time visiting during the meal and after.  I'm sure the management was impatient wanting to turn the table over.  When we got there at 5:00 we were seated immediately, by the time we left at 8 there was a large waiting crowd.

Back at the house we enjoyed the kids until their bedtime.  Dana was working a wedding party so Curtis had been home alone with the kids.

We called it a night at about 11.