hill country quintessential

i'm really big on alliteration. i think it goes back to a newspaper UIL competition i got suckered into back in high school. i had to write head lines. granted i was on the newspaper staff as well as the yearbook staff. i should have had the skills. but with the head lines all i could focus on was trying to make them alliterative (?) ((spell check didn't deny this word so i'm rolling with it)).

even though quintessential doesn't begin with an 'h' (which is what i looked for at thesaurus.com) it's still a bit alliterative. i didn't place in the UIL head line category. i did however KILL it one fall in group improvisation. the three of us were called 'nude girls with clothes on' and kingsville, texas never knew what hit it.

last weekend we had the full on hill country wedding experience, which oddly enough, we don't see all that often. not enough lacquered boots in our inventory me thinks. out to blanco we traveled to set up the reception in an honest to goodness dance hall. they host a dance last saturday of the month, ladies! i'll meet you there! it was fantastic.

ceremony on parent's property nearby. quiet country. to and fro we caught sight of: deer, dead deer, dead deer being deconstructed by vultures, dead vultures, horses, cows, goats (but not pygmy - my fav), sheep, alpacas, roadkill armadillo, a donkey, and miniature donkeys. prettyderned amazing.

we also had the always exciting experience of stopping at arnosky farms' big blue barn. total honesty box setup. i love that. i got some marigolds for $5. i'm hoping they hold out for the dia de los muertos parade on saturday. i prefer this tradition to halloween. plus the parade starts in my neighborhood and ends downtown. love being urban. E3 all the way.