Magnolia Market: Waco

We have loved Chip and Joanna Gaines since they first showed up on Home and Garden television. I kept hoping they would come and see us; that they would take out some walls and update the kitchen and extend the patio, without the $150,000 budget. It never happened, most likely never will happen, so we decided to go see them instead.

We had spent the weekend in Cleburne, just south of Fort Worth, and it was an easy drive to Waco. It was Monday, April 1st, and we expected the weather to be toasty warm. It was not warm at all. The temperature was in the forties, with a cold north wind. If you know me well, you know that is not my kind of weather. But we were determined, so we toured the Silos in our coats and sandals.

We had been told that you could see the Silos before you got off of I35. We saw many silos before we got to Waco, with me getting excited at every one of them until we finally got to the "real" ones.

It is a beautiful place. Remember, it was about 9:30 on a cold Monday morning, and it was packed when we got there. Packed with people from everywhere.

The cinnamon rolls smelled wonderful. The line went all the way around the store and we couldn't see the end of it. It was just too cold to stand in line for an hour.

There were lots of food trucks, but they were not open when we were there. We needed to be in San Antonio that afternoon, so we didn't have time to wait. That means we will have to go back in warmer weather. Want to go?

God bless Texas.

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