Tuesday, January 30, 2007

WOW......What a hamburger lunch place!!!!!

WELL......you should have realized by now that I another report on a restaurant.....hmmm, not certain that is the correct name.....might be a bit toooo much for it. We have heard for the past couple of weeks about this place.......no one could give us a REAL address....just general directions. Everyone said there was not one sign.....and there isn't.

It is only open from 11 to 3pm.....at the very most. You can locate it by ALL of the cars in the street from the customers......and the wonderful aroma around the area from the hamburgers being cooked. AND....those hamburgers.....OMG!!!! They are the largest damn burgers I have seen in .....well, a long, long time. The owner grinds the meat fresh each morning and when he runs out of the hamburger, they close down for the day.

When we got there.....there was a really......REAAALLLLYYYYY long line. No service as you order from the counter and then just hang out there looking for a seat at these long, family style tables and wait for your name to be called out. THE PLACE WAS PACKED......JUST PACKED!!!!!!!!

It took us about 25 minutes from the time we entered the door before we got our burgers......but we had some great conversation with a couple of other WinterTexans who were sitting at our table. And....when my name was called.......we began to EAT!!!! YUMMMMMMMMMM!!!!! They were really, really GREAT!!!!! These HUGE burgers with the works on them for $2.85!!!!! Again..........hurry there to get some. The place is actually called Gonzales' Hamburgers.......and it is in Donna: go south on the Main Street a couple of blocks, turn left on Silver St/Ave/etc., continue East on Silver until you get to 14th St.....and it is on the right side of the street. Don't leave the Valley without having this experience!!!!

We returned to TheHowserHouse by way of a fruit company where they pick and pack grapefruit and oranges from their trees. We have LOTS of grapefruit here, but not many oranges......and so we bought a 50 pound bag of oranges to take with us when we leave on Thursday for Arizona. The 50 lb bag was only $8.00!!!!!!!!! Fresh picked JUST this morning!!!!

The weather was very cloudy and as the day wore on, it began to drizzle off and on.....and after eating these monster burgers, we just kind of hung out(literally) during the afternoon at TheHowserHouse. Late afternoon the 1st Lady pulled herself together and headed over to the Fitness Center for over an hour of exercising........

We decided to just sandwich this evening.....and then they were really small. Not very hungry people this evening. Will probably just snack way tooooo much as this evening goes by......haha!!

And soooooo, this day is about to end......and you know what???? I think I have miscounted somewhere in the past week........yesterday's day count was not correct. TODAY is DAY 28!!!! Hmmmm.....old age???? Losing my ability to count???? Does it really matter????? Well......I WAS a perfectionist as a H.S. Band Director..........hmmmmm, should I be worrying about my mental status??? Oh well......there is one hell of a lot LESS stress when you don't have to worry about EVERYTHING being "just right".......and what the difference does my counting days on this journey make???? HUH???? None.....of course.

But......since it doesn't really matter.......I can still continue to say, and I hope you agree with me that.....

LIFE IS GREAT!!!!....and I hope it is for all of you, also!!!! (Remember some of you readers: If you don't think BIG.......Nothing BIG will happen!)

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