It's My Birthday!!!

Today is my 55th birthday! I'm going to my brother and sister-in-law's house for dinner and spending the night. I figured I would pick up a couple of stops on my way there.

I hit two Ride To Eat (RTE) locations, but I didn't eat at either. Instead, I got a massive baked potato at a barbecue stand inside a gas station stop. Oh yummy! I'm glad I didn't get the brisket on top of it, which looked and smelled amazing, but I would have been too full for dinner tonight.

I also got a picture of the Van Zandt County veterans memorial F-4 static aircraft for the AULDR challenge, and I swung by two Harley dealers. Unfortunately, Stampede Harley-Davidson in Burleson TX is now closed. They still have their sign up though, so it must have been very recent. The sign on the door said they combined with Fort Worth HD, which was the other one I stopped at.

If you're ever in the DFW area, I highly recommend having a meal at La Hacienda Ranch in Colleyville. Not only is the Tex-Mex food outstanding, but it's also the location of the world's first frozen margarita! The founder Mariano Martinez modified a soft serve ice cream machine in 1971, and that machine is now gifted to the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of American History 😲. Too cool (pun intended) 🤣.

The best part about dinner tonight, though, was that my brother secretly invited some of my cousins and my aunt. Oh it was so amazing to see everyone. It was a very enjoyable and memorable birthday, the best one in quite some time 💜.

Hope to see you on the road! Remember, NO WHINING!

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Starting odometer: 47941
Ending odometer: 48161
Daily mileage: 220
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