MY SALT LICK TEMPERAMENT TEST: TURNING LEMONS INTO LEMONADE

Well, my kid's new sweeties passed the test with flying colors.  I wasn't about to light up our grill yesterday, and run the risk of adding one more grass fire to the slew that are already trying to turn the Hill Country into one massive inferno, so we took them to Salt Lick instead.  Come to find out, we weren't the only ones who had that notion.

When we checked in with the hostess, and heard we might have a 90 minute wait for a table, I braced myself for the usual reaction.  But, instead of hearing "Hell no!" or "You gotta be kidding," Lexie's beau just grinned and said "There's always the tasting room."  Turns out he's a bit of a wine freak, and Salt Lick Cellars just happens to carry several of his favorite Texas wines.

On our way around to the tasting room, I stopped off to grab what I consider to be the finest beverage in Texas -- some of their fresh-squeezed lemonade. 

Everyone else got their glasses of vino, Austin ordered a beautiful cheese platter, and we wandered out to a picnic table beneath the shade of a huge oak tree.  We moaned and groaned over the yummy cheeses, enjoyed the live music, and the young folks swapped embarassing stories about their parents and siblings.  Then, as it usually happens, in about half the time they had threatened us with, and almost before we were ready for it, our buzzer went off and we headed in to our table.

A couple of hours from first leaving the house, we finally made our way back home, and not once during that time did I here a single complaint about the heat or the wait, nor did anyone pull out their i-phones to relieve their tedium, whilst ignoring their companions.

People who know how to take it slow, enjoy the simple things, and turn lemons into lemonade?  They make me very happy!  What about you?  What have you done to slow down and enjoy life's simple pleasures this week?