I wish it was a week ago. On this day, last week, I stepped foot in Texas for the first time in my life. My friends from Del Rio and San Antonio invited me out to spend the weekend with them. I haven’t seen them in years. On my last vacation, the planner (won’t mention who lol) decided to put 16 family members in a small 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom house for a week. I was very, very unhappy. It was too crowded and I was miserable. So, on this trip I was determined to make sure everyone was comfortable. Even though the house can easily accommodate 12 people, it was perfect for just us four. After looking at the pictures and pretty much decided that it was the perfect house, I have to admit, it was the “w/DEER” in the title that sold me. I always miss my dogs when I’m on vacation. Also, I’m from Alaska and you can’t feed the wild animals that come into the neighborhood. Well in my case, it would be wild moose and bears! My friends arrived one by one. After greeting me, the next thing they all said was “Wow! This house”! From the furniture to the decorations, every little item, you can tell how much love Rosie put into the house. My favorite room was the kitchen. It has everything! There were these state of Texas molds where you could make Texas shaped burger patties, Texas shaped eggs, etc. We cut Jicama in Texas shapes and covered them with Tajin. Actually, I ended up making Wyoming, Kansas, and Colorado shapes, lol! We used every furniture setting. Early morning coffee in the breakfast nook, lunch in the sunroom (everyone’s favorite room), BBQ on the brick patio setting, drank a beer on the four chairs in the back overlooking the trees where the deer ran by, snacks and fast food on the picnic like table setting (room next to carport), our last big dinner on the 12 seater table in the dining room. With just the four of us, we made it fun. Two people on each end and two in the middle. It was like Game of Thrones style. If only we had robes and crowns!Our vacation ended with us making a birthday cake for all the birthdays we missed together and we sang happy birthday to ourselves! Spending time with my friends in Rosie’s home is more memorable than the River Walk and Six Flags Fiesta. We even canceled all of our plans on our last day just to spend it at home. Rosie is the sweetest person ever! If you stay here, please take care of it. It’s not just a house, it is a home. I hope you make loving memories as I did. Rosie! Sending you hugs from AK!