Mercy, y’all! The past few weeks have had us burning up roads from one end of Texas to the other to work weekend markets and festivals.
We started in Waxahachie for the Texas Country Reporter Festival – and what a festival it was!
It was the 25th anniversary festival, and boy did they do it up big! This year GoTexan sponsored The GoTexan Experience and Pavilion. We were more than thrilled to be chosen as one of the vendors for this first-time event. It was fantastic fun meeting other fellow GoTexan members. I wish we’d had more time to visit with all of them, but with an estimated 50,000 festival goers in attendance, we didn’t have a whole lot of time for visiting! Not a bad problem to have, right?
This Texas-sized party was quickly followed by back-to-back Vintage Market Days events, first in Lindale over in east Tx, then in northwest Houston. If you’re not familiar with these events, then you should definitely take the time to get familiar! These 3-day events have so much to offer – decor, clothing, crafts, and FOOD (you know, my love language ;). 
What made these events even better was that my family traveled with me. I was able to watch my children gain confidence as they spoke with customers. They discussed our ingredients and practices. They answered questions. They each found their strengths in different ways, whether it was helping with set up and break down or speaking with our customers. It made this mama super proud (and thankful our homeschool program puts an emphasis on public speaking).
Our family traveling together was a treat made all the sweeter after my husband’s illnesses these past few months. Those weeks of multiple hospitalizations, months of home recovery, well, they weren’t filled with just uncertainty, they were stressful. Our little trips were an incredible blessing that gave us much needed time out of the house as a family. I especially loved the private breakfasts at the morning buffets with each child individually. These darling little dates were the perfect time to fill up those love tanks with one on one attention.
Oh, and did I mention that while in Houston I was able to catch up with a high school friend I’d not seen since graduation? That made my day! And, the next day I was surprised at my booth by my cousin I’d not seen in years! All of this while I got to meet so many new faces while sharing our jolly good caramels.
Exhausted? You bet!
Grateful? More than you’ll ever know!
I’m happy to be back home with the rhythm of the kitchen, farm, and family life. Routine suits me best. But, I’m excited to be preparing for our next upcoming events in the DFW area! Below is a list of places you can find us setting up and selling our caramels over the next few weeks. And, don’t forget. If you can’t make it out to any of our events you can always order from our online store ( https://www.jollyacresfarms.com/store/ ) and we’ll ship directly to you!
Stay jolly! Laurie
- 11/20 8:00-12:00 Good Local Markets @ Whiterock (Garland Rd. at Lakepointe Church)
- 12/4 8:00-12:00 Good Local Markets @ Whiterock (Garland Rd. at Lakepointe Church)
- 12/5 10:00-3:00 Luscombe Farm Holiday Market 8649 Luscombe Farm Dr., Anna, TX
- 12/5 12:00-4:00 Trinity Falls by Around Town Artisans 7801 Trinity Falls, Mckinney, TX
- 12/11 8:00-12:00 Good Local Markets @ Whiterock (Garland Rd. at Lakepointe Church)
- 12/18 8:00-12:00 Good Local Markets @ Whiterock (Garland Rd. at Lakepointe Church)