Accomodation around Dallas

This one is gorgeous! Not too expensive. Two in a room - probably about $60 each. So cool for a ladies nite-out! Check out their website:
Wildwood Inn Bed and Breakfast in Denton

Events in October 2010

Cottonwood Park Festival

It's fun and you can bring your dog!

October 2-3

Cottonwood Park

Beltline (nearest junction Beltline and Coit), Richardson

Free admission

http://www.cottonwoodartfestival.com/

A Storytelling Festival

October 8 - 9

Frisco Public Library, Frisco Square

http://www.lonestarstories.org/

Discount Coupons for the Arboretum

Visit the Arboretum

 I mean go smell the roses - not just visit the website!
http://www.dallasarboretum.org/

Discount coupons valid till end of this year. Go smell the flowers! Now you can afford it, and you cannot afford not to.

Discount Coupons for Dallas Arboretum

September Events

Garland's Wild West Cowboy Round-up

September 18, 2010

10am - 7pm

Downtown Garland

Free Admission

http://www.garlandcowboyroundup.com/event.htm

Aspasians Fall Arts & Crafts Fair

September 18, 2010

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  

Historic Downtown Rockwall Square

Free Admission

http://aspasians.com/aspasians.htm 

Grapevine's GrapeFest

Always wanted to go for this one...hopefully we get to go this year!

September 16 - 19, 2010 (Thur - Sun)

Admission is free on Thursday and Friday

https://www.grapevinetexasusa.com/festivalsandevents/grapefest/tabid/228/default.aspx

Oktoberfest in McKinney

September 24 - 25

4 to 11 p.m on Sept. 24 and 10 a.m. to 11 p.m on Sept. 25
Historic Downtown Square
Free Admission  

http://www3.mckinneytexas.org/www/mainstreet.aspx?id=3720

Uptown Festival

September 25, 2010

11am - 10pm

On Fairmount St. between McKinney Ave. and Cedar Springs 

Free admission

Parking space is limited

http://www.allaboutuptown.com/

Western Day at Lewsiville 

You have to print out the ticket or pay at the entrance.

September 24 - 25, 2010

Lewisville, Texas

http://www.lewisvillewesterndays.com/

Western Day at Lewisville - Free Ticket

Japanese Fall Festival

September 26, 2010

Dallas Japanese Association

South Side Parking Lot

4100 Alpha Road

Dallas, TX 75244

Japanese Festival

Rock Barrel

We seem to drive and drive along Sherman Street which is not very long. This is not a place that I want to be at night. When we finally found the store, it didn't look very impressive. But when we went in, it was a hidden treasure. When I say treasure, it's really treasure. Not diamonds but rocks. We went on Thursday but couldn't get enough and went again on Saturday. You get so engrossed, you wouldn't even know who else was at the store. Beads, rocks, and pearls all over the store. Young and old are fascinated with the rocks. It's all so sensual. You hold them in your hands and feel the smoothness and coldness. Then you look at them and see the beauty and uniqueness of each rock. If you have nowhere to go, just pop into the store and look at what God has created.

Their location and contact

13650 TI Blvd, Suite 104

Dallas, TX 75243

Tel:972-231-4809
http://www.rockbarrell.com/ 

Texas State Fair

Texas State Fair 2010 is almost here!
Friday, Sept. 24th - Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010
Fair Park in Dallas

Tickets Prices
General Admission: $15
Kids under 48” tall: $11
Seniors 60 and over: $11
Children 2 and under: Free
Seniors 60 and over: Free every Thursday (Sept. 30, Oct. 7 & Oct. 14)

The usual discounts for the past few years:
For Tuesdays,
Bring a Dr. Pepper product and pay $3 for the admission ticket if it's before 5pm.
$5 after 5pm.

For Wednesdays,
Bring 3 cans of food for the local food bank, and pay $1.

For Thursdays,
Bring an empty 20 oz. bottle of a Coca-Cola product for a discounted admission fee.

Other discounts given by:
McDonalds, Dickies, Cinemark, “Save Me Steve”, and radio station KISS-FM