gaylord

A few months ago I made reservations at the Gaylord Texan hotel in Grapevine. I figured that it would be a nice way to celebrate Perry's graduation and we could enjoy their vast climate controlled atrium since I figured the weather would be cold and dismal in mid December. I was wrong. It was just as nice outside as in the atrium: 72 degrees.

Perry and I stayed at the Gaylord two summers ago and had a good time. This time wasn't as great. The food wasn't as good we remembered and the place was packed with families, complete with strollers blocking the walkways and screaming children darting in front of you. It was also over-the-top decorated for Christmas.

They even had a huge gingerbread house with a mosaic on the side. You could smell the sugar before you could see the house.

This is the part of the interior that I prefer.

Around midnight we ventured out to the atrium again to get something to eat from the 24 hours cafe and it was a lot more peaceful. It was kind of like walking through a deserted Disneyland.