A Romantic Weekend in Comfort, Texas

For Valentine's Day weekend, Chris and I took a little getaway to Comfort, Texas, just about twenty-five minutes south of Fredericksburg. We had never been to Comfort before, and it was pretty darling. Small, romantic, and not overrun with weekenders like Fredericksburg can be these days sometimes.

Where to stay: Hotel Faust. So cute. Loved it all. And you get a delicious breakfast in the morning.

Where to shop: All the little antique shops and stores on High Street.

Where to eat: We got a pizza to go from Comfort Pizza the first night and grabbed a bottle of wine from the Branch on High (the new tasting room/wine bar of the award-winning Bending Branch winery). The next night we ate at Welfare Cafe, which is a short drive away. 814 A Texas Bistro was also recommended to us, although we didn't have time to eat there.

Wineries to visit: Bending Branch Winery is just a few minutes outside of town, and I am official a fan of their wines now. So many times over recommended. We also stopped at Singing Water Vineyards, which is close by as well.

 On the wine trail

 High's Cafe and Store (across the street from Hotel Faust)

 Antique shopping on High Street

 The cute sign at Comfort Pizza

 On the wine trail

 Hearts are everywhere.

 At Singing Water Vineyards

Shakespeare at Winedale

Three years ago when we first started dating, Chris and I drove out east to Winedale, a tiny Texas town, where the University of Texas English department hosts their summer Shakespeare program. This year, we went back for one of our monthversary dates. We saw The Comedy of Errors peering through the rafters from up in the balcony of a converted nineteenth-century barn.

Day trip success

(Side note: Our GPS was acting completely insane on the way out there, so if you decide to go, snag the directions from their website so you don't end up on the narrow, gravel, bumpety-bump road that leads you past many, many farms like we did.)

Day trip details

Where: Winedale, about an hour and a half outside of Austin

When: The summer schedule runs from July to August.

Why: Because you love Shakespeare? And cute little towns? And are awesome?

Also, food: Bring a picnic or stop at Royers Round Top Cafe for dinner and some delicious pie.

Nasher Sculpture Center

S: Chris and I took a quick detour on our trip to visit family in Dallas on Saturday to visit the Nasher Sculpture Center and play a lightning round of I'm a Statue.

Such a pretty roofless museum.

The Dallas Art Museum is across the street, too, and they have a Posters of Paris exhibit running right now that is quite lovely. (Also, I found out a Cindy Sherman exhibit is running there next March, and I am SUPER stoked. I adore her. When I lived in NYC, I almost splurged on an original print of hers once but decided that it was way too expensive for my grad school budget...but I still regret not buying it! These are the things that haunt you, people.)