April

In two months, I have had three different people mention a burger place to me. Any place that generates that kind of buzz must be good. Especially considering the fact that there are only two anywhere close to driving distance from where I live and work. For those of you who have eaten at Five Guys Burgers and Fries, you understand what I am about to say.

The wife and I were looking for a day trip in DFW last weekend and decided to head to Grapevine and Southlake since I haven’t been up that direction before. I found a few places to take some pictures before heading over to try out this burger I kept hearing about. We made it about 2:00pm on a Saturday and the line was out the door! My first thought was there is now way I was standing in that line for a burger. However, in the moments it took us to decide to stay or go, we moved up several places in line.

Even though the line was long, it moved FAST. I supposed this is because of their menu. You can get a hamburger, a cheeseburger, a bacon cheeseburger or a hot dog. Your choice of sides are fries…regular or large. That is the entire menu, other than toppings and drinks. Side note: if you aren’t too hungry, or you are a delicate flower, order the Little Burger because the regular comes standard with TWO patties. Heaven.

Five Guys does not have freezers, only coolers because their products are never frozen. THAT is how you ensure you get fresh product. Burgers are cooked to order and a whiteboard on the wall tells you exactly where that days potatoes came from. Even their buns are baked regionally at selected bakeries. You may want to skip the place if you don’t like your meal being delivered in a greasy brown paper bag. Me? I’m cool so long as it doesn’t drip on me.

If you live in Dallas, you can visit them in Southlake Town Square or at the Galleria Mall. Tell ‘em David sent ya. (But don’t be surprised if they look at you funny.)

If you’ve got a Five Guys story, or know of another great burger place I need to try, let me hear from you in the comments.

Here are a few pictures outside an old plant in Grapevine. I thought these were better in black and white, especially considering the gray, dreary day. As always, click on the small thumbnails to open the slideshow.

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Last Saturday Highland Oaks sponsored an Easter Egg hunt at a local elementary. Over 300 children turned out. I took some pictures, and these were a couple of my favorites. I love the messages on the eggs. What a great idea.

Most of you that know me know I tend to joke around a lot. For some reason I also seem to be able to convince people of things that they really should believe. Anyway, today should be my premier day to shine. I decided years ago to do things a little different. I tend to have more fun not messing with people on April Fool’s. Its like people expect something to happen and worry about it all day.

SO I’ll be back to messing with everyone tomorrow, but for today, I am going to relax and take some time off. Besides, I think I am going to be far too busy at work today to worry about coming up with a good prank.