We got up and dressed and took one last walk around the River.
Had lunch at ORO (at the Emily Morgan). 
After lunch, we loaded the car and headed north. We decided not to take I-35 b/c every time we were driving through Austin, it was HORRIBLE!!!! So we took a highway that ran parallel to I-35, just west of it....and it went through all these small towns! For awhile it was scenic and fun....but after about 5 hours of driving, I was about to go INSANE! This route took WAY too long!!!! I don't think that sitting in traffic would have taken as long as this did!!!! As much as I had enjoyed the road-trip, I was so ready to be in Ft. Worth!!!! We had made dinner reservations, and thankfully, we made them for late in the evening so we had time to get settled in the hotel.Anyway---we FINALLY made it to Ft. Worth and I just have to say that I love it just as much as I do San Antonio!!!! Its so wonderful!!!!! We stayed at the Omni Hotel, which is fabulous!!!! Its right across from the convention center and a very easy walk to Sundance Square. We are members of their Preferred Guest program and its AMAZING! The customer service is wonderful and they really make you feel special during your stay! One thing I LOVE is that each room gets FREE bottled water!!!! I know that sounds silly, but the other two hotels we stayed at charged you $5-$6.50 PER bottle! So, getting free water bottles to take with us as we walked around was GREAT! As Preferred Guests, we got a few more things: a nicer bottle of water on the night we arrived, free beverages of our choice (2 each) delivered to our room every morning, the local newspaper every morning, 1 item per day that can be pressed for free, free internet in our room, there are a few more, but those are the highlights on the first level of membership! And did I mention their Preferred Guest program is FREE?!?!?!? AWESOME!
Once we got everything settled, we changed clothes and took a walk downtown to my favorite restaurant, The Reata!!!!!! YUM!!!!! We had a beautiful dinner and the food was amazing!!!!
After dinner, we took advantage of the nice weather and just walked around downtown. 
Back at the hotel, we decided to visit a few of the restaurant-bars they had to offer. Our first stop was "Wine Thief". Its a wine bar in the lobby. They mainly have wine (of course) with a few appetizer/small plates and a dessert. 
We had a drink and moved on to the Bob's Steak and Chop House, that is also located on the lobby level. We had a few drinks there...and were even able to take our last one to the room! It really was a wonderful day...and this was the beginning of our favorite stop! :)
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Did you drive up 281? It is a very long drive but beautiful.
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