Don't dump on us.

On a drain that is located behind HEB Plus! in Kyle, Texas.

We went to HEB Plis! for breakfast on Saturday morning. Potato and egg tacos all around!Don't worry.. it's Sprite in the cup.

Daddy had his own coffee mug.

I'm thinking of three letters...



I wish they would have spent a little money on the size of their sign.. I can hardly tell where this is.

hee hee.

If you are driving south on IH-35 from Austin to San Antonio... you will know you're in Kyle by this HUGE sign welcoming you.
Then you'll see our sweet water tower.

In this part of Texas a major grocery store chain is H.E.B.. Some HEB's also have gas and assorted other things. The one that opened in Kyle is an HEB Plus!...

There's your background.

Here's the fun...

My gas has been bugged...


Aparently HEB has gone great lengths to assure you don't steal gas... even planting a "bug" on the gas dispensers.... Hmmmmm.

(actually this time of year is amazing for the grashoppers and crickets and other little black or green creatures in this area)

Part of the "Plus!"

Since HEB Plus! opened Friday, I'm kinda hanging with the theme. This is part of the cool new feature that makes it a "Plus!" and not just a grocery store. This is a little sample cooking station. They made these nice fish tacos that my wife tried... (I'm not a fish person)

Happy Sunday.

on FIRE!

This is a mariachi band that played the HEB Plus! Grand opening. Marachi's En Fuego out of Austin. If you click the photo you can go to their Web Page...

You should now all learn how to grito (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grito_de_Dolores).
It's customary.

HEB Plus! Opened Today!


So... the new HEB Plus! opened today at 6:00a.m. My wife and I were invited to the opening Gala last night. It was fun... we brought the kids... good times. My daughter was so excited to see H E Buddy (the grocery-bag mascot of the store pictured here) but when she actually saw the bag (are bags men or women? Gender non-specific I guess) she was a little afraid. It IS a 6-foot bag.

Anyhow.. we entered into a drawing where the grand prize was a 37" Flat Panel TV. We didn't win that... My name was called, though, for 4th prize! I am going to be the proud owner (I'm picking it up in a few hours) of a Rattan Resin Wicker 4-piece Set consisting of a lovseat, table and 2 chairs. Whoop.

Happy Friday.

HEB Plus! Part VI


We're coming down the homestretch. HEB Plus! will be open in the next 2 weeks.
They were painting the parking lot... so I took this shot through the tape that was strung across the lot. Kinda neat looking.

Click the photo to trace back to the beginning of the building.

Happy Sunday.

Texas Roots

Yes... at the new HEB (not open yet by the way) their' outdoors area is called Texas Backyard.

A Sign


Yes... I took this photo while driving... no I shouldn't have... but how many times do you get the chance to shoot the installation of a sign? This is the HEB Plus sign... I commented on it last Tuesday... Click this photo to watch the HEB deconstruct (or watch it construct from the beginning)

HEB Plus Part V


It's getting near! Click the photo (any of them) to see the last post.. a month ago.

HEB Plus - Part IV





When last we left our building of the HEB Plus... it was moving along nicely.
Well.. last week we got some signs up. The top shot is the "far away" shot I've been doing for the last few posts... the bottom is the "Pharmacy" sign that went up. The actual HEB sign is up now... but I've not been by to snap that photo.

Yeah.. we're coming along well!

If you wish to check the progress in photos... you can click either shot and go to part III... which links to part II and part I.

Can't wait... looking forward to this. Finally I won't have to drive to another city to get my groceries.

Happy Thursday.

HEB Plus #3

Another update to the building of the HEB Plus.
For those who don't know... HEB is a larg-scale chain grocery store in Texas (I think it's expanded...but not sure). HEB Plus is a new idea..and it makes it more like an HEB+Target+Best Buy altogether... with a pharmacy. It will create some great entry-level jobs for the area...

If you click the photo you'll see the Part 2...

I thought this was an interesting thing... A circle of rocks about 10" in diameter. Not really anywhere near a home or somewhere people should be hanging out. Actually, it's bordered by a road on the left and the HEB Plus that's being constructed on the right.

We used to have a neighbor who's kids would do this in the empty lot near our house (which now has a home on it). We jokingly called it the "wiccian kids circle." Perhaps they relocated...and were driving through.

HEB Plus... Part II



The first post I had from the HEB Plus was on January 29, 2007. Click the photo to go to the original post. I took this photo at some point in February... Probably about the 15th. There's a little more work done on it now. AND there's signs all over town saying they are hiring.

I'm just looking forward to having a pharmacy in town. My current pharmacist isn't too concerned with listening to customers it seems... but that's neither here nor there. I hope you're having a fantastic Thursday. We took the little girl to see Happy Feet at the $1 theatre tonight. Good flick.