Every year the Mission Texas Chamber of Commerce hosts an appreciation party. All these winter Texans make quite an economic impact on the Rio Grande Valley, and this is a party to say "Thank You" for your dollars. There is barbecue for lunch, door prizes (can you still call it door prizes when you are outside?), and nonstop entertainment that changes every 25 minutes. Some of the entertainment included family groups, country bands, and the local high school varsity Mariachi band.
The local girls certainly don't mind posing in their lovely dresses. Check out the photo bomber in the picture below. This wasn't his first experience at bombing. He told us he was a WWII bomber--with a sense of humor who was happy to share the camera with two beautiful girls.
We also walked to the local museum, that was hosting a Mexican Artisan Festival. We watched part of a play, but understood none of the Spanish dialogue. The lovely costumes, however, made for colorful pictures.
Part of the Artisan Festival was a sidewalk chalk drawing contest. They were still chalking as we walked through the park area.
Our economic impact seems minimal since we are only here for a month, and we have found this area to be a very cheap place to visit. But it was nice to feel appreciated on such a nice weather day!
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