Are you ready to see your fixer upper?

A tv show has made the city famous, shiplap is standard décor and the silos is the place to be. Last week we took a couple days off and went on a road trip to Waco, Texas, home of the Baylor Bears and Chip and Joanna Gaines. I had been wanting to go see the Magnolia hype for some time now and we were in need of a getaway. So what did we all do? Thursday we arrived and checked out the downtown area and a couple of shops.

Friday we began our Magnolia tour with a stop at Magnolia Press coffee shop, then walked the grounds of the Silos, stopping in at the shops, church, garden house and the bakery. Since it was rainy and cooler, a drive to McGregor took us to the Magnolia House and Carriage House they renovated into vacation rentals. We made some stops at a couple antique stores along the highway, seeing what we could find. We wanted to be outside so we headed to the Waco Mammoth National Monument, a location where over 20 mammoths have been discovered, many of these were females and their young.

Saturday started with a trip to Magnolia Table (had to wait about 40 minutes) for breakfast and it was delicious. We’d booked a Fixer Upper tour for late morning, which did not disappoint. Our tour guide was fantastic, showing us properties bought by the Gaines’, several houses they’ve featured on Fixer Upper and some Waco history. There are several of the homes that are now listed on Airbnb and we got to walk around one of them (Three Little Pigs house). With stops at The Little Shop on Bosque, the original store, and Harp Design Co., the tour ended up being an hour longer than it was scheduled. Saturday afternoon was spent outside and driving around, with an evening walk around the Baylor University campus.

On Sunday, we made the trek back to Kansas but not without some purchases including baked goods and home décor. Now when we watch Fixer Upper we recognize some of the places we saw. It may have been cloudy and rainy the majority of the time we were there but still had a enjoyed the long weekend getaway.