no alcohol and nothing really expensive

neither of us would like to drink and notihng really over the top and expensive. Just something rather nice that is moderately expensive.

no alcohol and nothing really expensive

Got it! Now I can help more!

Okay... first, let me tell you that it%26#39;ll work better if you keep all of your posts (about this trip anyway) in one thread. :-) To reply to my post (or submit questions about something I%26#39;ve mentioned) just hit the ';reply to this post'; button underneath your original post. :-) People are probably beginning to wonder what%26#39;s up with Waco being romantic!! LOL

Something really nice to do pre-dinner is a walk through the Cameron Park Zoo. Yes, goofy, I know, but everytime I take my kids there I see Baylor students hand in hand looking very happy and think it%26#39;s a GREAT date place. It%26#39;s a great little zoo with a bunch of nice, new exhibits. www.cameronparkzoo.com It will be closed Sat. Oct. 28 (unless you want to attend the ZooBoo party).

The Heart of Texas Fair and Rodeo is going on now through Oct. 14th (don%26#39;t know when you%26#39;re planning to come). It%26#39;s not a candlelit venue (LOL) but all couples have to eat funnel cakes and win a stuffed animal once in their relationships! www.hotfair.com

Do you like to hang out in coffee houses? There are a few:

Common Grounds (www.commongroundswaco.com - although I see the link is currently not working)

Beatnix (www.beatnixcoffee.com - near The Northwood Inn)

Texas Tea and Coffee (www.texasteaandcoffee.com - actually in McGregor which is about 15 miles from Waco, but very nice and worth the drive)

All of these have live music at various times, but laid back atmosphere.

There%26#39;s the usual suspects... movies, window shopping (our mall is kinda dinky... I%26#39;d go to the shopping center out at Hwy 6 and IH35).

If you like sports, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame (www.tshof.org) is open in the afternoon. The Mayborn Museum (www.baylor.edu/mayborn) has a few exhibits worth walking around on the first floor... the museum is great for kids (or kids-at-heart) but has some interesting exhibits for the ';more mature'; and a really nice atmosphere.

I%26#39;d still recommend The Northwood Inn for dinner if you can swing it. It%26#39;s definitely romantic. Diamond Back%26#39;s is nice too but not as intimate. There%26#39;s another restaurant called 1424 Cafe and Bistro (1424 Washington Ave in Waco... no web site) that is nice/casual. It%26#39;s a converted house with a patio and Christmas lights... quiet... limited menu but good food... but be prepared for a wait!)

There are lots of parks to walk around in, but I wouldn%26#39;t recommend those for after dark. The Waco Suspension Bridge is neat... a good place to stand and talk, while watching the river flow by.

I%26#39;ll keep thinking, and I%26#39;ll ask some of the high school/Baylor students I know if they have any ideas.

no alcohol and nothing really expensive

Here%26#39;s another thought... what about a drive-in movie? There aren%26#39;t any drive-in theaters left in Waco, but there is one in Gatesville which is about a 45 minute drive away (through McGregor where the Texas Tea and Coffee coffee house is)

www.drive-ins.com/theater/txtlast

That would definitely be memorable!

Great Waco info, Owl! And kudos for hanging in there.

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