Turkey Trot, er, Walk
On a whim last week, I suggest that we participate in the 2010 Blue Ridge Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. Despite no training or even no desire on my part to actually run, I thought it could be a fun way to kick off Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving morning, we headed to town earlier than the girls
Photo Friday: Boerne, TX
While we were in TX for two weeks at the start of the month, I promised the girls that we would do some day trips beyond Georgetown/Austin. The first weekend, we headed to San Antonio. For the second weekend, we did not take off an overnight trip, but we did explore two places new to
Impermanently permanent
While walking along our dirt road here in Blue Ridge, I spotted a vibrantly orange leaf. Seemed TOO orange. Unnaturally so. Because it was. Unnatural. The leaf itself was natural. But the color was not. Someone had come along the road and spray painted not-so-evenly spaced dots marking an underground cable. The thing is, they
Christmas Tree
Despite my constant mantra that we will not prepare for Christmas until after Thanksgiving, Christmas came early for Chloe yesterday. Rob, unable to wait, presented her with her very own harness, and Chloe was so excited she headed up the tree using her pre-Thanksgiving Christmas gift.
San Antonio Views
As I’ve mentioned, the girls, Barbara and I visited San Antonio while we were spending a couple of weeks in Texas. While we enjoyed visiting the San Antonio Museum of Art, the Riverwalk via boat, La Villita, Market Square and the Alamo, I think my lists of things I want to go back and see
Photo Friday: San Antonio
Not only am I a day behind on my Photo Friday, I’m behind on everything right now. So it seems only fitting that this Photo Friday post be comprised of photos from our trip to San Antonio two weeks ago. As always, a few good days in one place and I’ll get caught back up
New Breakfast Recipe
It’s been that kind of week. I have barely managed to complete the necessary, given our crazy travel schedule (TX > home > Blue Ridge) and the brain numbing headache that descended on me today. I can hardly string two thoughts together at this point. While I’ve never been a wordsmith, I had hopes of
San Antonio Overnight
We were so tired from our
Supermarket Temptations
My girls have been accompanying me on shopping trips since they were born. They learn fairly early on not to ask me to buy something while we are at the store, since my answer will almost always be “No.” But not always … if they have a good reason, I listen to it, but I
Photo Friday: Museum Reach Section of San Antonioโs Riverwalk
While we are in Texas for an extended stay, I figured I’d try to get the girls out to see more than just Zilker Park and Georgetown…. This past weekend, we headed down I-35 to San Antonio. I was shocked at how little I recognized along the Austin-SA corridor — so much has changed! Upon
A Meeting! A Real Meeting!
When planning this work-related trip to Texas, I knew that the girls and I were not really ready to leave home once again. I had hoped that things would work out so I could go on another work trip at another time, but that didn’t happen. As I really wanted to take advantage of the
Travels in Turkey: Hierapolis and Pamukkale
Travels in Turkey, Part 8 of 12 Along with Cappadoccia and sights in Istanbul, I had one other place on my “must see while in Turkey” list, though at first I had thought to be two separate spots. Hierapolis and Pamukkale are two very different attractions, yet they share the same physical location….a combined natural
Mondays are for Dreaming: The Beach
This Monday I’m dreaming of the beach. I’m disappointed in myself for dreaming of the beach…can’t I come up with something more exciting? But no, when I imagine myself going somewhere this week, it’s the beach. As for which beach, I’m actually not all that picky. Sure, I’d like it to be clean and fairly
First Night Georgetown
When my parents first moved to Georgetown in the eighties, it was a sleepy little town almost too far north of Austin to be considered a suburb. The town was mostly dry; to get a drink in a restaurant, you had to join the “club”. Georgetown has changed quite a lot in the past twenty
On the Road: Gone to Texas
Two and a half weeks after returning from Texas, we hit I-20 headed west once again. This trip was not a music roadtrip, but a work-related one. As a telecommuter, I am used to not having f2f (face-to-face) contact with my co-workers; I’ve been working from home for the same company (modulo an acquisition) for
Halloween, so last week
Oh, my. It has been almost a week since Candy Central, and I still have yet to post about it. I honestly don’t have much to say. For the past few years, costumes have been entirely up to the girls. I try to help with ideas or acquisitions, but really, it is all them. Good
Photo Friday: Fun Fall Traditions
Each fall, my mom, the girls and I have a tradition of spending a few days up at the cabin in Blue Ridge, GA, and participating in “fall fun” activities such as corn mazes and pumpkin farms. Last weekend, my mom, the girls and I spent a couple of days in Blue Ridge, and after
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