Sunday, June 27, 2021

Texas Adventure Joy!

 We had the opportunity to visit a lot of family ALL over Texas for 2 weeks! What an amazing time that we were able to experience, and I'm so glad that my 3 boys were able to see all of the new places and some new people! 

We started out in San Antonio with my step-daughters family, & were there for 7 days, and got to see and do the following: Japanese Tea Garden, Alamo & San Jose Missions, Natural Bridge Caverns, Buc-cees, New Braunfel Bier Garten, Pearl Market and District, Hemisfair Park, and lots of pool and tv relaxing time!

Next we went to Houston to visit my cousin and her family, and was able to get down to Galveston for a day at the beach! It was so fun playing in the Gulf of Mexico and an absolute highlight of our trip!

From Houston, we traveled to Midlothian, a little south of Dallas, to stay with my very dear aunt. From here we also traveled to Canton to visit my great aunt and some of her family for a few hours.

While in Midlothian, we had lots of pool time, tv time, great food and wonderful conversation.

Each time we had to leave a place, the kids just wanted to stay, and then when we got to the next place, they didn't want to leave that either! Needless to say that they really had the best time all over Texas. It brought me so much joy to see my children interact with cousins and family that are so dear to me. 


Thursday, April 15, 2021

Take 5 Joy

I am usually in a constant state of movement. With 3 kids, husband, 2 dogs, full time job, part-time side gigs, 80 year old house still in renovation mode, & all that goes with all of that, I am always doing something. But sometimes, it's good to just be still, and yesterday, I did just that. I was tired, and enjoyed some snuggles with my youngest, Zachary. It was relaxing & restful, greatly needed, and brought me JOY. 

If you are like me at all, I highly encourage you to take 15 minutes and just REST! Everything will still be there when you get back.