Texas State Cemetery+ Giveaway Received!

We went to the Austin State Cemetery, on our way home from our trip.

There were many neat grave sites of so many famous people straight out of Texas History.

^^^Stephan F. Austin's grave. :)

Isn't this pond beautiful?

Also Pip received my giveaway package and did a post about it on her blog, Pip and Life. Click here to go by and see it. It's so sweet and cute! Thanks Pip ,for all your kind words, so glad you like your winnings. It was my pleasure :)

Dallas + Old Red Courthouse

Day one of my family's vacation led us to Dallas.

We stopped in to see the Old Red Courthouse and their extensive museum upstairs. It was fascinating!

There was this strange little old house in the courtyard before the courthouse. It is kind of quaint, don't you think?

I couldn't help but feel a little proud that my brother used my shawl in the drive there as a blanket.

Doesn't he look so serene?

Sorry the picture of him is a little blurry, it was a bumpy ride.

Just a pretty piece of sky I saw in the car.

We saw the place where JFK was shot.
It was saddening.

It was a fun trip. I love learning about history and this was just that.

Very enjoyable.

Vacation Time

We went camping along the Guadalupe River on Memorial Day weekend. It was fun and hot :)

I got to spend time with my family and swim in the river.

We made so many smores that I got somewhat sick but in a good way of course.

Smores are one of the best things about camping.

The water was so cold it was a shocking reprieve from the hot day.

We went fishing, talked, I knitted on my shawl, and painted watercolors.

One thing I always look forward to seeing when we come here is this tree with its roots spreading along the riverbank. It brings back so many memories.

Vacation time well spent in my book.

Lovely Vacation

This is the dock where we fished.

Beautiful Texas wildflowers that we saw along the road.

We had a wonderful time cooking out and making s'mores!! Such fun...

Cows grazing along the road.

The trip was a smash! We spent our time fishing, swimming, and sightseeing. The weather was scorching hot as it usually is in Texas, but it was bearable thanks to the cool water and air conditioner. I got to spend quality time with my family which was great. The afternoons were spent lazily reading or crocheting. All in all it was great fun!!