Thanksgiving Weekend

So, some friends and I went to his little place called the Homestead Heritage Crafts & Children's Fair on the weekend after Thanksgiving.
It is beautiful.

I made a broom.

And ate ice cream.

Alaska-It's beautiful, prepare to be jealous

on the train

on the train

on the train

Glacier Bay

Glacier Bay

Glacier Bay

Glacier Bay

Glacier Bay

Glacier Bay

Glacier Bay

Icebergs

Icebergs

Liarsville

Catching a nap in Ketchikan

Fishing in Ketchikan

Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show

Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show

Books to entertain on the incredibly boring Cruise Ship
Tisha as told to Robert Specht
Forever, A Novel by Pete Hamill
Walking my dog, Jane by Ned Rozell

summer time! ahh, the life :)

so, i thought I would share some pictures of my summer so far. since my big vaca isn't until September it's gonna be a loooonnnngggg boring summer!


We went to Corpus Christi for my cousin Kathi's wedding(congrats to Kathi and David) and spent some time at the beach. This is Franklin. He's a hermit crab.



We also went to the Texas State Aquarium. I love sea turtles!

Now, I've heard of having your head in the sand but in the water!?!

That's all the excitement I've had so far. Come on September.

just some pics!

Howdy!

I know it's been awhile. This is due to my lack of owning a personal computer NOT because I don't like you or I don't have anything to say. I gots stuff to say! Lots of stuff.

Did you hear they are remaking "True Grit" ? It an old movie made in 1969 with John Wayne. Well, the new one will star Matt Damon and Jeff Bridges just to name a few. AND... portions of it are being filmed in Granger, Texas which is just about 25 minutes from me! As you can guess I just had to drive down and see the set. It is sooooo cool! It really looks like an old western town. All the building fronts have facades and the sidewalks are wooden. They even covered all the streets in dirt! I got some pretty neat pictures. And I have now decided I must own a buckboard wagon. It's like a covered wagon without the cover.

I know! It's darling, right? I could totally don a prairie bonnet and some button up boots and ride forever! I shoulda been a pioneer. Just call me Lindsey Ingalls Wilder.

I'm guessing they build the casket, line the inside with pretty paper then bury you?!

I can just imagine these being filled with salt and flour. Did you ever play Orgegon Trail when you were a kid? I always lost all my family to snake bites or dysentery. I never actually arrived in Oregon. My great-grandma Lillie had journals of her familys wagon train journey to Texas. So interesting and heartbreaking at the same time. It was HARD!

There is something about a tractor seat that says hardwork and integrity. It also says Uncle JC and pumpkins.

I luv, luv, luv the Post Office. I also love to send acutal letters with stamps and stationary and everyting.Sometimes there are even stickers! If you would like to be my pen pal just send your info in a comment! Seriously. Even if I know you and you live in the same town as me. I will send you letters! And maybe you would write back? I also love these brooms! Theres this place in Elm Mott, Texas called Homestead Heritage. They make everything. Really. Everything. I have a broom similar to this that I watched the gentleman make while I was there! There are baby chicks and sheep dogs and homemade soap and sweetpotato fries and HOMEMADE ICE CREAM! With sugar cane grown on the farm and milk from their own cows. I LOVE IT! They have a festival the weekend after Thanksgiving every year. I will be there. If you would like to come along, let me know!

Makes me want to pin my hair up and wear an apron! I think I would have like to work at the Telegraph Office.

Ridin' the TRAIN

For my birthday I rode a train. No lie, an honest to God steam engine. It was A-MAZING! My parents were basically tired of hearing me talk about how much I desired to ride an authentic train so the Saturday after my birthday we all piled in the truck and headed to Rusk, Texas home of one of the Texas State Railroad depots.We boarded the train which was super duper cool and the ride began.

OMG!!

So stinkin' worth the wait. I had the best time! It was cold and fall like and foggy. My personal all time favorite weather. I am a rainy day kind of girl and I was estatic. The leaves were all red and gold and there were pinecones.

I would love to tell you more, but I have a feeling y'all might be a little bored. Feel free to email me if you want the entire story. Instead I will leave you with some photos. Be jealous. It's ok.

Ren Fest!

So, this really has nothing to do with what I have to say today but I thought I would throw it in there. Went to the Renaissance Festival in Plantersville a few weeks ago. Some friends and I go every year so it was a fun weekend to just hang out. We all know how I feel about bagpipes so I had to listen to Tartanic about a zillion times! They are still tons of fun. The weather was awesome and the costumes were...interesting. There was a man. In a skirt. He was belly dancing. Interesting.


Yes, I find it slightly disturbing as well. I will be going back next weekend for Highland Fling. Which means... you guessed it! MORE BAGPIPES! Be still my quaking heart. **sigh** And Highland Games and kilts and haggis and general fun to be had. If anyone is interested in tagging along, let me know.