Has it really been four months since I posted a blog? I think I had blogged so much for so long, that when I decided to start blogging sporadically, it just never really crossed my mind to write anything, plus I needed a break!
I don't think I will ever blog nearly as often as I have previously (40 blogs in a month! What was I thinking?) But recently someone asked about Christmas decorations, and I was able to pull up the page on my blog where I posted pictures and see them all over again. And I enjoyed knowing I had a "record" so to speak, of different things I had done. So, I do plan to start blogging semi-regularly again.
And just so I have my record...here is what happened in the fall this year (and late summer and early winter!)
July-Girls Camp for work-the theme "GEEK Girls" (Girls Equipped to Enlarge the Kingdom)
July-Youth Camp with our students at church
July-another GEEK Girl's Camp for work
July-A 2 day trip to Jackson, Tennessee (read: 2 days of driving, a night in a hotel, and about 2 hours of free time) to drop off my youngest for a vacation to Grandma's. We met halfway.
Found a letterbox at a rest stop along the way
Looked for a letterbox in Jackson before returning home that morning here (Casey Jones Village), but was unsuccessful.
In Texas I don't find too many indoor letterboxes, but this was a cool one!
Stopped in Memphis to see the ghost of Elvis-just off Beale Street...name that tune.
Later that month my hubby and I took a long weekend trip to Port Aransas to celebrate our anniversary. We did something we have never done before-we camped on the beach in a tent! This was my view upon waking in the morning!
Waiting for the ferry ride to the island
Camp fire in the sand
We spent our last night in a hotel in San Antonio-we had too much sand all over the place, and wanted real showers; we did a little sightseeing while there-including the Alamo.
August-Another quick overnight trip to Jackson, Tennessee to pick up my son. This time I didn't have to work the morning of my trip, so I got an earlier start which meant-more time for sightseeing! I even got to see the sunrise over Lake Ray Hubbard just east of Dallas.
Crossing the Mississippi River in Memphis. See the pyramid on the left?
Jackson is home to Rusty's TV and Movie Car Museum (with only a $5 entry fee!). I highly recommend this stop!
Here is my son with Ricky Bobby's NASCAR suit from Talladega Nights.
My favorite movie of all times-the Blues Brothers!
Wayne's World
In honor of Herbie, I planted a letterbox at this museum.
We did a little letterboxing with my mom while we were there, too. This park had a tribute to September 11, 2001.
I really enjoy flipping through logbooks to see signature stamps of other letterboxers.
There was a letterbox at Pringles Park.
Jackson is home to their own Statue of Liberty.
And then the long drive home...passing the pyramid in Memphis again.
We stopped in Little Rock at Ottenheimer Plaza on the Arkansas River; it has a pedestrian bridge that crosses the river. We didn't cross it in entirety for times sake. You can see the park below the city. There was a neat letterbox here as well.
My son brought me back some great food from Ohio-Trail Bologna and yummy cheese! I just love this stuff!
August-while cleaning out our storage unit, I dropped a tow hitch on my foot (I was wearing flip flops). OUCH! I ended up with a fracture-not cool!
August work event-Celebration. Every August, we honor girl's accomplishments for their hard work in a formal ceremony. It is the one event of the year that I get to get dressed up for.
August-Random fun. We saw a pink piano on the side of the road, so we had to stop and take a picture with it.
Rangers Baseball! And my hubby found some great seats!
He and I also went out on a date to a neat little German Restaurant (Edelweiss) in Ft Worth. An accordian player even came around to each of the tables playing music for us.
September-Back to school and routine...well, sort of! Picture along our driveway when the hay was baled.
September-a conference for work
My oldest turned 16. He doesn't like cake, so he got apple pie and ice cream with a sparkler.
With major flooding in Colorado, we had to get the Mercy Chefs truck ready for a long trip, so we pulled everything out, cleaned, and put it all back in. My hubby left a few days after this for Colorado for a couple weeks.
September-We went to the Twisted Root Burger. We have been many times before, and I have never been too adventurous with my food choices. (They always have a wild game option.) This time I decided to try to camel burger. Well, I can always say I tried it, but I won't be trying it again. Yuck! Very gamey tasting.
I made Zuppa Toscana in September-an Olive Garden soup recipe that I found on pinterest. It was really good!
I also must have pumpkin pie soda every fall. My hubby drove me about an hour and a half away to get me some!
My youngest son and I did some letterboxing in September as well, while the weather was nice.
In late September, my husband and I had an appointment in Springfield, Missouri to meet with the Assemblies of God about partnering with them so that we can do Mercy Chefs trips more frequently. Since my hubby was coming directly from Colorado in the Mercy Chefs truck, I drove to meet him there. Along the way, he had a flat tire, so I used my time to do a little letterboxing while I waited. I stopped in Diamond, Missouri in what appeared to be just a normal Country and Western Store. But in the back was a museum of toasters, old and new, along with other small kitchen appliances.
After being reunited, my husband and I had dinner at Lambert's-home of "throwed rolls". I have heard about this place for years, and finally got to try it. It was great food, and if we ever go back to Springfield, we will definitely go again!
We also had to meet someone in Branson, so we drove that way and enjoyed the views.
I also fell in love with Culver's. Apparently there are some Culver's in the metroplex, but none I had ever been to.
More views in Springfield-Pythian Castle
Part of a unique bicycle fence.
October was another busy month. I did a work event-Campout-where girls get to go camping in primitive campsites.
October-Our first fire of the season.
My hubby and I did a catering.
October-t
he government even shut down. No pictures needed for that one, but I still thought it was worth mentioning.
The State Fair of Texas! Our first stop is always to get a Fletcher's corndog.
We enjoyed some bands,
the new Big Tex,
and the rides.
I attended a Women's Retreat with a friend. The speaker was Sam Evans, the pastor's wife of Planet Shakers in Melbourne, Australia. It was a really great event!
October is Pastor's Appreciation Month. (Here is a picture of our pastor.) Our church honored us, and took us out to eat as well. We are so blessed at our church, and I just love it there so much!
Boss's Day is also in October, so I bought breakfast for my boss.
We made a quick trip to Waco to see my adorable niece.
There was also a horse obstacle training this month. It taught horses to not get spooked so easily.
My husband and I tried a new (to us) restaurant called Cowboy Chicken. It serves rotisserie chicken-and it was very tasty! Since then, we have heard there are some moving closer to our area, so I am looking forward to that!
Foodie find: Reginald's Applesin Peanut Butter! YUM! Go to Central Market and TRY THIS!
Also in October, Fossil Creek Community Church held a fundraising gala, and the special guests of the evening were Mercy Chefs! We enjoyed a nice meal, and then one of the board members of Mercy Chefs spoke and then did a demonstration. Here are several Mercy Chefs (including my hubby) preparing for the demonstration.
Random October highlight-working on the sound system at our church's second campus. After watching, I got to go up in the lift as well. It was a long ways up!
Rodeo Fest-Each year our church hosts Redeofest-essentially our cowboy church alternative to a Halloween party. Here is one little girl getting ready to go mutton busting, and then some photos of the other fun events.
The Sherman Mountain Boys even came out for our Family Fun Night later in the week.
Then on Halloween, Mercy Chefs, along with an enormous group of volunteers from our church, served hot meals to those attending Christ Church-Ft Worth's Halloween event, which helped Ft Worth Metro raise money for a new trailer.
November-here is my oldest son working hard at the drive-thru at work.
Cute kiddos one day when I got to help in Kids Church.
November-we are starting have to defrost the car many mornings now.
I got to tag along with my hubby one day at work while he recorded the video announcements.
Another day, the church got a new sound system, so we stuck around to help while they dug a trench in the sanctuary "floor".
We also attended Minister's Retreat in Dallas. Our way was paid, which was a huge blessing! Since the earthquake and typhoon had just happened in the Philippines, we were able to meet with Sheree Moon, missionary to the Philippines, while we were there. This helped my husband in planning for his Mercy Chefs trip there.
We walked around the mall while there. I have never seen one of the big trees at the mall being constructed before. This was a neat thing to see-I counted over 30 people working on this project.
November-Mercy Chefs helped with another event in Keller, and we drove through downtown Ft Worth on the way home. So pretty!
Erik Estrada also visited our church this month, to promo a movie he is in called "Finding Faith". The movie had a wonderful theme about safety online. Click this link to read more.
One day this month I also took my youngest son to the CR Smith Museum, which a museum about flight, specifically through the eyes of American Airlines. Here he is aboard the DC-3.
And here he is on a flight simulator. He promptly told me he wants to get his pilot's license after trying this out.
Afterwards, we went to locate a couple of letterboxes. We were very close to the airport, as you can see from this picture.
Wow! What a busy past few months! I will do a better job of keeping up with blogging from here on out!
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