Some places never quite live up to their hype and leave you disappointed. We just spent the day at a place that not only lived up to the accolades from many friends, but had us clearing off our schedules for more visits in the near future. One day is not nearly enough to soak […]
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Staycation Day 3 and Day 4
Day 3 of our Operation Staycation took us to Bandera, Texas. It is just a short drive of about 40 miles up Highway 16 from San Antonio. The kids requested a day at the Flying L Ranch’s Waterpark. We went last summer and they had a blast. This year, they wanted to invite some of […]
Staycation Day 2 in Blanco,Texas
Day 2 of Operation Staycation found us in the Hill Country town of Blanco. It is just a short 50 mile drive from San Antonio but seems like a world away. I would often visit Blanco on business when I had clients there and loved the slow pace and laid back attitude of all the […]
Operation Staycation Day 1
Our dog Sofie just had surgery on her leg. She is doing fine and healing up. Well, she did feel the need to rip out her first set of stitches so we had to get a bigger cone for her head. This cone seems to be working out and she can’t get to her leg […]
Bakery Lorraine has Perfected the Pastry
We finally made it out to the Quarry Farmers Market. We have been going to the Pearl Farmers Market which is held on Saturday since it opened but this was our very first time at the Sunday Quarry Market. We were anxious to try some baked goods that we had been hearing so much about […]
Bucees A Pit Stop Like No Other
We finally stopped at the new Buc-ee’s. If you aren’t from Texas, then I can best describe it as the world’s biggest convenience store and gas station. It has amassed a huge following by offering clean restrooms,snacks of all sorts and the cheapest gas per gallon; day in and day out. They also are brilliant […]