Dear Gentle Readers, oh wait. Do y’all still have season 3 of Bridgerton on the brain too? Let’s pause for reflection. Oh, my. Well, that whole topic is for another blog post! This post will be all about my little getaway to Fredericksburg for two nights with my husband aka the Big Stud. […]
Hill Country
Driving Mrs Crazy
I am right in the middle of parent taught driving lessons. It’s not for the faint of heart! I don’t want to brag or anything but I taught my now college graduate son to drive. And so far he has no tickets or wrecks. (Knock on wood!) The only advice I can offer is be […]
Singing Water Vineyards Day Date
We are in the dog days of summer 2020. In any normal year, it’s tough to find something to do in the heat. Yesterday, the forecast called for 105 degrees in San Antonio. ONE. ZERO. FIVE. Sigh. The pandemic has made it hard to navigate everything. And going on dates has been the very last […]
Lunch in a Utopia Treehouse
How is everybody doing during this pandemic? If you are like my family, you are taking it day by day. We have been so vigilant about wearing masks, hand washing, spraying everything down and staying home. One of our daughters is more susceptible to everything so we have been staying close to home more than […]
Date Night in the Hill Country
Date Night? What’s that? I’ve got too much to do with the kids and all their activities……blah, blah, blah. Let me tell you a little secret. If you don’t carve out a little space for each other, you will regret it. And you will be in a better frame of mind and less stressed out! […]
Golfing in the Hill Country
When I was growing up, our family spent time together sailing on Lake Tyler. And then when our daddy bought a little airplane, we spent weekends out at the airport. We affectionately referred to it as, “the Kilgore International Airport.” It was so little that I used the runways for driving practice when I was […]





