Texans in Europe for 20: Madrid, Spain
Our 20th anniversary trip to Madrid, Toledo, Córdoba and Sevilla, Spain; Fatima, Santarém and Lisbon, Portugal; and Rome, Italy, was flat out amazing. To read all about it, just click on those links. Finally, Madrid! We enjoyed our day trips to Toledo, Córdoba and Sevilla, but had the awesome pleasure of coming back to Madrid each evening. Most of those nights, I left my camera in the room and we just walked around the plazas, enjoying the city. People asked if ...
Texans in Europe for 20: Córdoba & Sevilla, Spain
Our 20th anniversary trip to Madrid, Toledo, Córdoba and Sevilla, Spain; Fatima, Santarém and Lisbon, Portugal; and Rome, Italy, was flat out amazing. To read all about it, just click on those links. The day before, we explored the beauty of Toledo's town square and it's shining star, the Cathedral. Today, it just got better. Every morning we would wake up and say, "I don't think today can top yesterday." Then, we were promptly proved wrong. Armed with cute clothes ...
5 Tips for Planning a Vacation, Sans Kids!
A few weeks ago, my husband and I hopped on a plane and headed to Europe, sans kids, for nine awesome days. I've had several folks ask what we did with all six kids and if we missed them, how we planned for the trip and what led us to our destination. You ask, I answer. Let's start with tip numero uno. #1: Make your marriage a priority. We marked 20 years of marriage in July. As much as I would ...
Texans in Europe for 20: Toledo, Spain
Our 20th anniversary trip to Madrid, Toledo, Córdoba and Sevilla, Spain; Fatima, Santarém and Lisbon, Portugal; and Rome, Italy, was flat out amazing. To read all about it, just click on those links. I have been busting to share our adventure in Europe with y'all. It was so fun to live it in real-time over on Instagram, but there was so much more to our trip than all those snaps. I'll be sharing a bit more (and a ton more photos!) ...
7 Quick Takes: Where I Recover from Jet Lag
When was the last time I did seven quick takes, like years ago? There's so much to share! To reflect upon! To laugh about! - 1 - You may have heard we went to Europe to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. Ha. Pretty sure even the Pope knows I was so excited. Speaking of the Pope {sneak peek}. I promise there's more to come. - 2 - I finally found Scott the perfect gift. Exhibits A, B and C. It ...
The State of the Chaos
When I said earlier I'd knock out some blog posts I must've been on PCP. Getting eight people ready for an international trip is no joke. Scott left last Monday and that's when I kind of panicked. I mean, surely it wouldn't be that hard to get the other seven people squared away while I was gone, right? RIGHT!?! Well, here we are, nine days later and I have six little (and big) people packed, the toddler squared away to stay ...
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... and welcome to the mess. I know a thing or two about big families (I've got 6 kids + a daughter-in-law), carpool, grief, Jesus, the Texas Aggies, prematurity, marriage counseling, decluttering and party planning, but I still don't know why it's so hard for my kids to put up their shoes. My Texas-sized heart is honored to have you here!
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