Travel
HDYDI: Tour the Central Texas Painted Churches
The Central Texas painted churches are famous, but not so famous that they’re a touristy hotspot. Don’t you love discovering hidden gems? This Lent, our family decided to make a day-trip pilgrimage to see five of them. We prayed a decade of the rosary at each, taking people’s prayer intentions with us. It was a really…
Read More2014: A Year in Review
Jumping on the “everyone else is doing this” bandwagon and yapping about the year here at Casa Whitaker. I celebrated lucky SEVEN years of blogging on December 26. How is that even possible? I wish I could convey just how much I love this space, and all of you, for sharing it with me. It’s…
Read MoreHDYDI: Pack for {Next Year’s} Summer Camp!
Ah, you’re home. The kids are wiped out, the laundry is finally done and the memories and photos are aplenty from summer camp. Time to focus on starting a new school year, right? Maybe. Because I served as a camp counselor and was a camp kid myself, here’s a few small things you can do…
Read MoreHDYDI: 10 Things You Must Do in Austin
Visiting Austin? Then I have your 411. I may be an Aggie, but hopefully my street cred, my fifth-generation Texan status and being the daughter of a Texas history teacher makes me a legit travel tip gal when it comes to the ATX. I’ve spent the last week chatting about all things Texas and great…
Read MoreThe “Texas Forever” Vacation: Part Five
We’re recapping our 2014 “Texas Forever” Vacation. You can read about our adventure: parts one, two, three, four and five. On our final leg of the trip, we wanted to end strong. A little history, a little pretty and a whole lotta Aggie. It was the Fourth of July, after all. We finished our trip to Galveston by…
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