Texans in Europe for 20: Lisbon, Portugal

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’ve got one more post after today and then I promise to get back to blogging about organizing projects, birthday parties, motherhood,…

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Texans in Europe for 20: Fatima & Santarém, Portugal

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. It was hard to leave Spain. Real hard. But, the lure of beautiful coastline, stunning churches, delicious pastries, Fado and a dash…

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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.…

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