Splish, Splash, Splat: The Blue Hole

Neither of us had any idea that people actually traveled across the country to see the very watering holes that have been hiding under our noses our entire lives. The Blue Hole is only 4 miles from Jacob's Well and has underwent some beautification changes over the last few years to help preserve and protect it's special qualities, just like the passionate advocates of Jacob's Well are in the process of doing now.   The amount of visitors are limited per day, but once you've paid to get in, you're free to come and go as you please for...

Taking the Plunge: Jacob's Well

Getting to Jacob's Well probably would have been near impossible for us if not for GPS, but even then,  the system does have it's faults. We got nervous when the navigation told us we'd reached our destination when we were directly in the middle of a residential area with no inkling of a park to be found. We got even more  nervous when we rolled our window down to ask a resident taking a walk, and she had no idea where it was.  Keep calm. Call the office. After surviving my clumsy ankle roll on a smooth narrow walkway down...

Free Fallin'

We free fell right into an adventure with little expectations and crossed fingers. ROAD TRIP!!!! The places we were headed to limited visitors on a first come first serve basis; we couldn't even make reservations for camping! Luckily, everything turned out as perfect as life gets. My grand plan to start our exploration off by stopping to take pictures with the blooming sunflowers I fell in love with a couple of weeks ago under the setting summer solace sun was trumped when we realized they had been replaced by wilted drooping...

Don't Act Like You're Not Impressed

Throw back. A few of weekends ago we made it to Waco for an early Father's Day get together. While we were there, I realized I've somehow morphed into one of those cliche adult figures when Emily looked at me like I was a complete stranger after I told her, "Your mom doesn't owe you any money. She's paid for your entire life." She'll understand one day, but until then she's still the little girl who loves butterflies so much she told her Granny about how she wants to go to a monarch sanctuary soon, but screamed and yelled, "Bug!!" every time one...

My Best, My Worst, and a Lesson

I've always been adventurous. I like to keep an open mind and try new things. You may not know this about me, but when I was a freshman in high school I tried to play Volleyball. Coming from a small school that only had basketball and track, this was a stretch. A week or two later, the coach pulled me to the side and told me it'd probably be a good idea if I tried a different kind of sport. I was asked to resign from the team!! They didn't even want me as a bench warmer!!! Same story with softball.  Sure, I moved on and participated...