I am finally starting to feel like we are getting back into the swing of things at our house.  Michael and I spent 10 days in Texas at the beginning of May and I think we were both suffering from “vacation hangover.”  We had a wonderful time there and it was worth all the planning and saving that we did to make it happen.  We celebrated 30 years of marriage in March and decided that this trip would be a great way to celebrate it.  It was really the first big vacation that we have taken without our children.  Michael is a history buff and so we made a point of  making sure that we saw the historical sites in the area.  We visited the Alamo, the Lyndon B. Johnson museum and ranch and the JFK sites in Dallas.  It was such an eerie feeling standing on the corner by the book depository and thinking about the events that took place there. We missed all the rain and flooding in the area that happened just after we came home.   We spent one day just road tripping through the Hill County of Texas and ended up in Bandera, where we had dinner with two women that I have only known on the internet but was finally able to meet in person.  It felt like we had been friends forever.  One of the highlights of our trip, for me at least, was finally meeting two of the authors that I love, respect and adore.  I have read their books and interacted with them on social media but until this trip had not meet them face to face.  What a wonderful opportunity!!  These two women in person, are just as they appear on social media….. inspiring, gracious, classy, genuine and their husbands are also.

 

This trip was a opportunity for Michael and I to reconnect and spend some quality time together.  It was trip that we made some wonderful memories and will be able to look back on them and remember all the people we met and the places we visited. Even though we can’t always take trips like this because of the cost, I think trips like this are good for the soul and help you to step back and reconnect and remember what is really important in life…..relationships and spending time with those you love.