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MotoGP and Texas History
This weekend was MotoGP race weekend at Circuit of the Americas. Chris’s brother came down from Michigan for the races but I got to see the practice rounds on Friday. It was very cool to tour around COTA and see some custom bikes at the handmade bike exhibit. While the boys were at the races,…
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Houston Rodeo
This weekend we went to the Houston Rodeo for championship night on Saturday! We got to see the finals for all the events: bronco riding, steer wrestling, tie-downs, barrel racing and bull riding. It was a blast! Tim McGraw was the musical act for the evening and it was cool to see him live but…
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A Visit from Jules!
This weekend our friend Jules visited from Chattanooga! She finally arrived by bus from Dallas after 24+ hours of crazy flight delays. Talk about grit and determination! Unfortunately, she was rewarded with lots of more stormy weather but we made the most of it. We visited a cool little interactive art museum called Mesmerize with…
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Remember the Alamo
This weekend Chris did another half marathon: Run the Alamo in San Antonio. It started off with cannon and musket fire which unfortunately was not captured on camera. Here is the returning hero though with the incredibly cool finisher medal, which included a commemorative coin inside of a covered wagon. He ran this race faster…
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Tucson
This weekend we headed over to Arizona to spend the weekend with my dad and Karen in Tucson. We did a couple of really nice hikes in Saguaro National Park. First in the Rincon section of the park, east of the city. Then to the top of Wasson Peak in the Tucson Mountain District, west…
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Austin Half Marathon
This weekend Chris ran in his first half marathon and in true Austin fashion it was quite the party! I only managed to get one shot of him in action but we did get some great pics of the raceway along South Congress up to the Texas State Capitol. The race went down Congress and…
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Joshua Tree
This past week I had an amazing work retreat in Joshua Tree. We stayed at an AutoCamp and I had my very own Airstream trailer. We also had some very special guests visit during lunch one day. We did some beautiful hikes in the park. I also had a little bit of time in Palm…
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Season’s Greetings from Austin
We’ve been making the most of the warm Austin winter and enjoying the seasonal festivities. We went to our first Austin City Limits show to see Shane Smith & The Saints and Ray Wylie Hubbard at the Ugly Sweater Christmas Party. Then we kept the Christmas spirit going at the Austin Trail of Lights in…
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T for Texas, T for Tennessee
A few weeks ago we said goodbye to Tennessee and hello to Texas! We had one last hurrah in Chattanooga at the Highland Park Porchfest, a very cool event where local bands play on porches throughout the neighborhood. It was really fun and a nice way to say goodbye to our friends and neighbors. We…
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Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
This weekend we headed into Alabama to visit the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum near Birmingham. The museum has an insane amount of motorcycles and racecars. They were also hosting the annual Vintage Festival with a ton of new bikes on display and available for demos. Chris even found the latest version of the Suzuki he…
Traveling Van with a Man 