Past Travels

  • 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,… Read more

  • 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… Read more

  • 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… Read more

  • 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… Read more

  • 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… Read more

  • 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… Read more