Long Time no Write!

I pulled these from my writings of last summer and simply had to share. I love finding oldies but goodies. Enjoy! New updates to come- summer has officially begun! :-)

The atmosphere and moral values of some people are certainly different here. A lot of the "old west" morals and values that were instilled in us as kids didn't quite make it this far south. You don't appreciate some things until they are gone they say, much like when you are in a comfort zone, it takes going to completely new ground to really find out what you're made of. Being away from what we consider the norm helps me realize and embrace the true meaning of my roots manifested in myself. For me, the phrase from a song- "Cheap bourbon whiskey and pearl snap shirts, two things that stay the same, so when your world starts spinning and your head hurts, you got cheap bourbon whiskey and pearl snap shirts", says a lot. Follow along here. When I was little, I used to ride along on the tractor with my Papa on the farm right outside of Winters, Texas. I remember Michelle and my cousin Micheal would be playing on all the hay bales and I would just be standing down there with my hands on my hips, because I was not yet tall enough to play up there with the big kids. My Papa always wore pearl snap shirts with Red Man stuck in his front pocket. We would ride in the big tractor, and I loved it because it had an air conditioner and was always cool (isn't that a pun seeing as how we are in the middle of the worst heat wave on record). He taught me to drive in an old Mazda 5-speed on the back country roads. There's a comfort in knowing where you came from and can see where you're going. The point is, be true to your roots. Basically, I believe that the values and morals we were raised with need to be spread out across the country like seed from a pine cone in hopes of improving the state of our country of late!

Last Summer's Top 5 List

Unfortunately, summer is readily approaching its end. No more Golden Girl and Gilmore Girl marathons. No more staying up til midnight watching infomercials. No more lazy mornings and lunches with Wade in the afternoon. No more filling feeders and doing ranch work. Now its off to school. I feel like Wade said it best yesterday, "I hate summer. There's no college football, no hunting season, and it's too hot to breathe". That pretty much sums up our summer down here. It occurred to me that before this gorgeous weather comes to a close, I needed to share with you this summer's Top 5. A very Letterman-esque list this is. It's juts a few gems that we've come across. Granted there are quite a few incidents that didn't make the cut, we had to pick only the best for your reading pleasure. Here you go.


1. We were driving down the road and noticed a road sign. It was one of those flashing kind that tell you about road work. It said, 8/17/09 ROAD WORK BEGENS. I am fairly certain that begin is one of those words you learn pretty early on in the grade school. Pretty fascinating. So fascinating that Wade took a picture of it on his phone so as to document the moment. It's been flashing for days now...


2. I was going to the store the other day and noticed a sign posted on the front door. I had to do a double take because I was sure my eyes deceived me...they didn't. It said "$500 Reward for Lost Accordion". There was a color picture of it on the sign. It was tricked out with mother of pearl and everything! I had to wonder, who goes about loosing an accordion?! I wrote the number down just in case I hear it playing when I drive to the post office every morning...or in case I happen across it.


3. I needed to get a graduation card for my cousin. I went on over to the Wal-Mart in Falfurrias to pick one up. There were no graduation cards in English. I bought one in Spanish, translated it, and wrote the meaning on the card in English... livin' the dream down south.


4. This one hails from the local Wal-Mart as well. Nothing like standing in the aisle and having Border Patrol Agents rush down and arrest the guy standing right down the aisle from you. He was saying in Spanish, "I didn't do anything!" as they carted him out in cuffs...


5. Here in Premont there's really no need to make several stops for certain items, because Sylvia's got you covered. There's a long building separated into 3 sections, but she runs them all. The sign taped next to the door says, "ring the bell and wait, it might take me a few minutes". She has a hardware/fake flowers/jewelry store in one section. Next to that is liquor store, and last but not least she's the Justice of the Peace just in case you find yourself in a pinch. Let us not forget that Sylvia is also a travel agent. She books gambling trips down to Louisiana should you be interested in a fine holiday getaway! Gotta love one stop shopping!