Coffee for Breakfast

Daydreamy that is... As my husband and myself are approaching a certain age that is not considered youngsters, we find ourselves thinking hard and often about our future. We feel like now is the time (even though younger would have been better!) to really consider how we would like to live our older years together. We are young enough, and healthy enough, to make our future comfortable...if we work on it NOW. We have some lofty goals to meet. We have moved over fourteen times during our marriage. Most moves were job transfers. Because of the temporary timeline of some of these jobs, we made a decision to rent rather than buy. Renting was necessary until we were in a place we would "settle". Since we have been in our current area for about 5 1/2 years, I guess we are staying. We now find ourselves at a point in life where most of our peers may be paying off their mortgages, or close to it. We find ourselves just beginning. We are finally ready to buy. We have locat

I was one year old in 1970. This  was the year our most cherished family tradition began for me. Of course I can’t remember that particular  annual family reunion, but several during that decade ar e etched in my heart memories forever.  Each  year the  entire family on my Daddy’s  side, gathered in  the small Texas town of  Stephenville .  My grandmother,  Mamma w , only saw her extended family ,  the third weekend in June, annually. As much as I loved actually attending the reunion ,  part of the excitement for me as a young girl, was the long road trip itself.   Mammaw  always rode wi th us. One of our traditions was that I would always sit in her lap during the  car ride. This was long before the requirement of  seat belts . The most memorable trips included a stops along the way. One year we stopped in  Glenrose , Texas  at Dinosaur Valley. I w ill always treasure the snapshots from that day of dinosaur tracks and the  statue of a T-Rex. After hours in the car , w

I've been enjoying: Having my husband home  Lots of iced tea  Fresh veggies from our local produce stand  Fireworks displays  Air conditioning!!!  Audiobooks (Whistling Past the Graveyard, currently)  Up and Vanished (podcast) This last week has made summer live up to it's name. Ive been daydreaming of a mountain trip.  Lazy mornings, sipping coffee on a cabin porch in Colorado sounds heavenly. Beach smeach.... but my daughter's would beg to differ. They are looking forward to a birthday beach party next month. I know we will enjoy the beach as much as the mountains. As long as I'm with my people, I'm right where I want to be. Soaking up this season, learning more about life, and enjoying all the little things...because someday I'll realize they were the big things. The rest of this week, I plan to work on transitioning my spring wardrobe to a more appropriate summer wardrobe. My spring clothes have proven to not be cool enough for the Texas heat