I commonly refer to myself as a misplaced texan. You see I was born, raised and lived in the Lone Star State for 25 years before moving out. Travis and I originally left for the Rocky Mountains in Colorado before ending up in California. No matter how long I've been gone (5 years) I still [...]
Tag: Texas
Diary 2/14/2017
This is not some lovey-dovey valentine's post. Sorry. Last Saturday my Grandfather who was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer before Christmas passed on February 11. It was a both a sigh of relief and overwhelming sadness at the same time. The last 2 weeks were brutal for him and for my family. I was [...]
Hometown Series: Waco, Texas
This month, I'm doing what I am calling the hometown series. For those of you who are new to Adventurous Shelby, my husband and I have had quiet a few "hometowns" over the last 8.5 years of marriage and I want to start with our first hometown outside of our college hometown, I promise to [...]
My Favorite Road Trip Memories
As, I mentioned on March 7th, we took a lot of road trips as a kid. We drove to Florida, Colorado and all over Texas, which totally counts! I'll never forget going to Florida when I was like 6 we drove to Florida and had a beach house on the water for us and a [...]
Texas Part 2
Once I arrived at my mom & dad's house just outside Lindale, Texas I was able to relax. I slept in and was able to even sit down and finally get a little bit of work done and blog a little bit. Thursday, I spent the day with my dad. We started the day dropping [...]
Texas Part 1
I visited Texas this past week, including my sister and her husbands new home, my old stomping grounds in Waco and the all to familiar drive to my grandparents home in Granbury and reliving moments of my early childhood at their home in Midlothian. I arrived Monday evening and no lie our first stop, once [...]
Texas, here I come!
I leave for Texas in T-minus 1 day. (AH!) I will be leaving my husband at home with the fur kids, to fend for himself. Although he will be having his own getaway next weekend, then we will meet back up in Sacramento on our way home. More about that later... I am realizing I [...]
a letter to my Great Grandmother,
Have I ever told you how much you mean to me? How much I loved your black-eyed peas and playing 15 cents? Well, I can't say how much you mean to me. It's more than words could ever say. Your black-eyed peas are the best I have ever eaten and playing 15 cents is only [...]
A response to {Shelter Adoption=Moral Superiority}
I recently came upon the blog/letter/whatever of Shelter Adoption=Moral Superiority by Danielle Romeo, and although she does make a few good points. I feel the need to respond. Adopting a dog from a shelter doesn't make you a crazy, annoying, morally superior human being. Although, I will give you there are quiet a few annoying [...]
Meet Shade, our Fluffy Panther + Huey, the Ragdoll Wannabe
Shade and his 4 brothers, were found by Mr. on Good Friday 2011. We had lost Sherwin on December 31, 2010, adopted Asher on January 3 but nothing could replace our beloved Sherwin. When he found these furry babies, I was out-of-town with Asher at my Grandmother's house for the Easter weekend. He sent me [...]
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