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 [...]
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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