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Vegas!

friends, gaming, meetings, dancing, resting, toasting, laughing, having a moment of clarity where it seems things are just as they should be…cheers to that! ..and here are some visuals from our adventure.

a moment to rest.

lady of the lake..

i almost jumped in to save him but he is not real.

pretty

love these mosaics.

we saw a dragon at the sushi place.

yes, i did wake up in the wee hrs of the morning to see these two get hitched.

uuuu..

morning coffee by the pool and look at this garden. i want it!

this place is just begging to be photographed.

cakes!

in need of coffee...badly!

he looks so italian in this photo.

everything color!

pawn stars!

public transportation is how we got around.

can we please add a zip line and light show to d-town corpus christi!

art is always game for fun. here he gets his fortune from Zoltar!

we could see fire works from our room. spectacular!

now back to south texas we go. Te extraño..

art captured some images of San Diego CA from the plane. very nice..

San Diego CA..from higher up!

back home: what's for dinner? well after all that great cuisine in Vegas i was ready for some comida mexicana. monday i was able to cook my famous tacos de papa. these tacos are stuffed with cumin-spiced potatoes and ground beef with a chili rojo sauce. i also made some arroz a la mexicana.

glad to be back.

shifting back into home life, work life and life, life..  see you next time!

happy sunday

today i spent my easter afternoon with my mamacita at the ranch. she spoke of her delight in discovering new saplings and fresh blooms. she said that gardens have the power to heal and i think she's right. i know i always feel better after a good landscaping project. aaahh...my mamacita, i do admire her strength and grace.

we didn't see any easter bunnies today but LOOK what we found under the house. 3 kittens!



she still lights a candle for President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura Bush.

This brings me to one of my favorite movie quotes.
Little Women.
Here we go:

Jo March: I find it poor logic to say that because women are good, women should vote. Men do not vote because they are good; they vote because they are male, and women should vote, not because we are angels and men are animals, but because we are human beings and citizens of this country.
Mr. Mayer: You should have been a lawyer, Miss March.
Jo March: I should have been a great many things, Mr. Mayer.

she calls him perico.

mom, you are full of surprises.

i love this old shed.

for lunch we had arroz con nopalitos



...and watermelon from the driscoll fruit stand for dessert.

serious multitasker



a replenishing weekend has ended.  I like both ends of the spectrum--the thrill of adventure and the comfort of routine and feeling settled. back to work we go and some travel ahead.

i leave you with this... be nice. the world is a small town.

The Road Not Taken

the road to school. i grew up just down this county road. i love that i still have my familia at the ranch and that i now live not to far away.. in Corpus Christi.


Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth.

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

i wonder if the gym floor at the jr. high still has this design?

REMEMBERING ELEMENTARY & JR HIGH SCHOOL - Driscoll Elementary and Jr. High held some interesting memories. i liked my teachers. mrs. White was my favorite. she made me feel better about not knowing how to speak English very well. her husband was the Principal of the school and our basketball coach. we had some good times us Driscoll Dragons. undefeated! we lived and breathed basketball.

puppies and birds. it's what we love. mom has a new friend and she is o sooooo happy about it.

i am beyond words. my boss is calendars chair. the committee through which all major pieces of legislation must flow. the appointment puts him at the forefront of setting the legislative agenda for the Texas legislature. “I am pleased to appoint Rep. Hunter as chair of the House Committee on Calendars, which plays an integral role in shepherding critical legislation through the House and Senate. I know Todd will serve our body well in this role, while continuing to make many other significant contributions to the House in redistricting and other matters that are important to our state.” said Speaker Straus. this is huge for the coastal bend. congrats rep. hunter!!!

team todd. my familia..

i'll write about this after session oh..and happy birthday john michael!



you are always there for me. thanks.

mr. granado and i had a very nice Valentine’s Day. this day is as important as our anniversary. he took me out for a special dinner. so the service wasn't that great. who cares.. all that matters is that we were together and it was a sweet night. thanks hunny. i love you.

he got a bath before i left for session this week. much needed. art, don't let him eat the rest of my cookies. he can reach them. i saw him..