My first time to Oklahoma! Driving through it wasn't as boring as I thought it would be. Many fields of the immense wind turbines that dot the fields and make me realize how large they really are. On the way to Oklahoma City, I stopped at Washita Battlefield in Cheyenne. The visitor center is a …
On the way to Oklahoma City, I stopped by the famous Cadillac Ranch art installation in the middle of a golden field just off the famous highway, Old Route 66. The public is allowed and encouraged to deface this work, which was brought to life by hippies back in the 70's with the help of …
Continue reading Amarillo and Alibates Flint Quarry National Monument
Palo Duro Canyon State Park is near the city of Amarillo about 8 hours from San Antonio and considered the "Grand Canyon" of Texas. The Lighthouse Trail is the most famous one at that park to a rock formation that looks like, well, a lighthouse. After months of working 2 jobs, it was time to …
March - May 2020 “During these uncertain times...” ...I think if I hear this again, I will literally scream! Times were indeed very uncertain as my hours dipped drastically at work and though April here in San Antonio is usually filled with Fiesta activities (this link Here will explain Fiesta, a literal 10-day party in …
Continue reading What it’s like to be a Grocery Worker during COVID-19
03/13/2020 This Corona Virus, COVID-19, is all over the news. It seems that you can’t get food, sanitizer, or toilet paper, go out in public, and you should prepare to hunker down at home. Schools and workplaces are closed. But the National Parks are still open! I had originally planned to go to Guadalupe Mountains …
Feb 21 - Mar 01, 2020 Here in San Antonio, once a year they do a thing called Burger Week, where participating restaurants offer some of their best burgers for either $5 or $8 dollars and the funds raised goes towards the food bank here in the city. Burgers + $ for a good cause …
Special cake for a special person who is now 14! 😊 (And no, it’s not me, LOL)!
01/22/2020 I had the opportunity to meet someone who I never in my wildest dreams thought I would ever see in person, much less shake his hand: astronaut Captain Scott Kelly, the man who spent a year in space. A YEAR. I had definitely heard about Captain Kelly and his stint at the ISS station. …
12/31/2019 This morning we drove the hour and a half to the Grand Canyon! I’m excited because I’ve always wanted to see it my whole life! The drive is smooth through the highways, which aren’t iced or snowy and the scenery is nice. The lines aren’t that long and now my annual pass has paid …
01/01/2020 The evening before I was having some serious chills and felt super feverish. I also could barely breathe or move. I realized that I might be really sick and looked for a clinic that was nearby to visit. Unfortunately, it’s New Year’s Day and nothing but the Flagstaff ER is open. I tried the …
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