Why am I posting a “Sunday Snapshot” on a Tuesday? Well, two reasons..I made to major blogging goofs! First, I am so off this week due to the long weekend that yesterday felt more like a Saturday than a Sunday or a Monday. Also, at the beginning of the month I forgot to post a [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘local’
March 29, 2009
Snapshot Sunday (3.29.09)
Finally! A Sunday where I am actually posting a photograph I have taken. Friday we had some beautiful blow in..literally! We had some mega winds in the evening Friday but it left us this weekend with blue skies and a lovely cool breeze. It would have been criminal to spend a substantial amount of time [...]
March 20, 2009
Eat This!
One of my favorite local blogs, The Houstonist, posted a great article yesterday about local health food restaurants around town. A couple years ago my hometown of Houston was named the fattest city in the country 2 years running!! Since then, as a city, great efforts have been made to get our name as detached [...]
March 11, 2009
The Cenacle Retreat
Today I will be heading up to the north side of town to attend a Catholic run retreat center called The Cenacle. The word “cenacle” means quite literally “to commune”. The purpose of their center is for people to come for a period of time for rest, prayer, meditation, fasting, etc.. Some people go there [...]
December 16, 2008
The season is upon us..
Here in Houston, its rare that we get to enjoy weather that comes close to resembling winter..but the last few weeks have been blissfuly cold. Last week, it even snowed! Its the perfect weather for playing in the yard, rolling around in the freshly fallen leaves, and crafting! I had taken a brief break from [...]
October 8, 2008
lazy Sunday.
Last Sunday my husband and I took advantage of an anxious grandmother who wanted to babysit our daughter and spent the afternoon on a date. We headed downtown to explore some of the better parts of our city. I find it a daunting task to enjoy living in Houston but its days like Sunday that [...]
July 24, 2008
Be Green
This afternoon I FINALLY took my car in for a much needed oil change. I took my daughter to her grandmother’s house for some playtime which allowed me to take care of this tedious errand without worrying how I would entertain her in the most kid-unfriendly environment ever!
I brought along a book I have been [...]
