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WW: 50 Miles In April

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Can we believe that April has come and gone?! I have a hard time believing it myself. At the beginning of April, I gave myself a goal of running / walking 50 miles by the end of the month. Thanks to a trust iPhone app, I was able to keep track. That and the gorgeous weather that we had that allowed me to be outside trying to soak it all in.

If you are a follower of mine on Instagram and Facebook, I’m sure you’ve seen a few of these (if you are not – you should definitely start) and you’ll see a few new ones as well. It shouldn’t be a surprise that I have a habit of grabbing shots anywhere I can. Here are a few of the ‘views” that I came across on my 50 mine journey during the month of April.

Photos were taken at the River Legacy Park, Arlington, TX, Enchanted Rock, Fredericksburg, TX and the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort in Bastrop, TX.

Today I’m linking up with The Paper Mama, Jenni From the Blog and Project Alicia for {Wordless Wednesday}.

Oh Texas Bluebonnets!

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Over the past couple days, I’ve traveled about 700 miles. I’ve had a chance to see a wide range of Texas landscapes, towns, historical locations, met some great people and just had a fantastic overall experience. I’ll be writing all about it in the weeks to come. I can’t wait to share it with all of you.

One of my favorite things to do is drive (if you haven’t caught on already). Take a back road and you may come across something that you wouldn’t typically see. Life gives you surprises and beautiful views everyday, we just have to embrace it. This time of year in Texas, the greenery is absolutely magnificent. The green is starting to come out in the grass and in the trees but my favorite part are the flowers. Wildflowers and bluebonnets (Texas state flower) can be seen alongside the Texas roads throughout the entire state. I saw a ton of people parked on the side of the road on Sunday on the four hour drive home. I even took part at one point near the Enchanted Rock.

Checking this one off my bucket list – “Get my picture taken in Bluebonnets”!

Texas Tuesday link up with Amanda from Princess of the Panhandle and Crystal from Masons Mama. This is a chance for any blogger to participate in a post on the greatness of Texas! There’s so much to explore!

Sights of Spring Races

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Yesterday, I talked a bit about day 1 of the races but frankly there’s a lot to see. Lots of great people watching, lots of perusing around. There’s celebrities to meet, vendors to check out, shopping to do. Most drivers have a trailer out there where you can buy memorabilia. It’s an all around good time. Here are some of my “sights”.
First thing was first, I had to meet some of the Duck Dynasty folks. Now I only have Jase, Uncle Si and Phil left to meet. (I met Willie and Korie last fall.)
 

My dad is a huge fan of Fast n’ Loud – a car show on Discovery. It’s based on the Gas Monkey Garage here in Dallas. Now if only I had told him about my dad’s cars.

The parking lot is a great place to see “things”. Everyone gets into the spirit. It’s pretty great!

This is the best brat I have ever had in my life (and the most filling). One of the people who was camping with us had shot a pig and had these made. Seriously, I can’t even talk about it because I want another one. So delicious!

While at the races, we camped out. Below is our camp site, complete with a fire pit and flags. All you can see are RV’s, RV’s and more RV’s! It’s a lot of fun!

Today I’m linking up with The Paper Mama, Jenni From the Blog and Project Alicia for {Wordless Wednesday}.
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