The Year of Months

It seems that Texas History is forever being talked about, and disputed. One thing that all us Texans know, however, is that the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed in Washington on the Brazos on March 2, 1836 as the brave defenders of the Alamo in San Antonio were about to lose their lives. So we took a road trip as part of the Each Month of the Year trip. It was a pretty day, and a nice drive up the museum. Washington On The Brazos , the city, is long since gone (mainly because the good citizens of that city bet on the steam ships and a ferry crossing rather than on the railroads. Whoops!) but the site now has a museum and an old house that was once the home of the last President of the Republic of Texas. (Y'all knew we used to be a republic, right?) We did get a t-shirt: and saw some heritage pigs: One interesting aspect of the museum is that they are not trying to sweep the legacy of slavery under the rug.  They talked openly about how one of ...

The start of 2020 is the start of a new adventure, as mentioned earlier. We did spend New Year's Eve in New York City, but we did not go to Times Square. We stayed in The Standard hotel down on the High Line, and had a very nice dinner at The Cookshop, a place MSEL found on Frank Bruni's list of favorite NYC restaurants that he visits. We had party favors, and a glass of free champagne. It was fun, and delicious.  And we saw many shows. The Tap Dancing Nutcracker (and other vignettes)  from the Dorrance Dance Company. We saw Moulin Rogue (The Broadway Musical) We saw Little Shop of Horrors and we saw David Byrne's American Utopia.   We saw Fancy Art and the Empire State Building, all lit up.   and a roiling sky, when we had to say goodbye. A nice start to the year. 

We all celebrate milestones in different ways. Some like a big party. Some like quiet reflection. Some want to have a big trip that blasts you around the world. Others want to take the time to see things they have not seen before, and appreciate the wonders of the life that can be taken in bite-sized pieces. My Sweet Ever Lovin' (MSEL) will be hitting one of those milestones Christmas 2020. What she wants to do is make an interesting, but potentially short, trip monthly to please she's not been, places shes been and wants to go back, and sometimes just places that have a little bit of intrigue to them. Here she is, getting ready for one of those trips: It should be a fun year.