Final Counties Trip: Day One

– Denton, Texas to San Antonio, Texas – This weekend, Mark and I decided to take a trip to wrap up his county courthouse photography project for the state of Texas. He’s been working on it for ages, and we intended to finish in 2015. Alas, we didn’t quite make it, but we will get…

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Day Trip to Abilene

On Friday, Mark, Ripley, and I drove to Abilene to visit a library group that Mark works with. We decided to make his work trip a family trip so we could all enjoy the day. It was 81ºF, so needless to say it was a beautiful day and we all had a lot of fun….

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Weekend Trip to Arkansas

– Friday – Denton, Texas to Fort Smith, Arkansas As many of you know, Mark plays for the Fort Smith Symphony in Arkansas. This weekend, the season began with a concert called The Greatest Generation, which was meant to commemorate World War II. Since we needed to be in Fort Smith anyway for the symphony, we decided…

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Day Trip to Dinosaur Valley

This past weekend we took a day trip to Dinosaur Valley State Park down in Glen Rose, which is about 45 minutes south of Fort Worth, Texas. We’ve driven past the park numerous times heading south, and we’ve seen billboards for the park and the dinosaur museum that’s just outside the entrance. Mark didn’t really…

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Weekend in Corpus Christi

This weekend, we took a family vacation to Corpus Christi, Texas. It isn’t much of a drive compared to our usual trips, but we had an opportunity we couldn’t pass up. Mark needed to drop off some boxes to a group he works with in Houston on Friday, and then he needed to pick up some…

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