Monthly Archives: November 2018
Historic Castroville, TX
We took the day on Saturday (11/24) to go and explore Castroville, which is about 25 miles east of Hondo. Our first stop was at the Steinbach Haus Visitors Center which is in a building that was originally built in Alsace, France in the 1600s. The home was dismantled (its built with pegs) in 1988 … Continue reading
Peacocks and Turkey
There was an ice cream social at the community room on Sunday evening (a weekly event) and a friend we know from the oil field (Peggy) invited us to meet her there. Since we’d never met in person, we thought it was a good excuse to go enjoy some ice cream. As ‘visitors’ we were … Continue reading
Fun Discovery!
Our first day in Hondo was spent running errands in San Antonio. Michael had to have blood drawn at 8:00 am so we left shortly before 7:00 am but should have allotted more time as we didn’t end up arriving to the clinic until 8:15. From there it was time for breakfast so we headed … Continue reading
We Flew the Coop!
Tuesday 11/13 After a week living in the T&S parking lot…we finally hit the road! While everyone (Tim, Tex, Ashley, John, Albert, etc) were wonderful to us we were both anxious to hit the road and set up in a park somewhere and really get to ‘know’ our new home. If you’re ever looking to … Continue reading
Moving Day Has Arrived
Tuesday 11/6 Everyone thinks I should be excited…and I guess I should be…but…so far…not so much. The only good thing I see now is that we moved with NZ Van Lines (visit this site to learn more about this moving service). There are just so many things I’m not thrilled about: Lack of carpet Rig paint color Lack … Continue reading