Texas

#sisters. I don’t have much else to say besides that I love my tiny humans and think they’re pretty darn amazing.  

Throwback: this photo was one of the first photos Chris and I took for our business venture together. At the end of this month, @roadwarriorwp will officially be 3 years old! When this picture was taken Chris still worked full time in a day job, then worked with me at night. We only dreamed of…

This fall, we got a little more serious about the concept of regular chores rather than just general helping out, and the biggest task we implemented for Nora and Zara was doing *all* the dishes, Sunday night – Wednesday. Dishwasher + hand wash + putting away. There are occasional evenings with mild complaints, but mostly…

Not being in a trailer means we get to have a Christmas tree again. I’ll admit I’m a bit of a scrooge about holiday decorations – with all the other things, they often just feel like a lot of work. If not for the kids, we totally would skip putting up a Christmas tree… we’ve…

I can’t get over how tiny she looks sitting here. We winterized the trailer. One year ago today, we were moving into it for full time living. We hadn’t sold the Colorado house yet and had realized that living with Chris’ dad wasn’t really working. We knew we were going to buy a trailer for…

Today was my first day back at work after my first real break in 3+ years and…nothing imploded (or exploded). I took an actual vacation. I managed to not check email or our project management software for 7 days. I did end up working for 40 minutes when, on Black Friday, a client (who was…

I love discovering nature in unexpected places. We drove down into north Austin to meet some friends and stopped at a random neighborhood park to let the girls burn some energy off on the way. Rather than the expected playground, we found trails, woods, and a creek to meander along. ❤️

Our pre-Thanksgiving camping spot on the shore of Lake Lavon in Wylie, TX. It’s a beautiful lake and this is pretty convenient to my brother’s house, but I’m always on the fence about staying here because it’s an Army Corp. Of Engineers campground.  They lock the gate at 10pm (which is annoying if you’re doing…

My second reason for gratitude this year: clear skies, beautiful Texas fields, and our trailer. It was several years in the making, but this year was the year we realized our dream of travel and adventuring across the country, thanks to our business. I’m grateful for a year of realizing our dreams and all the…

Our view this morning from the trailer door: not a cloud in the sky and the bluest lake I’ve ever seen in Texas. One of my favorite things about our trailer is that we can travel without having to stay in a hotel. Instead of walking out the door to a parking lot and busy…