I’ve lived in the great state of Texas for almost five years now. My husband is from Fort Worth. We met and married in Arkansas, then he moved me here to the “big city.” Everyone back home likes to come to Texas to shop and check out all the attractions. I had always loved to visit, so I knew I would love living here too!
Texas has a wide variety of museums, shopping and restaurants to choose from. There is so much to do here it’s almost impossible to get bored. In our area of DFW (Fort Worth) we like to go hiking and be outdoors. We also enjoy visiting Cedar Hill State Park & Dinosaur Valley State Park. It’s so nice to get out in nature and clear our heads. Connor LOVES being outside and the lakes are just gorgeous!
It doesn’t take long to feel that Texas pride!
On one of our many hiking adventures
Fort Worth also has one of the best zoos I’ve ever been to. There is a choo- choo train that goes all around the zoo and it’s perfect for kids. A must-see in the city is the Fort Worth Water Gardens. It’s a manmade waterfall paradise. It’s also where Terence proposed to me almost 12 years ago!
The Botanical Gardens is one of our favorite places to picnic and take pictures. The Japanese garden is so beautiful — the plants and flowers are breathtaking. If you’re looking for the Old West, you’ve come to the right place, partner! The Fort Worth Stock Yards feature a winery, the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame and lots of Mexican food! You can take in a rodeo and spot more cowboys than you’ve ever seen in your entire life.
Downtown Fort Worth is a hopping place to be as well. At Sundance Square you’ll find live music and lots of great BBQ & Mexican restaurants. Fort Worth is a fantastic place to live and it has a wonderful down-home feel.
When we want to escape our city for a bit we always head to our neighboring city Dallas.
Dallas has some of the best shopping you’ll find and a wide variety of restaurants. The Galleria and North Park Mall are two great places to shop. One of my favorite places is Sprinkles Cupcakes. I’d drive 100 miles to get one of those!
We’ve also been to the Dallas Aquarium and it was a blast! You’ll see all sorts of sea life and other animals up close and personal.
I guess this is the way they do burgers in Texas:
Dallas hosts so many great concerts and sporting events. It’s the home of the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys. Texans are some of the proudest people I’ve ever met and I’m starting to understand why. They have so much to be proud of! Texas is such a huge state that some say it’s almost like its own country. There is so much to do here and so much variety. And you know what? I am starting to believe everything is bigger and better in Texas! Texas has been good to me and I’m proud to call it my home. For more information about Texas you can visit: www.TravelTex.com.
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The next day we visited Montmartre in Paris. It is where all the artists hang out, there are lots of local stores, and a beautiful chapel on the hill.
It took me awhile to find an artist to draw a picture of Connor from my phone. Apparently that is frowned upon. But this nice guy did it for me and I was so excited! Yay! Now we have to get that thing framed eventually…it’s a beautiful picture of Connor.
FYI- My purse is from 31 gifts! If you buy from Kodi you can get one too and some of the money will go towards Amber and her boys 🙂
There were so many dead bodies taking up a ton of land. They decided to dig them all up from the cemetaries and place them here at the Catacombs. There are markers saying where the bones came from and what time period.
I took a bunch of photos with my phone lately. A lot of them are trip photos. Until I have time to sit and look at the rest of my 500+ photos then I’ll go ahead and share these.
My family is coming in tomorrow night for Connor’s birthday party and I can’t wait!
I hope ya’ll are having a good week. I’ve been so busy my head is spinning and I’ve been so forgetful lately….so frequent emails and reminders help a sista out. If you’ve messaged/emailed me about something this week and I’ve forgotten PLEASE do it again! xoxo Becky @ beckylbranch@gmail.com
The day after we got home my PRECIOUS cousin Emily was in town for work all the way from Oregon. She stayed the night with us and I was SO glad to see her! I don’t get to visit with family often enough and I enjoyed her being here. Come back soon Emily!!!
Yesterday the cupcake truck here in Fort Worth came by work. We all go yummy cupcakes and devoured them yesterday! I work with such a great group of people 🙂
Tuesday morning we took the chunnel from England to Paris. We met up with Terence’s other cousin Katy! She speaks pretty fluent french, that’s why she’s over there right now! Teaching French folks English 🙂 And she’s pretty darn good at it too!
She and her hubby Michael are still newlyweds. They graciously let us crash at their place for a few days. Thank you guys so much we had so much fun and hopefully we can come back and visit!!!
We threw our bags down at their house then we left to get a bite to eat. We had sandwiches and pastries, along with the first of many cafe creme.
COFFEE! I think the French drink more coffee than me!
Terence and I in front of Notre Dame
