For a long while I didn't think Brian nor I would be traveling anywhere for the holidays. At first I wasn't at peace with the idea of not being with family for the holidays but then I started to think how nice it would be to not travel, not deal with airports, not try to see 100+ people in a few short days, etc. Then Brian's dad called...and gave use two passes to fly on Southwest to Seattle for Christmas!!! What a blessing!! Of course this now means travel travel travel...but it will be so good to see his mom, dad, Connie, grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles and old friends!! And...we may even try to ski for a day while around Lake Chelan!!
We will be flying standby...please pray that we will be able to get on flights quickly and smoothly. If you know me you know that I don't always have the post positive attitude about flying standby nor have I had the best of luck doing the same! :)
The last time I flew standby it was a big mess... I'm feeling lucky this time around :)
So, today Brian and I had just gotten back to my house from running errands. We parked my car in the round-about to unload through the front door. I had just sat down to eat my sandwich when Brian yelled, "Catherine! Come here now!!!"
C: What is it?
B: Get over here... (said in a hushed/concerned voice)
C: Okay... what... oh my GOSH (quietly spoken)
C: What is it?
B: I think it's a hawk!!
C: I gotta go grab my camera...
So, here we are kids...we've seen these hawks flying around the neighbor but never this up close and personal!
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And then it left a present for us! :)
On Thursday I finally broke down and did it... I cried in my car for a short moment afterward...but after a long conversation with my mother...I didn't feel like I had a choice... Given, if I wanted to try to vote against the County Board of Directors who are helping make our land split so difficult... I have to have this to be able to vote...blah!... Like Veeves said, "The State of Texas is disappointed in you".
I think I must agree...
Thanks Valerie...thank you...
3 comments:
Cath, I am proud of you. A very mature decision and you can be a participating citizen where you are. And when you return, you can reregister immediately and return to being a citizen of the Great State o' Texas! Truly fine shots of the hawk, by the way! Lylaf,
First of all - I have had both a California and NY DL since those Orange County DMV knitwits cut my TXDL in half right in front of me - but it doesn't make me ANY less of a Texan. My Big Tex is on display in my living room and my TX license plate is on my wall in my bedroom. And speaking of that license plate...Um...why is the hawk on MY car? Doesn't Mr. Hawk know that that's a CITY car?
An AZ driver's license... good job! :)
And that hawk is HUGE!
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