Juggling life's 2 greatest adventures: Travel and Motherhood
Juggling life's 2 greatest adventures: Travel and Motherhood
Answering the most common question about West Texas, “What is there to do?” Well, let me take you around the desert and show you the best sights, hikes, food, playgrounds, museums, and so much more!
I have been asked several times, money aside what are all the top things I would do in Texas. Obviously each time I am asked I scramble together some of my top things, but I thought it would be more fun to actually write it all down. My Texas bucket list consists of multiple sections; …
One of the best things about Texas is that this giant state has it all. It has beaches, mountains, prairie land, swamps, dense forests, and barren desert. Monahans, Texas is a tiny west Texas town located deep in the oil field of Texas, but this tiny town adds one of the remarkable gems that makes …
Driving through West Texas, the only thing within hours are oil rigs and dirt. Finding towns like Lubbock, Texas is the middle of this mesquite desert is pretty close to Dorothy finding Oz! Most West Texas towns are very small and are lucky to have a Walmart or even a McDonalds. While that is the …
It is December and the weather has turned to be quite chilly. While Midland and Odessa is booming with playgrounds and splash pads for those hot summer days, the question is what is there to do in those few months when the weather gets cold and the rain picks up? I have lived in the …
I believe one of the things that makes Christmas so magical is the lights. Driving around and seeing those gorgeous twinkling lights is simply mesmerizing! I don’t care how old I get it will always be exciting to see Christmas lights. West Texas is notoriously known for not having anything to do. I mean what …
Fun fact about me, I was named after a flower. I was born in Georgia and all over the state are these gorgeous rose looking bushes called Camillia flowers, hence my name Camilla. That being said growing up my mama always called me her flower girl. I was a flower for Halloween one year, I …
I moved from Glenwood Springs, Colorado to West Texas! Can you believe we would leave green heaven for West Texas!? I know I can’t, but when God calls you kinda its best to do what He says right!? Anyway, Glenwood Springs and Midland couldn’t be more different. Glenwood is surrounded by mountains, decorated with trees, …
Now I know more than anybody that Midland, Texas is not exactly the most exciting city in Texas. Okay, it doesn’t even have the rep as the most exciting city in West Texas, but I bet I could surprise you! When I moved back to West Texas years ago, I was determined to find the …
There are certain trips that everyone should go on at least once in their lifetime. Everyone should go to visit the pacific coast, everyone should go on a cruise, and everyone should go on a National Park road trip. Whether that means a Utah trip from Zion to Arches or a California trip from Joshua …
I am a huge fan of art. I love colors and drawings, paintings, and sculptures. There is just something so much fun about seeing the world through somebody else’s eyes and talent. I developed this love for art in my youth as my mother would take us to art museums. Naturally when I started having …