This past year I lived in Texas and California. On New Years Day we drove from my in laws to my sister's place in NC. We ate all the "lucky" food she could think of to give us all luck over the course of the year.
We then stopped in Memphis, were amazed by Graceland and underwhelmed by Beale St.
The drive then took us through some boring states to end up in big, 'ol "Everything-is-bigger-in" Texas!
The Best Man and I lived in Fort Worth Texas for about 7 months. We lived "downtown" and loved walking to restaurants, shops (well, I did anyway), and the local trail system for running and biking. The two of us got more into running and ran several races (a couple of 5k's, one 10k and two 1/2 marathons). We made some really good friends with my local co-workers including other travelers. The Best Man also found some local work and really liked have co-workers (especially local ones) for a change.
Some how we survived the summer in Texas, though it was not a pretty sight!
We then packed it all up at the end of the summer (including my new cowgirl boots!) and made for California. Along the way we went to Monahands State Park and sand dunes, hiked the highest point in Texas (Guadalupe Peak), explored the caves of Carlsbad Caverns and wondered at the bats, hiked along and under the rim of Bryce Cannyon, hiked Angles Landing and the Narrows in Zion National Park, stood on a corner in Winslow, Arizona, and hiked to the bottom and back up to the top of the Grand Canyon with hundreds of pictures, a few scraps and just as many new friends and one scorpion sting to show for it.
We've been living in California for the past 3 months. The weather is perfect. There is so much to see and do. We have only been down to San Diego a couple of times, however have plans to continue exploring the city and the surrounding area.
Here's to 2013 and more adventures to come!
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