A New Headquarters

It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since we moved across the state from San Angelo, in the Texas Forts Trail Region, to east Texas so I could start my new job in Tyler, in the Texas Forest Trail Region. We are coming up on a year of being in our house near Lake Palestine.

While I haven’t had a lot of time to travel this past year due to starting my new job and getting to know my community, I look forward to making up for lost time and traveling the beautiful Lone Star State and exploring places I haven’t visited or re-exploring the places I have.

While I loved the desert-like quality of west Texas, I must admit it’s been wonderful to enjoy more days of rain at the Official International World Headquarters of How Big Is Texas. As I sit at my new desk, an old, transformed Singer sewing machine much like my grandmother used to have, I feel unbelievably blessed to live in this great state and in our new location. It’s been an incredible year!

Speaking of the headquarters, my husband Dan worked on it last summer and finished it right before Christmas. He would have completed it sooner but those aforementioned rains, both of us getting sick, and life got in the way.

The headquarters is patterned after my great grandfather’s old store near Troup, Texas, which happens to be about 25 miles from our home. Unbelievably, the building is still standing. I think Dan did a pretty good job of making it look similar to the old store. What do you think?

The headquarters is in our fenced backyard and our dogs get the opportunity to come inside, when I keep the screened door propped open. I use an old spittoon filled with rocks for that.

Almost everything in the headquarters has a story, from the wash tubs my grandma used to the old screen door a co-worker gave me a few years back. When you enter the headquarters, you definitely know the space is used by a proud Texan, or that’s what I intended it to feel like. Other items in the space are from friends, family, and colleagues who promote their communities in Texas, much like I do in Tyler.

I have the flat Bob and flat Kelli from Texas Country Reporter that I took on my very first trip for How Big Is Texas, when I decided to drive the perimeter of the state with my friends Morgan and Debra. We posed Bob and Kelli at almost every stop. They featured me and the trip on their show, and I will be eternally grateful to them for that. While I know Bob and Kelli announced they are leaving Texas Country Reporter, I wish them all the best, and I wish the new host, J.B. Sauceda, good luck as he continues to tell the stories of the great state of Texas.

A New Logo

If you’ve been following this blog since I launched it in the summer of 2020, (yeah, that year that would normally not be named), you may have noticed I have a new logo. With a new change, comes a new look. Thanks to Created by Jasmyne for the fresh new feel.

A New Adventure

Since Texas Independence Day is on March 2, I’ve decided to travel to some of the important sites across the state including, Goliad, Gonzales, West Columbia, San Antonio, Austin, Washington on the Brazos, and San Jacinto. In full disclosure, I’ve already been to these places, but it never hurts to check them out again and honor those who sacrificed to get Texas its independence.

After that, who knows where I’ll be traveling in this beautiful state I call home, as I continue my quest to answer the question – How Big is Texas? If you have some ideas on places, you think I should visit, please feel free to send them my way.

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Until next time, from Texas, safe travels!