As we wrap up 2021 and prepare for the new, and what we hope will be, improved year, I decided to reflect on the best parts of this year for How Big is Texas. I’ve created a Top 10 list of my favorite happenings. Thanks for coming along for the ride. 10. Being Featured in…
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Livin’ on Island Time – An RV Getaway to Port Aransas, Texas
With only a few weeks left in 2021, Dan and I decided to take advantage of a few more days of R&R. We loaded up the truck and RV and drove from our Official World Headquarters in San Angelo and hit the Texas highway to make our way to Port Aransas on the Gulf Coast….
Experiencing East Texas – Shopping, Eating, and Family History!
After the Thanksgiving holiday, I decided I needed to take a four-day weekend trip to visit my Aunt Ruth in east Texas. We talk once a week, if not more often on occasion, and I was ready for an in-person visit. I drove the nearly 400 miles from San Angelo to Bullard, a little south…
Puttin’ on the Texas Ritz Island Style on Bolivar Peninsula with Friends
A couple of weeks ago, Dan and I drove down to Crystal Beach on Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, to meet up with friends I graduated with nearly 40 years ago. Dan had never visited this part of Texas before. I’d been here when I explored the Texas Independence Trail and when I drove around the perimeter…
Best Places in Texas for Fall, Y’all
I must admit, fall is my favorite season of the year, especially in the Lone Star State. When the temps start to drop, the flannel shirts come out and the cowboy boots make an almost daily appearance. Sure, I wear boots in the summer, too, but there’s something about fall that says it’s time to…
Celebrating World Photography Day – The Texas Edition
World Photography Day was created on August 19, 2010, and I would hate to miss a chance of sharing some photos of Texas in all its glory this week. Of course, when you have more than 60,000 photos of the Lone Star State, the challenge becomes what do I choose. I’ve decided to share photos…
Most Mispronounced Texas Towns & Cities Road Trip, Part 1
Pre-Trip Trip When I first started planning the Most Mispronounced Texas Towns & Cities Road Trip about a month ago, I had around 40 communities identified. Once I shared what I was planning to do on my How Big Is Texas Facebook page, that list more than doubled in size thanks to my followers suggestions,…
Introducing the Official World Headquarters of How Big Is Texas
In May, my husband had planned to build his own large shop in the back of our property in San Angelo, Texas. He drew out the plans, but if you’ve been watching things happening around the U.S., you’ll know the price of lumber has increased dramatically. After calculating our budget and what it would cost…
If Abandoned Texas Could Talk
As not only a blogger but an amateur photographer, I enjoy traveling the back roads of Texas and shooting photos of abandoned things. I always wonder about the story behind a once lived-in home, a deserted, rusted-out vehicle, or any number of objects in which the only life these abandoned items can show are the…
A Day Late and A Dollar Short, but Heartfelt – Happy Mother’s Day from How Big is Texas
Normally, the How Big is Texas blog focuses on travel in Texas. This week, I’m switching gears to honor one of the most wonderful Native Texans I’ve ever known. She helped mold me into the Texas-loving person I am today so it would only be right to honor her memory this Mother’s Day Week. (She…