Every spring for six years I had the joy (and undertaking) of sponsoring a group of seventh graders on a trip to Heifer Ranch. Heifer as we came to call it is located just outside of Perryville, Arkansas. This trip was always an adventure as each group of students reacted differently to the tasks put […]

Unlike Joe, I have not always been much of a beer drinker. However, the first beer I could actually stand drinking oddly enough was Guinness, but my love for this stout beer really came when we traveled to Ireland for our honeymoon. There truly is nothing like a Guinness on draft in an Irish Pub […]

Growing up as a kid my dad was really interested in astronomy. Maybe this is where I get my love for looking at the moon and stars. He liked it so much that he even built his own telescope, which my parents still have in their shed. I love getting it out and looking at […]

I have always been terrified of storms. Maybe that comes from growing up in tornado alley. Joe on the other hand loves looking at them and chasing them around (personally I think he is a little crazy). While living in Amarillo we had several roam around and take pictures of storms adventures, mostly of storms […]

Cadillac Ranch, contrary to its name is not a ranch at all, but instead consists of various models of Cadillac cars ranging from the year 1949 to 1963 that are halfway buried in the ground. You can see this interesting piece of art just off of Interstate 40 a few miles west of Amarillo, Texas. […]