Busy bees

Well, October was a busy month for this Skaggs tribe.  At the beginning of the month, I was able to go back to Columbia for a friend’s wedding.  In a small way it was like a reunion, because I hadn’t seen some of these people in literally years.  It truly was a blessing to see and talk face-to-face with some of the most precious people I have ever met.  I also got to meet (and hold!) Josh’s new little brother, Joel.  I think awesomeness runs in the Skaggs family, because he’s a pretty cool kid already.  And after 3 months of looking for a year-long home for Kaiser, I brought him to his last (hopefully) temporary home.

  Not only are my friends amazing, but they’re gorgeous too!

     

Joel Jedediah Skaggs 

       

Kaiser snuggles

Then, Josh and I decided to utilize his 3-day break from work and head down to San Antonio.  I have seen a lot of interesting cities, but in the small amount of San Antonio that I saw, it might be on the top of my list for US cities.  That’s a bold statement, I know, but it was a great mixture of history and modern entertainment.  While there, we walked the famous Riverwalk, explored the caverns, remembered the Alamo, and visited one of Josh’s old ALERT buddies.  There was so much more we wanted to do and see, but we didn’t have enough time to fit it all in this time.

  

The River Walk- it was like stepping into a European city

 

                                                     I like him.                                                   

   The Caverns

 The Alamo

We came home for a day and then flew to Corpus Christi to visit some sweet friends who are getting married next weekend!  It was great to be able to relax with them and see their new town (they also just recently moved to the country of Texas from SC).  For those of you who don’t know, Corpus is right on the Gulf, which makes for perfect weather and salty goodness.  It made me realize how absolutely fun it would be to live by the beach (at least for a little bit).  We were hanging out in our swimsuits in the middle of October.  No biggie.  After eating as much seafood as we could manage, we headed back to our current locale.  This week, we’re heading to Key Largo for the wedding of those Corpus Christians.  Told ya we’ve been busy..

A good old fashioned boat ride through the canals.

    And, a good old fashioned bike ride tandem style!

It’s rough.

We’ve actually been kinda slack as far as exploring our own territory.  So after all of our out-of-town adventures, we decided to check out a few of Dallas’ own gems.  We finally went to see where JFK was shot and explored the Perot Museum.  We have a list of other museums and famous places we need to visit this month, but one thing at a time.

   X marks the spot where JFK was shot.

 A view of Dallas from the Perot Museum

It’s strange that we’ll only be here for a few more weeks.  We’ve gotten pretty comfortable here and have enjoyed that famous Texas hospitality and pride.  And the people who we’ve met here have been so incredible.  It’s a little sad to say goodbye- even though we haven’t truly been here long enough to put down roots.  But along with this goodbye, there’s a new hello and we’re pretty excited to see what Washington has in store for us.