On that ethereal “Things to Do Before I Die” list that I’ve never written down (or scrapped, which makes me a bad scrapper, I know) there is written “Sit in Bluebonnets in Texas”.

Now I get to cross that off my list, as I just spent a wonderful long weekend in Austin, Texas where we went to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and yours truly got to sit in the Bluebonnets. They were going to seed, so we really made it there in the nick of time.

One of the things that really struck me was how pretty it was – I have to admit, I had a West Coast snobbery that Texas was hot, dry and ugly – and perhaps that is true in the summer months. But, it was a true treat – we kept saying over and over “I didn’t expect it to be so pretty.” Another thing that I found interesting was how connected I felt to my maternal Grandfather (may his Memory be Eternal) who was born in Texas – as I looked over the vistas with the beautiful rolling hills, the flowers and the oak trees I not only felt blessed to be seeing the sights he did as a child, but also realized why he was drawn to the foothills of the Sierras where he settled and raised his family.

I went to meet up with several of my amazing women friends I met online, and it was a truly restorative weekend spending time with so many intelligent and caring women. I am truly blessed. I also got to get in a baby fix, which is always a nice treat!

And, of course in my neck of the woods, I’ve been freezing at my desk all day!