3 Knights on the Road

Our trip began early in the morning with 1,100 miles and 7 days of adventure ahead of us!

We switched drivers along the way

and talked....a lot! Cousins can do that.
So much beauty was seen along the way.

Yes, I find windmills where ever I go :)

 

 

We found new friends and the Petrified Forest!

 

 

And even a fun place called "Geronimo"!

 

 

 

 

 

We traveled along this historic route

 

We got our kicks...on Route 66

 

 

Then our first stop was reached.
A sleepover....

 

 
And the first casino! 

 

 

 Day 2 about 5pm...
we reached our final destination!

We stayed in a castle (Excalibur)

Complete with fire breathing dragons, kings

and a sweet little princess.

 

My cousin's youngest daughter lives there and the scary looking dragon man is her husband.

He is an amazing man. The little princess is their daughter who was celebrating her 1st birthday during our visit. What a bonus! 

 

Casinos were so much fun! I guess I can say that because I went home with my money :) 

 

 

 
 We had our 1 hour of pool time each day!
And I thought Texas was HOT!!

 

 

 

My first hydro massage

 

 

 

 
 
Other family members arrived and surprised the birthday girl by hiding in a tent! 
 

 

Then a poolside birthday party

 

 

Karaoke and Dancing

 

 

 

 

So many sights along the strip...

 

The water light show at the Bellagio

was AMAZING!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 The adventure continued on our road trip home.

This is the Colorado River

just outside of Las Vegas

 

 

Then......THE GRAND CANYON!!!

 

 Words can't even express the beauty
and awesomeness..

 Standing there I felt like such a tiny drop of a being. God's beauty can be just breathtaking and this is one of them.

 

I can check this one off my bucket list!

 

 

 

Last stop....

The Painted Desert National Park

in Arizona.

 

 

 

Home sweet Home

 

 

 

These ladies are cousins

who share the last name "Knight".

 A lifetime of memories

 to talk about along the way.

Catching up and sharing. 

It made the travel time go so quickly.

We sang, laughed and even cried. 

We reached a new level.

We have always shared family

but now we share friendship.

 

Thank you so much for new memories.

 

From Drought to Floods

It's hard to complain about the flooding when we have been praying for rain for so long, but in some areas it has really been devastating.
Personally, the floods are limited to an area in my back yard.

Couldn't resist some pictures of my little
 sweet pea!

Recently I visited an area of the Brazos River that is not far from me.

 Hard to believe is was dry in areas only 2 months ago.

Now it is over it's banks

The water is flowing with a very heavy current.

This is an old bridge that John and I occasionally went over on our way home from Fort Worth.

This time I walked across it and found this dedication plate.

 

 

 

I can't count the times I drove over this bridge and never knew that it was put there is 1934. I guess we just never took the time to look at the dedication plate. How many times have you passed something but never really stopped to look at it-check out the historical information. Like the historical markers on the side of the road?
I have decided to begin taking the time to REALLY see things. Take time to read the markers. If it was important enough to document, then it is important enough for me to know about. I love the history of things. Understanding what is behind things. I look at old buildings and wish their walls could talk. Like the bridge, in my mind I think there was a day that men gathered to erect this massive steal figure and they may have taken pride it that job. Knowing it would be there for years and years beyond their lives.

So I challenge you-take the time to REALLY notice the things around you. Slow down a little. Don't be so quick to get to the next thing and enjoy what is in front of you.

God beauty is everywhere.