Texas Tidbits

This this week has reminded me of so far:

- How exhausting it is to be on your feet for 8 hours

- How exciting it is to spend the day with small children

- How prepared I am for this

- It is what I chose to make it

- Asking questions is totally okay, even if it feels silly (people appreciate that more than having to fix the goofs, anyway)

- Insecurities do more harm than good...and are silly half the time, anyway

- Accents are fun. And fascinating.

Some fun facts about Texas so far:

- The big grocery stores around here are Kroger and H.E.B...hm.

- It's been cold here (like in the 40s). Texans aren't okay with that. And they have to cover their wells and plants at night when it dips down into the 20s because the plants and wells aren't okay with that.

- The people here are super-sweet and polite. Even the kids. One of my little boys came up to me, introduced himself, and even shook my hand. I was speechless.

- There are Jack-in-the-Boxes everywhere. And Sonic. And I will try both before I leave at the end of April.

- Tomball has a magnet-effect similar to Seward: once people are here, they don't seem to leave, and they're okay with that.

~"Too often we are so preoccupied with the destination, we forget the journey." [-Unknown]~