Final round of Christmas vacation photos!! These are the leftovers, a mish mash of vaca photos, enjoy!!
Gary and I love to hang at Cover 2, it’s a sports bar in Cedar Park Texas…the Moscow mules are super good!
Gary and I love to hang at Cover 2, it’s a sports bar in Cedar Park Texas…the Moscow mules are super good!
Gary and I love to hang at Cover 2, it’s a sports bar in Cedar Park Texas…the Moscow mules are super good!
Love this! I’ve seen these several times on vehicles when I’m in Texas decided to take a photo this time..
Dammit these photos don’t give the Texas sky any justice!! So pretty tho!!
Dammit these photos don’t give the Texas sky any justice!! So pretty tho!!
Gotta love that H-E-B hangs American flags all year long not just 4th of July!, oh H-E-B is a Texas grocery store chain that is AWESOME only grocery store I shop at when in Texas!!
Fantabulous jewelry I found while we were in Arizona and Texas over our Christmas vaca!
Oh Dear Lord!!! No really THE best western store I have ever been to!! And I’ve been to some great ones but this place in Nebraska was A-MA-ZING!!!!!
Oh Dear Lord!!! No really THE best western store I have ever been to!! And I’ve been to some great ones but this place in Nebraska was A-MA-ZING!!!!!
Oh Dear Lord!!! No really THE best western store I have ever been to!! And I’ve been to some great ones but this place in Nebraska was A-MA-ZING!!!!!
Oh Dear Lord!!! No really THE best western store I have ever been to!! And I’ve been to some great ones but this place in Nebraska was A-MA-ZING!!!!!
Oh Dear Lord!!! No really THE best western store I have ever been to!! And I’ve been to some great ones but this place in Nebraska was A-MA-ZING!!!!!
Oh Dear Lord!!! No really THE best western store I have ever been to!! And I’ve been to some great ones but this place in Nebraska was A-MA-ZING!!!!!
Oh Dear Lord!!! No really THE best western store I have ever been to!! And I’ve been to some great ones but this place in Nebraska was A-MA-ZING!!!!!
Oh Dear Lord!!! No really THE best western store I have ever been to!! And I’ve been to some great ones but this place in Nebraska was A-MA-ZING!!!!!
Gary taking a nap and Bailey the kitty joins him so cute!
While Gary naps I make some cookies for a few of the folks that live near us and I turn on one of my favorite Christmas movies, The Family Stone, love love!
While Gary naps I make some cookies for a few of the folks that live near us and I turn on one of my favorite Christmas movies, The Family Stone, love love!
While Gary naps I make some cookies for a few of the folks that live near us and I turn on one of my favorite Christmas movies, The Family Stone, love love!
Dropping off our Godson’s Christmas gift, well of course I will have a few drinks with his parents, our good friends Steve and Amanda..
Dropping off our Godson’s Christmas gift, well of course I will have a few drinks with his parents, our good friends Steve and Amanda..
Dawn Goes To Arizona – Round 3
Round 3 of Christmas vacation photos!! These are from our time in Arizona with our family that lives there enjoy!
We road tripped it to Arizona, on the way we went ahead and stayed the night in Bakersfield, not because the drive was too long but because we had just flown in to Sacramento from Nebraska that night and just wanted to crash! You may not think Bakersfield would have decent Hotels but hey this one wasn’t too bad!
We road tripped it to Arizona, on the way we went ahead and stayed the night in Bakersfield, not because the drive was too long but because we had just flown in to Sacramento from Nebraska that night and just wanted to crash! You may not think Bakersfield would have decent Hotels but hey this one wasn’t too bad!
the hotel was doing some remodeling and the guy working the lobby said this was their ‘Dexter’ area!! Ha!! Get it??!!
Each year at the holidays we always stop at Murray Family Farm on the way to Arizona, love the Pumpkin Christmas scarecrow! And the chicks and rooster on the bathroom doors so cute! How coolio the Christmas truck with the pumpkins made to look like ornaments, I just love funky country Christmas shit!!
Each year at the holidays we always stop at Murray Family Farm on the way to Arizona, love the Pumpkin Christmas scarecrow! And the chicks and rooster on the bathroom doors so cute! How coolio the Christmas truck with the pumpkins made to look like ornaments, I just love funky country Christmas shit!!
Each year at the holidays we always stop at Murray Family Farm on the way to Arizona, love the Pumpkin Christmas scarecrow! And the chicks and rooster on the bathroom doors so cute! How coolio the Christmas truck with the pumpkins made to look like ornaments, I just love funky country Christmas shit!!
Each year at the holidays we always stop at Murray Family Farm on the way to Arizona, love the Pumpkin Christmas scarecrow! And the chicks and rooster on the bathroom doors so cute! How coolio the Christmas truck with the pumpkins made to look like ornaments, I just love funky country Christmas shit!!
Each year at the holidays we always stop at Murray Family Farm on the way to Arizona, love the Pumpkin Christmas scarecrow! And the chicks and rooster on the bathroom doors so cute! How coolio the Christmas truck with the pumpkins made to look like ornaments, I just love funky country Christmas shit!!
Each year at the holidays we always stop at Murray Family Farm on the way to Arizona, love the Pumpkin Christmas scarecrow! And the chicks and rooster on the bathroom doors so cute! How coolio the Christmas truck with the pumpkins made to look like ornaments, I just love funky country Christmas shit!!
Always such a pretty drive on the way up to the Tehachapi’s, thats the route we take, Bakersfield to the Tehachapi’s to the Mojave desert and into Lake Havasu City, AZ!
Always such a pretty drive on the way up to the Tehachapi’s, thats the route we take, Bakersfield to the Tehachapi’s to the Mojave desert and into Lake Havasu City, AZ!
Dinner time with the family at one our fav Mexican restaurants in Lake Havasu, Arizona has some amazing Mexican food but the company is what truly makes dinnertime!
Dinner time with the family at one our fav Mexican restaurants in Lake Havasu, Arizona has some amazing Mexican food but the company is what truly makes dinnertime!
Dinner time with the family at one our fav Mexican restaurants in Lake Havasu, Arizona has some amazing Mexican food but the company is what truly makes dinnertime!
Dinner time with the family at one our fav Mexican restaurants in Lake Havasu, Arizona has some amazing Mexican food but the company is what truly makes dinnertime!
Dinner time with the family at one our fav Mexican restaurants in Lake Havasu, Arizona has some amazing Mexican food but the company is what truly makes dinnertime!
Went from wearing snow boots in Nebraska to flip flops in Arizona! So umm yea needed to get my toes done!
Went from wearing snow boots in Nebraska to flip flops in Arizona! So umm yea needed to get my toes done!
Went from wearing snow boots in Nebraska to flip flops in Arizona! So umm yea needed to get my toes done!
My sister in laws Hens, finding bugs in the rocks! hi sweet girls!! And their cute hen house!
My sister in laws Hens, finding bugs in the rocks! hi sweet girls!! And their cute hen house!
Getting breakfast New Year’s Eve morning, our nephew Kaleb with Gary’s sister, my sister in law Julie, Kaleb’s mom obviously!! Yes those are Nerds candies he brought to put on his hot cocoa!!
Getting breakfast New Year’s Eve morning, our nephew Kaleb with Gary’s sister, my sister in law Julie, Kaleb’s mom obviously!! Yes those are Nerds candies he brought to put on his hot cocoa!!
Gary and I along with Pops (father in law), Mother in law, Julie and our nephew Kaleb getting some grubb before we headed to Phoenix for our New Years Eve plans, going to a Hockey game!! Love the caged up rock look!
Gary and I along with Pops (father in law), Mother in law, Julie and our nephew Kaleb getting some grubb before we headed to Phoenix for our New Years Eve plans, going to a Hockey game!! Love the caged up rock look!
Gary and I along with Pops (father in law), Mother in law, Julie and our nephew Kaleb getting some grubb before we headed to Phoenix for our New Years Eve plans, going to a Hockey game!! Love the caged up rock look!
Gary and I along with Pops (father in law), Mother in law, Julie and our nephew Kaleb getting some grubb before we headed to Phoenix for our New Years Eve plans, going to a Hockey game!! Love the caged up rock look!
Gary and I along with Pops (father in law), Mother in law, Julie and our nephew Kaleb getting some grubb before we headed to Phoenix for our New Years Eve plans, going to a Hockey game!! Love the caged up rock look!
Gary and I along with Pops (father in law), Mother in law, Julie and our nephew Kaleb getting some grubb before we headed to Phoenix for our New Years Eve plans, going to a Hockey game!! Love the caged up rock look!
Such a pretty drive from Lake Havasu to Phoenix…
Such a pretty drive from Lake Havasu to Phoenix…
In Phoenix at the sports complex hanging out until its Hockey time!!
In Phoenix at the sports complex hanging out until its Hockey time!!
In Phoenix at the sports complex hanging out until its Hockey time!!
In Phoenix at the sports complex hanging out until its Hockey time!!
In Phoenix at the sports complex hanging out until its Hockey time!!
We couldn’t get 6 good seats right next to each other but we get 3 and 3, so us girls sat together and the boys hung out together at the game, we loved the idea!!
We couldn’t get 6 good seats right next to each other but we get 3 and 3, so us girls sat together and the boys hung out together at the game, we loved the idea!!
Beer and butts!!!
Beer and butts!!!
After the Hockey game we went back to the hotel and played card games and actually made it to midnight to ring in the new year!! I am laughing at how blurry that one photo is, I think I might have been a tad bit buzzed cause when it took it it looked clear!! Round 4 Christmas vacation photos next week!!
After the Hockey game we went back to the hotel and played card games and actually made it to midnight to ring in the new year!! I am laughing at how blurry that one photo is, I think I might have been a tad bit buzzed cause when it took it it looked clear!! Round 4 Christmas vacation photos next week!!
Dawn Goes To Nebraska Round 2
Hey everyone here is Round 2 of my Christmas vacation photos, which is also the 2nd round of photos from our time in Nebraska!!
Our goddaughters family is HUGE! Each year they do a Cousins Christmas exchange there are like 60 cousins. They take turns hosting the gift exchange and this year it was my friend Miste’s turn to host (our goddaughters’ mom) she rented out the Firefighters Reception Hall, they need a big space each year since there are so many of them!!
Gary and I at the Cousins Christmas Exchange
Our goddaughter Courteney with her boyfriend, step mom and dad at the Cousins Christmas Exchange.
They always have it the Cousins Christmas exchange catered, holy cow the food was amazing some chicken stuffed dish, beef, potatoes, rolls yummo!!
As everyone arrives they put their gifts in the middle of the room, there is a girl pile and a guy pile, and it’s done white elephant style, where you can steal if you don’t like what you got!
Courteney and I hanging at the Cousins Christmas Exchange…
All the guy gifts were either tools, knives, tool boxes or Liquor! The guys stole each other’s gifts more than the girls stole each other’s gifts! The tools and liquor were the reason for that!
All the guy gifts were either tools, knives, tool boxes or Liquor! The guys stole each other’s gifts more than the girls stole each other’s gifts! The tools and liquor were the reason for that!
All the guy gifts were either tools, knives, tool boxes or Liquor! The guys stole each other’s gifts more than the girls stole each other’s gifts! The tools and liquor were the reason for that!
All the guy gifts were either tools, knives, tool boxes or Liquor! The guys stole each other’s gifts more than the girls stole each other’s gifts! The tools and liquor were the reason for that!
All the guy gifts were either tools, knives, tool boxes or Liquor! The guys stole each other’s gifts more than the girls stole each other’s gifts! The tools and liquor were the reason for that!
After the gift exchange it was time for Kent and Sharon’s 50th Wedding Anniversary party! They are my close friend Miste’s parents, and they are our goddaughters grandparents..this is their wedding photo and Sharon’s wedding dress from back in day 50 years ago!!
After the gift exchange it was time for Kent and Sharon’s 50th Wedding Anniversary party! They are my close friend Miste’s parents, and they are our goddaughters grandparents..this is their wedding photo and Sharon’s wedding dress from back in day 50 years ago!!
Photos from the party..Gary with Kent and Courteney’s dad Byran, Gary and I, and Gary and I with Kent,Sharon and Byran and Bryan with a couple of Miste’s cousins…
Photos from the party..Gary with Kent and Courteney’s dad Byran, Gary and I, and Gary and I with Kent,Sharon and Byran and Bryan with a couple of Miste’s cousins…
Photos from the party..Gary with Kent and Courteney’s dad Byran, Gary and I, and Gary and I with Kent,Sharon and Byran and Bryan with a couple of Miste’s cousins…
Photos from the party..Gary with Kent and Courteney’s dad Byran, Gary and I, and Gary and I with Kent,Sharon and Byran and Bryan with a couple of Miste’s cousins…
More catered food for the party! Pulled pork, beans, Swedish meatballs, potatoes all yummo! And of course the cake, which was SO good!
More catered food for the party! Pulled pork, beans, Swedish meatballs, potatoes all yummo! And of course the cake, which was SO good!
More catered food for the party! Pulled pork, beans, Swedish meatballs, potatoes all yummo! And of course the cake, which was SO good!
How freaking adorable!! Kent and Sharon having a first dance like they did on their wedding day 50 years ago! We have learned so much from their marriage, they’ve faced and gone thru it all highs and lows, good and bad and they’ve done it as a team…
How freaking adorable!! Kent and Sharon having a first dance like they did on their wedding day 50 years ago! We have learned so much from their marriage, they’ve faced and gone thru it all highs and lows, good and bad and they’ve done it as a team…
more photos from the party, lots of drinking and shots!!
more photos from the party, lots of drinking and shots!!
more photos from the party, lots of drinking and shots!!
more photos from the party, lots of drinking and shots!!
more photos from the party, lots of drinking and shots!!
more photos from the party, lots of drinking and shots!!
What can stop an anniversary party in Nebraska?? Nebraska football of course!! And now it’s a Cornhuskers party!
What can stop an anniversary party in Nebraska?? Nebraska football of course!! And now it’s a Cornhuskers party!
What can stop an anniversary party in Nebraska?? Nebraska football of course!! And now it’s a Cornhuskers party!
In Omaha on our way to the airport on a snowy beautiful day!
In Omaha on our way to the airport on a snowy beautiful day!
In Omaha on our way to the airport on a snowy beautiful day!
In Omaha on our way to the airport on a snowy beautiful day!
In Omaha on our way to the airport on a snowy beautiful day!
In Omaha on our way to the airport on a snowy beautiful day!
Dawn Goes To Nebraska For Christmas – Round 1
Hope you all had a great Christmas!! For our Holiday break my hubby and I spent some time in town as well as in Texas, Nebraska and Arizona.
I will start with some photos from our Nebraska trip. Our oldest Goddaughter goes to college there and that’s where her mom and grandparents live, her mom is like a sister to me have known her half my life and her grandparents are like parents to me and they were gonna be celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary so ummm yes of course we would head that way over Christmas to celebrate that with them!!!
Here is round 1 of the Nebraska photos, yes I actually have more than 1 round of photos from Nebraska!! We had a blast!! They are just a great down to earth farming family!
Gary and I at the Sacramento airport heading to Nebraska
Gary and I at the Sacramento airport heading to Nebraska
We stayed in Lincoln, NE but flew into Omaha, they are only like an hour away from each other so no biggie. Once we got our rental car we headed over to California Tacos in Omaha it’s a local small family restaurant.
We stayed in Lincoln, NE but flew into Omaha, they are only like an hour away from each other so no biggie. Once we got our rental car we headed over to California Tacos in Omaha it’s a local small family restaurant.
One of our buddies in Texas said since we were going to be in Omaha we had to try this place out he said there tacos were amazing! Now coming from a guy whose from Texas that’s a huge compliment cause Texas has some pretty freaking great tacos as well!! So we knew we had to check this place out and it didn’t disappoint, yummo!
One of our buddies in Texas said since we were going to be in Omaha we had to try this place out he said there tacos were amazing! Now coming from a guy whose from Texas that’s a huge compliment cause Texas has some pretty freaking great tacos as well!! So we knew we had to check this place out and it didn’t disappoint, yummo!
Also while in Omaha on our way to Lincoln, we thought helloooooo one of the richest men in the world lives here, Warren Buffett and he still lives in the house he bought in the 50’s, it’s been updated a bit since then but still pretty darn modest of a house considering all the money he has!!
Also while in Omaha on our way to Lincoln, we thought helloooooo one of the richest men in the world lives here, Warren Buffett and he still lives in the house he bought in the 50’s, it’s been updated a bit since then but still pretty darn modest of a house considering all the money he has!!
Our drive from Omaha to Lincoln.
Who would ever think you could get great Sushi in Lincoln Nebraska??? Surprisingly the sushi at this restaurant was really good!! With Gary and I is my good friend Miste!! She is our goddaughters mom..
Who would ever think you could get great Sushi in Lincoln Nebraska??? Surprisingly the sushi at this restaurant was really good!! With Gary and I is my good friend Miste!! She is our goddaughters mom..
Who would ever think you could get great Sushi in Lincoln Nebraska??? Surprisingly the sushi at this restaurant was really good!! With Gary and I is my good friend Miste!! She is our goddaughters mom..
Who would ever think you could get great Sushi in Lincoln Nebraska??? Surprisingly the sushi at this restaurant was really good!! With Gary and I is my good friend Miste!! She is our goddaughters mom..
Christmas Eve morning we woke up to snow!! So excited we had a white Christmas!! Miste’s dogs love the snow, so cute!!
Christmas Eve morning we woke up to snow!! So excited we had a white Christmas!! Miste’s dogs love the snow, so cute!!
Christmas Eve morning we woke up to snow!! So excited we had a white Christmas!! Miste’s dogs love the snow, so cute!!
Christmas Eve morning we woke up to snow!! So excited we had a white Christmas!! Miste’s dogs love the snow, so cute!!
Christmas Eve morning we woke up to snow!! So excited we had a white Christmas!! Miste’s dogs love the snow, so cute!!
For Christmas EvFor Christmas Eve lunch we ate at Phat Jack’s BBQ, a popular joint there, the BBQ nachos are a must try, SO good! We went with Courteney (our goddaughter) her boyfriend (who grew up in Texas, hence the Longhorns shirt!)and Mistee lunch we ate at Phat Jack’s BBQ, a popular joint there, the BBQ nachos are a must try, SO good! We went with Courteney (our goddaughter) her boyfriend (who grew up in Texas, hence the Longhorns shirt!)and Miste
For Christmas Eve lunch we ate at Phat Jack’s BBQ, a popular joint there, the BBQ nachos are a must try, SO good! We went with Courteney (our goddaughter) her boyfriend (who grew up in Texas, hence the Longhorns shirt!)and Miste
For Christmas Eve lunch we ate at Phat Jack’s BBQ, a popular joint there, the BBQ nachos are a must try, SO good! We went with Courteney (our goddaughter) her boyfriend (who grew up in Texas, hence the Longhorns shirt!)and Miste
For Christmas Eve lunch we ate at Phat Jack’s BBQ, a popular joint there, the BBQ nachos are a must try, SO good! We went with Courteney (our goddaughter) her boyfriend (who grew up in Texas, hence the Longhorns shirt!)and Miste
For Christmas Eve lunch we ate at Phat Jack’s BBQ, a popular joint there, the BBQ nachos are a must try, SO good! We went with Courteney (our goddaughter) her boyfriend (who grew up in Texas, hence the Longhorns shirt!)and Miste
Christmas Eve dinner was at Kent and Sharon’s, they are the parents of Miste, Courteney’s grandparents and like parents to me! Sharon is such a good cook! She makes yummy fatty, cheesy, buttery, potatoey Midwest food! The corn casserole is HEAVEN! We ended the night playing the domino game Chicken Foot!
Christmas Eve dinner was at Kent and Sharon’s, they are the parents of Miste, Courteney’s grandparents and like parents to me! Sharon is such a good cook! She makes yummy fatty, cheesy, buttery, potatoey Midwest food! The corn casserole is HEAVEN! We ended the night playing the domino game Chicken Foot!
Christmas Eve dinner was at Kent and Sharon’s, they are the parents of Miste, Courteney’s grandparents and like parents to me! Sharon is such a good cook! She makes yummy fatty, cheesy, buttery, potatoey Midwest food! The corn casserole is HEAVEN! We ended the night playing the domino game Chicken Foot!
Christmas Eve dinner was at Kent and Sharon’s, they are the parents of Miste, Courteney’s grandparents and like parents to me! Sharon is such a good cook! She makes yummy fatty, cheesy, buttery, potatoey Midwest food! The corn casserole is HEAVEN! We ended the night playing the domino game Chicken Foot!
Christmas Eve dinner was at Kent and Sharon’s, they are the parents of Miste, Courteney’s grandparents and like parents to me! Sharon is such a good cook! She makes yummy fatty, cheesy, buttery, potatoey Midwest food! The corn casserole is HEAVEN! We ended the night playing the domino game Chicken Foot!
Christmas Eve dinner was at Kent and Sharon’s, they are the parents of Miste, Courteney’s grandparents and like parents to me! Sharon is such a good cook! She makes yummy fatty, cheesy, buttery, potatoey Midwest food! The corn casserole is HEAVEN! We ended the night playing the domino game Chicken Foot!
Christmas Eve dinner was at Kent and Sharon’s, they are the parents of Miste, Courteney’s grandparents and like parents to me! Sharon is such a good cook! She makes yummy fatty, cheesy, buttery, potatoey Midwest food! The corn casserole is HEAVEN! We ended the night playing the domino game Chicken Foot!
Starting Christmas morning out right!! With a few bloody Mary’s!!
Courteney’s favorite muffins are strawberry white chocolate chip and her favorite cake is chocolate cake with a chocolate donut like frosting so of course I wanted to make those for her Christmas morning!
Courteney’s favorite muffins are strawberry white chocolate chip and her favorite cake is chocolate cake with a chocolate donut like frosting so of course I wanted to make those for her Christmas morning!
Courteney’s favorite muffins are strawberry white chocolate chip and her favorite cake is chocolate cake with a chocolate donut like frosting so of course I wanted to make those for her Christmas morning!
We all headed over to Kent and Sharon’s Christmas day to continue baking! One of the many things made were pecan tassies, dear lord those things are SO good and are a family tradition of theirs they make every year, it’s been awhile since I’ve had theirs and they were just as good as I remember!
We all headed over to Kent and Sharon’s Christmas day to continue baking! One of the many things made were pecan tassies, dear lord those things are SO good and are a family tradition of theirs they make every year, it’s been awhile since I’ve had theirs and they were just as good as I remember!
We all headed over to Kent and Sharon’s Christmas day to continue baking! One of the many things made were pecan tassies, dear lord those things are SO good and are a family tradition of theirs they make every year, it’s been awhile since I’ve had theirs and they were just as good as I remember!
We all headed over to Kent and Sharon’s Christmas day to continue baking! One of the many things made were pecan tassies, dear lord those things are SO good and are a family tradition of theirs they make every year, it’s been awhile since I’ve had theirs and they were just as good as I remember!
We all headed over to Kent and Sharon’s Christmas day to continue baking! One of the many things made were pecan tassies, dear lord those things are SO good and are a family tradition of theirs they make every year, it’s been awhile since I’ve had theirs and they were just as good as I remember!
We all headed over to Kent and Sharon’s Christmas day to continue baking! One of the many things made were pecan tassies, dear lord those things are SO good and are a family tradition of theirs they make every year, it’s been awhile since I’ve had theirs and they were just as good as I remember!
Drinking while we were baking and Gary, Kent and Courteney’s boyfriend were enjoying some kind of sports on TV!
Drinking while we were baking and Gary, Kent and Courteney’s boyfriend were enjoying some kind of sports on TV!
Drinking while we were baking and Gary, Kent and Courteney’s boyfriend were enjoying some kind of sports on TV!
So another one of their traditions every Christmas they make homemade noodles, which are to die for! Some chicken and yummy mashed potatoes. You get a bowl, put the mashed potatoes in first then you put some chicken on top of the potatoes and then top it all off with the noodles and some broth from the chicken, no seriously this is REALLY good!
So another one of their traditions every Christmas they make homemade noodles, which are to die for! Some chicken and yummy mashed potatoes. You get a bowl, put the mashed potatoes in first then you put some chicken on top of the potatoes and then top it all off with the noodles and some broth from the chicken, no seriously this is REALLY good!
Growing up when they were struggling farmers they would eat a lot of meals with potatoes to stay full longer and to this day they still eat their chicken soup this way cause well its damn fantastic!!
Growing up when they were struggling farmers they would eat a lot of meals with potatoes to stay full longer and to this day they still eat their chicken soup this way cause well its damn fantastic!!
