Texas: Our First Girls' Trip
My job was such a major part of who I was, and the thought of stepping away from that - ever - didn't seem possible. And then my daughter was born. Leaving her to return to work became the ache deep in my heart and the nagging thought in the back of my mind. I relished each moment, each sleepless night, each tiny squeak knowing I'd eventually miss those moments (and fearing I'd miss many critical ones, all the firsts in our tiny human's life) as I had opted, after an extended maternity leave, to return to teaching. When I was pregnant, my mom determined an official retirement plan and gave me the greatest, most selfless gift: she chose to spend her time caring for our sweet, sweet HQ. I'll never be able to repay her for this, ever, but when she mentioned wanting to visit Waco to see Magnolia and the Silos, I started to plan. Mom deserves all the little getaways she could ever imagine...and more! "There are 79 ...