Business and Pleasure

I guess we all have been missing our day trips this summer. Even my homebody daughter has made comments that indicate she misses our outings.

I surely was overdue a change in routine so I decided we would mix a little pleasure with business. On our agenda for the week was to head to the smaller towns East of us to pass out flyers, business cards, and to generally get our name out, so I pulled my resources together and found some interesting sights to check out along the way.

Our first stop was the  Wendish Museum in Serbin, Texas. It was certainly nothing to call home about - unless you are a Texas history buff - but they had simple but yet very informative and interesting visual displays. The older folks running the place were friendly and helpful also....

LOVE these painted eggs

This room reminded me of my deceased grandparents antique decor

Next, we crossed the graveyard to the Lutheran Church. It was blazing-ass hot but we still enjoyed looking at the old gravestones....

I was glad the church was nice and cool when we reached it because I was beyond weak from the extreme heat. (105 degrees to be exact...and that's without heat index)

Being raised up in the church I often wonder what my un-indoctrinated children think about them upon entering. I have so many memories linked to churches and my kids are probably just like..."um, yeah so it's just this huge, ornate building with a bunch of crosses."...

This is a building that was used as a church, school, and meeting room in the 1800's by the Wends. I was the only one who felt the desire to walk the 100 ft in the heat to take a gander at it. Toby and Skye roosted on a bench underneath a shade tree....

Next we headed a few miles east to Giddings, Texas. We have been through Giddings several times on our way to Houston but never have carved out the time to stop and visit.

We checked out the old Union Station Transportation Museum...

Next, we walked across the street to Blast From The Past. It was interesting place. I also learned something new while I was there. I never knew where the band REO Speedwagon got their name from - not that I ever really thought about it - but apparently it was a firetruck...

Apparently this dog, Ben, is an important animal friend of the shop....

We also walked out of there with $15 worth of yummy fudge.

On the way home we saw smoke in the distance. We kept our eyes on it as we drove closer to the source. It was a car on fire and rights as we drove by it it exploded. I think that was the highlight of Skye's day. She talked about that dang car exploding all the way home....

It was a successful day in both business and pleasure.