Camping can be a lot of fun. Out in the wide open and being one with nature. Unless that is something you discover someone in your family does not enjoy at all. That can be an expensive lesson to find out last minute.
This is a journey that started in Amarillo a few years ago. I have been watching it because it involved one of my really good friends from college. My college experience started like a lot of people. I wanted to make friends right away.
Mom, she is the glue that holds your family together. She makes sure everyone is where they need to be when they need to be. She makes sure food is on the table. She makes sure the house is running smoothly.
Amarillo has a lot of treasures to discover. There are stories we hear all the time about people finding all kinds of neat things using a metal detector. That is what we are hoping for with this upcoming event. Treasures galore in this Texas Panhandle area.
There are times when we get blindsided about an Amarillo restaurant that has closed. We go through the five stages of grief. We feel like we have lost a friend. We reminisce for years and years about our favorite things to eat there.
Things keep changing in Amarillo. That is not necessarily a bad thing. We look for other successful ways to make things work. If they work then good. If they don't well that is when we hear about places closing.