My Texas Top Ten

1. I love the Longhorns. The actual animal, not the University of Texas Longhorns. We see a herd of them on the way to Tom's school and they are beautiful creatures. Their pasture is pretty large so we don't see them each time we drive by. If they're not in sight, I miss them the whole day.
2. Texas Pride. It's evident everywhere, especially the local HEB grocery store where you can find tortilla chips, cheeze-its and even hunks of colby jack cheese shaped like the Lone Star State.
3. HEB - The grocery store. It's an adventure in shopping.
4. Avocados. They are less expensive and of higher quality than what I'm used to in KC.
5. The Big Texas Sky. Especially at night when there are millions of stars.
6. Turtles. Our backyard has a pond full of them.
7. The Pond in our backyard. Herons, cranes, ducks, turtles, sunrise reflections ... it's a beautiful view.
8. Emma's house. We're living in someone else's space with someone else's stuff, but it's sunny and bright and we're grateful for the provision.
9. China Spring. Our address is Waco, but we are on the outskirts of town in an unincorporated area called China Spring. It's a mixed bag of wildlife, ranches, new subdivisions, and weird old stuff. You can find a cheeseburger at McDonald's or Sonic, but there's no cottage cheese to be found at the local Dollar General. You have to go to town for that.
10. The greeting, "How ryall?" That's effeciency ... 3 words in one.