Out and About

Being military, I think has a lot of perks. One of my favorite perks is getting out and about. You totally thought I was announcing my husbands’ separation from the Army- yeah no, not so much. God willing he will retire.

We have had the privilege of living in some nice areas. Well I say “nice,” most would not say Fayetteville or it’s popular moniker “Fayettnam,” is nice, but I’m totally going to include it on my nice list. I can’t forget to add Tampa, Florida! I think it will always feel like a second home to us. My sister lives there with her family, so we will always go back. Thank Goodnes!! 🙂

We like getting to know the areas that we are stationed in. I mean why would we just hole up in our home the whole we are there? I actually know of people that don’t really get out and explore the areas they are in. Personally I think it’s a shame. Uncle Sam is giving us the chance to get out and explore our beautiful United States and that is what our family does.

Here’s a list of the places we hit up while at each duty station:

Being military, I think has a lot of perks. One of my favorite perks is “getting out” in our new home and learning the new areas around us.

We have had the privilege of living in some nice areas. Well I say “nice,” most would not say Fayetteville, North Carolina or it’s popular moniker “Fayettnam,” is nice, but I’m totally going to include it on my nice list and Tampa, Florida. Oh we loved living in Tampa. There was always so much to do and the best plus ever, my sister lives there.

Pass-a-Grille Beach, Florida

Getting to know the areas that we are stationed in is one of our favorite things to do as a family. I mean why would we just hole up in our home the whole time? I actually know of people that don’t get out, personally I think it’s a shame. Uncle Sam is giving us the chance to get out and explore our beautiful United States; that is definitely what our little family does. We get out and have fun doing it.

LegoFest -Austin

Since being in San Angelo, we have gone to visit family in Abilene a few times, took the boys to LegoFest in Austin and enjoyed some brews during Oktoberfest in Fredricksburg. I even attended a blogging conference in Dallas. Score! We have also visited the State Park here in San Angelo and I’ve had a blast shopping at local stores. I totally enjoy “keeping it local”. I have found that San Angelo is a wonderful city with lots of local vendors with fantastic talents.

This weekend we got out and participated in a couple of the Christmas events happening around San Angelo. On Friday, we drove thru the Tour of Lights. One Word: Amazing! There was Christmas music playing in the background and the splendor of the lights just capped the week off perfectly.

Our son participated in the Military Bootcamp at Christmas at Old Ft. Concho. It was such a cute event, we will def do it again next year. We didn’t get a chance to walk around much as we had a Christmas party to attend so today we are headed back! It is an experience I recommend to any and all military families stationed here in San Angelo.