https://www.thingelstad.com/categories/texas-spring-break-2019/ en Thu, 04 Apr 2019 21:43:23 -0500 https://www.thingelstad.com/2019/04/04/we-had-a.html Thu, 04 Apr 2019 21:43:23 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2019/04/04/we-had-a.html <p>We had a good time learning and exploring <a href="https://thealamo.org">The Alamo</a> today. So much history!</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/6ba2ad6508.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="The Alamo chapel facade in San Antonio, Texas, with tourists on the plaza and a green lawn in the foreground." /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/a49ab9dfc6.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="The Alamo chapel facade in San Antonio, Texas, with ornate stone archway entrance and visitors on the plaza" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/f61041c3cb.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Visitors strolling paths at the Alamo grounds in San Antonio, shaded by a large live oak tree beside a limestone building" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/a3a77ef5da.jpg" width="600" height="197" alt="The Alamo mission facade and stone walls in San Antonio Texas on a sunny day with tourists walking the grounds" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2019/04/03/tyler-and-i.html Wed, 03 Apr 2019 23:47:04 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2019/04/03/tyler-and-i.html <p>Tyler and I got to throw knives and axes today! 🤪</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/3ceb85c7f9.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Collection of black tactical tomahawks and throwing knives laid out on a wooden picnic table outdoors" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2019/04/03/a-trip-to.html Wed, 03 Apr 2019 23:42:01 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2019/04/03/a-trip-to.html <p>A trip to Austin, TX seems like it should have live music. 🎶 We saw <a href="https://bobmould.com">Bob Mould</a> play at The <a href="https://www.mohawkaustin.com">Mohawk</a> tonight. Great show and cool venue!</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/a5680e4950.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Black and white shot of two musicians on a lit indoor stage performing to a packed standing crowd in a warehouse venue" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/b76620b5dc.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Black and white shot of a three-piece band performing on a small outdoor stage at night with spotlights overhead and a crowd in the foreground." /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/167c19445d.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Bald man in plaid shirt singing into a microphone on a dark stage with a guitarist and drum kit behind him" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2019/04/03/104013.html Wed, 03 Apr 2019 10:40:13 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2019/04/03/104013.html <p>Full fanboy mode waiting in line for 2+ hours at <a href="https://franklinbbq.com">Franklin BBQ</a>! 😊 Brisket, ribs, and sausage on the way. 🤤</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/2d26a2230f.jpg" width="450" height="600" alt="Man and two kids smiling on a decorated sidewalk under the Franklin Barbecue sign in Austin Texas" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/567278f588.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Man in a Franklin Barbecue t-shirt smiling and holding a blue Franklin tray and sticker outside the Austin Texas restaurant." /> <p><strong>The brisket was the best I’ve ever had by a bunch.</strong> The ribs were delicious. The pulled pork was good. Also tried the Turkey special which was tasty. 👍🏻🤤🍽</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/b4ab3ccca4.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Tray piled with sliced brisket, spare ribs, pulled pork, smoked turkey, a pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw, white bread, and a side of beans" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2019/04/02/lick-honest-ice.html Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:45:13 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2019/04/02/lick-honest-ice.html <p><a href="https://www.ilikelick.com">Lick Honest Ice Cream</a> is todays Vacation Ice Cream stop! Delicious! Some of us may have even got a second cone. 🤪</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/105ba0caed.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Four hands holding ice cream cones and cups with scoops of chocolate, vanilla, and poppy seed flavors at an ice cream shop." /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2019/04/02/we-had-a.html Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:42:29 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2019/04/02/we-had-a.html <p>We had a fun time seeing Austin on 2-wheels with <a href="https://yourbikergang.com">Your Biker Gang</a> today! Super cool electric bikes too!</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/7d05a8a4b9.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Group of five people wearing helmets and goggles pose with electric motorcycles on a sunny Austin street." /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/7e2213c1c8.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Woman and girl wearing helmets and goggles seated on a black electric scooter outside Your Biker Gang in Austin Texas" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/8143cd0357.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Your Biker Gang circular sign established 2017 with skull logo in front of several black electric scooters parked on gravel" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2019/04/01/we-attempted-the.html Mon, 01 Apr 2019 22:57:36 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2019/04/01/we-attempted-the.html <p>We attempted the “Incoming Transmission” room at <a href="https://perplexiumlive.com/">Perplexium</a> in Austin. It was a really unique puzzle room. A lot of fun, but proved too difficult for us today. 🔐</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/a8e6b53cbb.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Family of four posing at Perplexium escape room holding sci-fi themed signs reading Don't Panic, Made It So, and So Say We All." /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2019/04/01/final-piece-of.html Mon, 01 Apr 2019 22:52:21 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2019/04/01/final-piece-of.html <p>Final piece of “Magnolia Day” in Waco was the <a href="https://brazostours.com/">Brazos Tours</a> “Fixer Upper Tour of Waco”. We visited the <a href="https://magnolia.com/our-show/episode-12-3-little-pigs-house/">3 Little Pigs House (S3E12)</a>, with a stop inside. We also went met <a href="https://www.jdhirondesigns.com">Jimmy Don</a>, who does the iron work for Fixer Upper.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/7a739e66a2.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Group of visitors gathered outside the 1902 teal Fixer Upper house with a wide front porch and metal roof in Waco Texas" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/b0bc082d00.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Farmhouse kitchen with navy blue lower cabinets, white upper cabinets, marble island, wood range hood, and globe pendant lights" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/ef53822c68.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Five people posing in front of a white Brazos Tours van, including two children and a man in a cowboy hat wearing a JDH shirt." /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2019/04/01/we-continued-magnolia.html Mon, 01 Apr 2019 22:42:04 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2019/04/01/we-continued-magnolia.html <p>We continued “Magnolia Day” in Waco with a visit to the <a href="https://magnolia.com/silos/">Magnolia Silos</a>. Went in the morning and in the afternoon.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/0681b11117.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Family of four posing in front of the Welcome to the Magnolia Silos mural painted on a white brick wall in Waco Texas" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/297219b47b.jpg" width="450" height="600" alt="Family of four taking a selfie in front of a large rusty grain silo at the Magnolia Silos in Waco Texas" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/bc5dbe365b.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Family of four posing under a hashtag MilesToMagnolia sign surrounded by potted flowers at the Magnolia Silos in Waco" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/b3bfdaa413.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Child in a blue jacket and Magnolia cap playing cornhole on the lawn at Magnolia Silos in Waco TX" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2019/04/01/we-started-magnolia.html Mon, 01 Apr 2019 22:32:59 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2019/04/01/we-started-magnolia.html <p>We started “Magnolia Day” in Waco with an early breakfast at <a href="https://magnolia.com/table/">Magnolia Table</a>. Good food, and a lot of it. 🍽🥓🍳</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/a9c910576d.jpg" width="450" height="600" alt="Black-and-white photo of the Magnolia Table roadside sign in Waco Texas with a marquee reading Hot Coffee Is Brewing Chip" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/98895f34d9.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="Magnolia Table restaurant exterior in Waco, a two-story white stucco building with red tile roof, black bollards, and people walking toward the entrance." /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/4be306e717.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Family of four seated at a wooden table inside Magnolia Table restaurant in Waco, smiling at the camera" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2019/03/31/heritage-creamery-was.html Sun, 31 Mar 2019 18:23:27 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2019/03/31/heritage-creamery-was.html <p><a href="http://www.heritagecreamery.com">Heritage Creamery</a> was today’s Vacation Ice Cream stop. The Salted Caramel was very good, and the homemade waffle cones were amazing!</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/84b9dc4a38.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Four hands holding waffle bowl cups filled with scoops of ice cream in flavors including mint, caramel, and chocolate chip." /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/6dc004cb36.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Two kids smiling and posing against a rustic wood-plank wall painted with the Heritage Creamery logo" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2019/03/31/the-snakes-at.html Sun, 31 Mar 2019 18:19:34 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2019/03/31/the-snakes-at.html <p>The snakes at <a href="http://www.cameronparkzoo.com">Cameron Park Zoo</a> Cameron Park Zoo in Waco was great. So many snakes! I had no idea there were dozens of types of Rattle Snakes! 😬🐍</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/59c31cb050.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Green tree python coiled tightly around a dark branch, head resting on its body, vivid lime-green scales with white spots" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/7718a50013.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Coiled rattlesnake resting on gravel among rocks and a spiky plant inside a zoo enclosure" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/d4ff5d6319.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Brown and tan patterned snake climbing over pale limestone rocks in a zoo enclosure with gravel floor and succulent plant" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/d3f55146e3.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Coiled rattlesnake with open mouth on gravel amid dry grass and rocks in a zoo enclosure" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2019/03/31/we-had-a.html Sun, 31 Mar 2019 18:13:26 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2019/03/31/we-had-a.html <p>We had a great morning at the <a href="http://www.cameronparkzoo.com">Cameron Park Zoo</a> in Waco this morning. Impressive natural settings for the animals.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/de86f8977a.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Lioness lying on a flat rock surface gazing upward, with rocky cliffs and a small pool visible behind her" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/51eb9ae8a9.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="African elephant with tusks and curled trunk standing in a zoo enclosure surrounded by black vultures on a sunny day" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/19468746cb.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="Three white rhinoceroses grazing on a dirt path in a zoo enclosure surrounded by green trees and fencing." /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/e7d97ea5e3.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Meerkat standing upright on a rocky outcrop in a sandy zoo enclosure, with a second meerkat partly visible at right" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2019/03/30/departing-for-texas.html Sat, 30 Mar 2019 13:43:32 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2019/03/30/departing-for-texas.html <p>Departing for Texas Spring Break! 🌵 Visiting Austin, San Antonio, and Waco. 🛫</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2019/4218e71df9.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Family of four smiling together at a Delta airport gate, departing for a Texas spring break trip." />