#Summer2025 - Branson, Travel Day.

We can be boring sometimes.  This summer vacation is a carbon copy of last year.  Back to Lilley's Landing in Branson.

Last year, however, a massive hurricane rolled through Galveston, making it uncertain if we would be able to keep our future reservations.  This year, on July 4, a deluge of rain fell on the Texas Hill Country raising the level of the Guadalupe River from dry to over 30 feet.  The death toll is unknown, but projections are that it will be high.  They have our prayers.

We didn't set the alarm this morning, getting in no hurry to leave.  The little town of Clayton, OK, has their Independence Day parade at 11 am, and last year we got stuck in it.  So, leave a bit later - in this case, 8:30 am.  

We took our usual route.  Mom and Dad left at 6 am and went through Dallas.  No one has issues and we arrived at Lilley's at 5:30 or so.  Supper was a rotisserie chicken from Sam's Club, and then it was to Walmart for a few things.  Fairly standard and little to get excited about.  

The drive here is pretty as always, so here are a few snaps of the drive.  We are hoping for a relaxing week!

Memorial Day

This weekend, Memorial Day, was a bit unusual.  From Saturday with Friends in East Texas at their farm to a day at the racetrack 

A few weeks ago we received an invite to Bazette to the farm owned by some of our oldest friends' grandmother.  She had passed away a year ago and they wanted to get together at her place for a cookout.  It was great to see some folks we had not seen in quite some time.

Weather was beautiful but hot.  A good time all around.

Then Monday morning storms came through.  A few limbs of the large tree with bees in front of our house came down.  It turned much cooler.

Steph wanted to go to Lonestar Park with some friends of hers for Mother's Day, so we got a table at Silks.  All you can eat, all day buffet.  Dangerous.

It was a fun day.  Wet and nasty, but fun.  A good kickoff to summer.

Spring Break, Last Day.

Our last day at Lilley's was quieter, with a morning in a rental job boat.  We only caught 3 but they were large and nice 

Leftover pizza for lunch and a quiet afternoon, then to the Keeter Center at the College of the Ozarks.  Hamburgers for supper.

Before packing up what we could a nice neighbor took our pic.

Our trip home: we left at 6:15 and was home by 3:30.  Not bad.  This is a fantastic place to go to.  

Spring Break Day 3

Last night was gorgeous!  I love being here!

This morning, initially we were planning on renting a boat to fish the lake, but winds and storms were predicted for mid-morning so we decided to tour the Titanic museum.  Sadie had been wanting to see it 

The price is a bit high but worth it every so often. Very respectfully done!

Then to Danna's BBQ.  This is one we have missed out on for the last few visits so we decided lunch was in order.  They define "stuffed baked potato!"

Mom and Dad went to Jasper to see the cabin Brandon and his family rented there so we didn't get to dine together for lunch.  

I fell asleep on the deck outside #14, but decided a bit later the water flow might be okay to dock fish so Sadie and I gave it a try.

A bit of excitement!  A transformer blew at the farm up the hill sending up smoke.  Firefighters came out, but damage seemed minimal.  And the storm predicted split around Brandon, with tornados South and North but only winds here.  Answered prayers!