Get Off the Couch

 What did you do this week to get off the couch? Shopping? Museum? Lunch out? Movies? Festival? A Festival, that is what we did. The San Antonio Coffee Festival to be exact! We had so much fun! The Coffee Festival was in held in La Vallita the first small community in San Antonio, which is downtown San Antonio, along a portion of the River Walk.  We walked through the venue first, and DH complained about how crowded it was, and to be fair it seemed to be a pretty popular activity. Then we bought our tickets got  our cups, and waded through the  crowds. The lines were pretty long. but it was a nice day to stand in a line of people, and talk. After a bit of a wait we got our first coffee. It wasn't a full cup, just a taste, and no sugar or cream. DH was a little upset. We waded back through the crowd, and found a less crowed area. Drank our black coffee, and listened to the music.  Then back to another line to wait for more coffee. This time w...

Get off the couch!  Yes, you! Ok, wait untill after you are done reading this, get up off the couch and do something! If you're looking for an exercise blog, this is not it. This is about getting off the couch and getting out. I want to encourage you to go explore. Explore your neighborhood, your community, your county, your state, your country, your world. Go, explore! My youngest child graduated from High School  in May of 2017, and I found myself spending way too much time sitting on the couch. I was reading, checking facebook, looking at pinterest etc. I no longer had to take kids to or pick kids up from any of the many activities they were involved in.  I was looking at an empty nest, well not exactly, the two younger ones are living at home, but still, I was spending way too much time on the couch. I decided it was time for a change. Time to get out and do something. I will be dragging DH along, but if I can't get him I'll find friends, or go it...