A Day/Night Out In Starr County

 

If you live in Starr County, you have gone to this Chili's. 

You know this Chili's.
You were probably at this Chili's the same day that I was here.
I feel God in this Chili's. (it's a joke, if you know where it's from, points for you)

A bonus to living out in the country is that one of my best friends lives here, too!

April & Cynthia.  Taking selfies as usual.

Funny story-April and I met ten years ago when we worked together.  It just so happens that we both moved to San Antonio one week apart from each other.
Then she went off an abandoned me there (jk).
And now we are back together in the 956.

So naturally we HAD to go eat at this Chili's!

After leaving the restaurant I spotted this wall and HAD to take a picture in front of it:

Top - Walmart
Jeans - Old Navy
Shoes - Target
Handbag - thrift store
Sunnies - Marc Jacobs

Later that night Isaac and I set out for La Borde House in Rio Grande City and 

OH MY GOSH

I was not disappointed. 

This place was just perfect.

We had the whole place to ourselves.  We listened to good music, enjoyed wine on the patios, sat in the warm summer night air.

I never would have thought that RGC had something like this to offer.

Jacket - Goodwill
Dress - Shein
Shoes - Target

I mean, how stinking charming is this?!

If you find yourself in RGC Wed-Saturday after 8pm, stop by 
La Borde House.
Get some pics in, enjoy some wine, listen to music, and live your best life.

-C

Week 1 At New Job

First week at new job down and done.

I cannot believe that I get to work here. It truly is an honor to be able to work with an organization thats sole focus is to not only feed but educate and support my community. The community that I grew up in. That’s a true treasure. 

The RGV Food Bank's sole mission is to eliminate hunger from our community and to educate our residents about proper food nutrition.  The FB is a safe place for someone to come and get the nourishment they need with no fear of judgement or scrutinization.  We are here to help our gente.

This is some beautiful artwork outside of my office.   This was donated to us from Feeding America in 2020.  If you look at the artwork, the workers are wearing facemasks.  Something that 2020 brought in to all of our lives. 

Something fun that happened my first week is that I got to have lunch with my sister. This is the FIRST TIME IN OUR LIVES that we have spent a lunch break together. Once Adri moved away for college we never lived in the same area code again. In case you are wondering, we ate at Luby's.  yum! 

I’m going to try to update this temporary blog every weekend. Hope that y’all enjoy it!

-C 

The Closest Grocery Store Is 20 Minutes Away

On today's episode of Accidentally Green Acres,  
I traveled to the closest grocery store to our ranch house....
and it's 20 minutes away.

Living in cities meant that grocery stores were a stone's throw away.  If you forgot to purchase something, no worries, you can run to the closest Walgreens/CVS, Neighborhood Walmart, HEB, etc to pick it up.  Not here.  Here you better make sure that you have a running list on you because if you forget something, get ready to do without or plan your 20 minute commute back to the store.

Bright side, I did get to see some of the family's wind turbines. 

They look so pretty against that big blue sky.

HEB in Rio Grande City.

If you're from Starr County, you've been to this HEB. 

Puros chicharones y Botanera en esta pared.

THIS picture is how I know that I'm back in the 956.  A whole wall dedicated to chicharones y Botanera.  If this doesn't scream "VALLEY!" I don't know what does...

Being this far away from a grocery store is going to be a huge adjustment for me.  I'm hoping that it will make me a better grocery shopper.  Did you know that most Americans "throw away" thousands of dollars at the grocery store annually?  Many of us (myself included) aren't conscious grocery shoppers.  We shop on impulse and end up wasting/throwing away most of the food that we purchase at the store.  Here's to training myself on buy what I need and need what I buy.

Till my next post!
-C

24 Hours at El Coyote Ranch

I've officially been living at El Coyote Ranch for 24 hours and it still hasn't hit me that I'm living out in the country now.  Maybe once I start commuting to and from my new job, the drive will slap me into reality.

But until then, I'll enjoy these types of mornings.  Watching Astro soak up that morning sun.

Aaannnndddd can't forget that I saw the largest moth that I've ever seen in my life.  One of my nephews messaged me after I posted this photo saying that they get bigger than this.  Like, why?? 

Tomorrow is a day of more cleaning, unpacking, organizing, and slowly making this place our own.

 

Greetings From El Coyote Ranch

No filters, no editing, just natural beauty.

Welcome to our ranch!

After much packing and traveling south, we have arrived.

I'm both excited and overwhelmed by all these changes.  Being the true Taurus that I am, I can view change as scary and intimidating.  Especially when it's one that involved moving to a different city AND starting a new job soon.

Isaac's ranch's name is El Coyote Ranch.

My sister took this picture of us. 

Excited for our new adventure.  Life is about making memories and adapting.  Here's to my next chapter-