Life As It Comes
Spotting10 Comments
A few weeks back, over Thanksgiving, I went camping with the Hohnstreiters. Jeremy, Amanda, Shawn, and I went out to Fairfield Lake State Park. There’s a lot I should post about this trip, but I found something that was too good to wait.
Mentioned repeatedly throughout the weekend was an activity the guys used to do growing up in Indiana — “spotting.” When they described to me that you go out at night looking for animals and then shine a spotlight on them, I couldn’t stop laughing. I don’t know what it was, but I had this picture in my head of a deer turning and looking at me as I “spotted” him and thought it was hilarious.
In Texas, spotting takes on a whole new meaning, because you’re legally allowed to hunt certain non-game animals. Beloved Texas quarterback Colt McCoy chose to spend the night of the Big 12 championship game doing exactly that, and here’s the interview to prove it!
Texas4 Comments
This past June, I hit the five-year mark as a Texas resident. People have heard me say “Texas,” on occasion, with a shake of my head and mocking in my voice. Usually it has to do with the lack of seasons compared to what I’m used to, having grown up in the Midwest. Sometimes, a particularly scorching summer day or some humorous or silly aspect of the state or its inhabitants will elicit that response, too.
This weekend, I spent a few moments in the midst of my various goings-on to reflect on how much I’ve grown to love Texas.