State Capitol

After almost 12 years since I came to live in Houston, I finally made my way to the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, thanks to my daughter’s audition nearby.

It was a super nice day, low 70’s, sunny, light breeze. So, I took my dad and the kids to go visit the State Capitol. We walked into a big park. Immediately, we were wooing and wowing, cellphone was pulled out, selfie time with the kids. Think my dad already wandered off and started taking pictures of random sights.

On the walk towards the capitol visitor center, we saw school buses were around, kids in school uniforms were here for field trips. Some people are having picnics under the trees, some are taking a casual stroll around the park. What a sight! My little goof balls went crazy, they ran up and down the hills, lied down on the lawn giggling, soaking up the sun and chasing the squirrels. My heart melted watching these priceless faces.

So many statues in the park, you can’t help but feel the history of Texas seeping into your bones. Details on each statue are just stunning. I couldn’t resist the urge to snap a few pictures.

We finally made our way towards the visitor center. After security, I looked up, so did the kids. I will save my words here, just share a few pictures. Of course, a short video of my little dancer feeling the music.

For days I kept thinking, what have I done in the past 12 years and what have I missed? I have been so busy with everything I thought was important, have I made the most dangerous mistake of keeping myself so occupied and not doing what I really want to do, but hoping that one day I will eventually be able to do what I really want to do? I have always said that I love to see the world. After I have been in Texas for 12 years, I finally made it to the capital city, which is only a little more than 2 hour drive away? What was my excuse? I have to admit, if I didn’t have extra time on hand now, if it wasn’t for my daughter’s audition, I may quite likely wait for another 12 years before I can make a trip to Austin. But, it’s not too late, I need to do something to change that. I have one life, I want to live it to the fullest. If you know me in person, you would know this doesn’t really sound like me. But I want to be the example for my kids, no matter what happens in life, don’t make excuses, step out of our comfort zone, we can not only make it through, and we can make it a fabulous experience. When they go through a hard time in life, I want them to be able to say, my mom made it, I can too.