Judy and Matt At Sea: The Latest Texas Report from Matt

Well, we have been in our rental "casita" for a few weeks here in Boerne, Texas, and we are enjoying this delightful little town just north of San Antonio. We have scouted lots of areas north, east and west of Boerne and still like this great town the best. It is taking us a while to get used to the parched countryside, due to a severe drought the past year or so. Also, if we do settle here, you want to be "out of here" in July and August, not much different than Hilton Head and most of the USA. Three figure temperatures are not fun, but the relatively low humidity helps. We like to walk early, when it is in the 70's, but it is getting pretty warm by about 7:30. We spent a few days in San Antonio, doing the tourist things like the Alamo, etc. Great city that I lived in for about half of 1971. This was the town I came to after the Bronx and I discovered Mexican food! Put on 15 pounds in 3 months! The Mexican food is still great and we love the barbecue. We do the gym 6 days a week! I guess we have been away from really nice stores for about many years and just love strolling through Neiman Marcus and all the upscale stores in San Antonio. We don't buy anything that won't fit in our Chevy Suburban, but it is great to look. We discovered a huge Bass Pro Shop that has everything a real man could want. I roamed from the fishing section to the hunting section, gun shop, hiking stuff, etc. Attached to the shop is one of the best seafood restaurants we have every eaten in, including the wonderful ones we found in Florida. After our second meal there, including a stroll through the store, I told Judy "we have gotta move here!"

We have been venturing out from the Casita to look at homes this past week and it is amazing what you can get for your money out here. I think we are all trained to think east & west coast prices are the "norm." We have been impressed so far and we just may buy something out here in the future. A friend, who lives in Boise, told us not long ago, that we will know in our hearts when we find our next home and so far we have felt very comfortable in Texas. Very friendly real downhome people, prosperous economy and low taxes. What more could you want?

I have included some photos with this entry, but the blogspot people put the pictures in the darnest places, so the order may not make sense.

We are enjoying life, we are healthy and excited about Texas. Just need the Fall to arrive, cool down a bit and please God, SEND RAIN!!

Hope you are all well and email or call us sometime, y'all.