As I promised.....

While I was in Mexico the second half of our week we were in my parent's hometown of Allende in the State of Nuevo Leon. It's about a 45 minute drive south from Monterrey. I lived there for only 3 months, as a newborn, before my family permanently migrated to Houston. Anyhow, my family travels here a few times during the year, but I hadn't been back for 2 years! These particular pics are all by the river names... Rio Ramos. This particular spot is about a 15 min. drive from the town.

Yes, the town is at the footsteps of the Sierra Madre Mountains. It's so peaceful and calm.

And just as a side note: After taking such beautiful close-ups of such beauty, and two days after being back home in Houston, I realized I had a rash..... Poison Ivy!!!! My right arm must have touched it somewhere while taking one of these pictures. And boy, oh boy, it was a mean one! By far, I think I had the worst breakout I've ever had. Horrible oozzzzing blisters, and the itch! Ahhh, what an ITCH!!!!! For the first 5 days, I had a hard time concentrating on anything besides it. But, I'm happy to report that I am now in the final phase. I'm happily recovering from a nasty chemical burn from the posion ivy cream that I bought. I'm SO SO THANKFUL, that my boys didn't get this, I don't know what I would have done to help them.