ROUTE 66: CITY OF MURALS

'what the heck...where's my horse?' on one side of the building...

and on the other... ' hee hee hee' !!!

while in tucumcari,nm this past weekend we had a few hours to kill, so we picked up a map with all the famous wall murals listed, and we made our way around town to check them all out. 

above are a few of my favorites of the 40+ that are around the town. 

its a pretty quick tour, as most of these murals are on either side of the main strip of route 66 in tucumcari- we had a good time spotting a new one on every corner. my favorite is the last one i posted above.. with the cowboy holding his saddle looking for his horse!!! (hee hee hee!!)

WEDNESDAY WEARS: FOR THE BEACH

1 zara paisley print tunic // 2 madewell canvas zip tote// 3 anthropologie zimmerman locket spliced frill bikini // 4 target sam & libby karina sandal //5 j crew ikat print cotton Tshirt // 

6 oldnavy everyday khaki shorts // 7 ray-band new wayfarer  //8 free/man beach towel 

// 9 hawaiian tropic sun screen and after sun

ROUTE 66: RANCH SUPPLY AND WATSON'S

if you find yourself in tucumcari, nm stopping at the ranch supply is a must. the friendliest people in town and a store with a little bit of everything. even a nursery! 
and it gets better: if you are in tucumcari on a friday or saturday you have to walk next door to watson's bbq for some truly delicious chopped sandwiches with a side of truly authentic bbq shops!

we bought one of everything from the store, i even walked out with an amazing cow hide...and we even made their facebook page!
while there's not much to do in tucumcari, i'm pretty sure after the few short hours we were there it was known that the lane girls were in town! we aren't quite what you would call a quiet group of gals :)

PRAYING FOR OKLAHOMA

TWENTYONE: MY BLOG

Day 21 of the challenge: Five of your favorite blogs and what you love about them:

WINTER MORNING

i took these pictures this winter at the ranch and i love how they each show the cold, crisp spirit of the season.

DATE MATE

this sweet post is special to me, because its precious time i spent with my best friend!

CERTIFIED

getting my yoga teacher certification was a #bucketlist moment in my life for sure!

DATE NIGHT ON THE RANCH

this was such a fun date night with my man- hunting for deer sheds is one of our favorite things to do together!

SHE SAID YES

this post is all about my sister and her best friend and finance- he proposed and she said yes just a few weeks ago!! 

i realized after choosing my top 5 that they are all from this year... life has been pretty good:)

ROUTE 66: ESPRESSO BAR

this weekend the lane girls (minus the little lane) packed up for a last minute road trip to new mexico to be with family. the saying: we might not have it all together, but together we have it all is very fitting here! 

not to harp on the sad things, we mad the most of the trip and and time together and even got to see a few 'historical' sites in the great city of tucumcari, nm.

theres not much to know about tucumcari, but there are a few cool facts: 

its on route 66

tucumcari is know to be the 'unofficial mural city' of route 66 

(over 40 murals are painted around the town- more on that tomorrow)

it has several really cool motels

and this really neat espresso bar @ the historic route 66 motel

family run, with lots of personality, quality and very delicious coffee and espresso options to get your day going. they are only open 6:30am -11:00am. so grab a cup of coffee here before you head out to explore (and i mean that lightly) the metropolis of tucumcari!! 

we loved it- and will be back next time we visit logan,nm!

NINETEEN: BLOGS

Day 19 of the challenge: Five of your favorite blogs and what you love about them:

ok here are my top five favorite blogs. i decided to not bore you with too much yammering about each of them. but rather just a few words of why i go back to their blog day after day: 

--sarah--
you already know i have a crush on this blog, but i can't leave her out of my top 5! 
reasons why: adorable, love for life and the ocean, beautiful family and most of all- shes real authentic.

--lauren--
reasons why: travel envy, beautiful mama, and authentic and hilarious (instagram comments are the best!)

--kelli--

reasons why: shes an amazing artist, pretty mama, incredibly real, and red lipstick wearer ;)

--mackenzie--

reasons why: i'm addicted her her shopping pinterest board, her adorable store and because of her 'uniform' !

--brittany-- 

reasons why: i found this blog though the #blogeverdayinmay challenge and i love it. she honest and open about sharing her faith. and for this post alone i now follow her blog:)