2025-2026

So I know I said that I would be keeping up more regularly but it really didn't happen for the rest of 25. In July 2025 Kerrville had a town/area altering flood. Overnight on July 3rd into the 4th the storm started and in hell IDK less than two hours it had caused devastation and the loss of 121 souls, 27 of them being young girls from Camp Mystic in Hunt. The town of Hunt was pretty much demolished as were the property along Hwy 27 through Hunt to Ingram, the center across from Ingram Dam was fully filled with water. As the water came towards Kerrville it took the trailer park that was on the little island down by Howdys so many thru there lost so much, their property, their lives, their livelihood. and since the storm started at like 1 am everyone was asleep after getting set up for the 4th events they were either hosting or going to. When it got to the park in the middle of town the water had bent or broken so many trees and buildings, but the water was basically to the bottom of the 3 big bridges in town to get across to most things. So many disaster relief companies came to town to help search for the missing start clean up of houses and help those who lost everything but their lives. So the rest of 25 was just sort of the town cleaning up and trying to not be traumatized by rain when in the few times it did rain or there was thunder and lightning, I live far enough up that there was no issue with us, so why when it does storm, like last night with light flooding, I was not able to sleep or not have anxiety? 

So in I think April 2026 I started taking the shot for weight loss. I'm doing a compound semiglutide, started at the lowest dose and currently at .75 mg if I am remembering correctly, this coming week I move up to the next mg which without looking is 1.25 or 50 units per week. I started at not my highest weight thank fuck, but still 208 is not good, I'm not tall enough to be that weight and not look so big. It is currently July 14, 2026 and as of last Saturdays shot I was at 183.6 so I'm losing but it doesn't seem that way to me. 

The area in town to go workout/walk/run whatever was closed from July 4th till the second week or so of October as it took that long to clear the area of debris and all that. The trail going from G street to the state park isn't truly finished as the bridge that was on the trail closest to the park was taken out by the water and still has not be rebuilt and not sure if it will be anytime soon. All the trees that are left down there are so bent over or weak from the flood. We got a light rain storm in like April or May and so many of the trees that were left had branches broken and down from the wind and rain. I told Courtney that the trees around here just don't have enough strength in them to take much more. The trail was closed this am from the rain overnight and it having minor flooding in areas, its bad enough that every time I walk the longer way I see where they had spay painted the sidewalk with NEED CADAVER DOGS THIS WOOD PILE. How in the heck are people supposed to heal from the flood if everyday they see things like that, as if the destroyed landscape doesn't cause trauma anyway. 

The town did its usual 4th of July stuff at the park again this year, while I don't go as it's the last thing that I'd want to do, far too many people just getting hammered and acting a dumbass. Not my vibe at all. While the city asked for ideas for something to do since it was the 1 year anniversary of the flood, they still did the huge part shit that they've done every year for IDK how long. Having a party and everyone being drunk didn't seem like it was the correct thing to do, but what the fuck do I know. It from what I heard from friends that were there was a good time, they had the fireworks and then a drone show, and I guess they had some remembrance thing for those who were lost, All I can keep thinking is even after a year there are at least two people who haven't been found. One of the young girls from the camp, Cile Stuart and a gentleman who I think his name was Robert. Heres the thing I keep thinking, how many people were lost that no one really knew of? The homeless around the area, those folks who took a sudden quick trip and didn't tell anyone where the went or didn't have anyone to tell. Last night was the first real biggish storm since the disaster, so many roads were closed as the low water crossings or trees down. I'm so curious how those directly affected last year how they dealt with the weather from last night.

So this is not really in order of anything but jut sort of throwing my thoughts and shit out of my brain and its wonky so so is the post, lol. Before the flood last year I had started working out/walking whatever as I had wanted to do the San Antonio half marathon, that didn't end up happening for me as the only place I could walk/run was the river trail and it wasn't open for months. Since getting on the shot and losing some weight I've gone almost every day to get at minimum 2.5 miles in but more usual is 3.35 miles a day. This past Monday we were in SA and at a hotel so I walked parts of the Riverwalk and around the Alamo area and got in 2.7 miles and then went to the hotel gym to use their Peloton bike. Ended up doing 4 miles on that, I'd love to have one but they are so expensive and then you have to have a membership that's like $30 a month. I need a sugar daddy that just wants to give me money and not want anything but maybe hanging out and some texting. LOL. I need to go get on the treadmill tonight as I wasn't feeling it this morning but I need to get movement in and close my rings on my watch.

Also the Kerrville Cross Cultures store will be closing August 4th, will still have the Fredricksburg store as it does 4 times the business the Kerr store does. They bought a property outside of Ingram for an office space and a staging space ing the house and then there are like 3 out buildings that we will be using for warehouse space/storage. Wally was also in an accident Memorial Day Sunday and almost died, he spent a week in the hospital and had to have a pacemaker put in, which made it so he couldn't lift anything or even his arms above his shoulders. Thankfully he's doing much better, but having to try to do the things that are needed to be done so the store can close had been put on hold for a while since he could do much and needed to rest to heal. The closing and moving out of the space is going to be interesting for sure. We have about 2 1/2 weeks left, then we clean the space out however we can. Who knows how things are going to go with working when and where after. But everyone is taking some sort of trip after the closing. We are going to Mikeys wedding party in Sep, they are hitting Colorado and Ireland, so at least one store makes that type of thing easier.

Ok I thing I'm done for now. Maybe I'll be better with maybe monthly updates so its not a garbled mess of crazy. We will see.

XOXO

Mandie