winter time in Texas

We are such silly people! Here we thought we were being so clever and getting out of the Dallas area to avoid the bad weather. Well, here we are in Balmorhea, TX, not far from El Paso and it snowed on us last night. The computer says the temp was 18 degrees when we got up. Brrr. Our water hose was froze this morning. The temp is rising quickly. Barry is putting the heat tape and insulation on the freshwater hose, but he just said, it will probably be 70 degrees by the time he gets it done! We plan on letting it warm up some before we head for Las Cruces. Guess it was pretty nippy in Safford last night. I called and my sister was grumbling pretty loudly about the cold temperature. Last evening we sit outside for cocktail hour and it was beautiful, but when the wind came up it got cold very quickly. Just when you think you have it all figured out, God pulls you up short just to let you know that he is still in charge! Oh well, it is all part of the adventure I guess. Balmorhea is a little bitty place on I 10 about 30 miles south of Pecos.
Night before last we stopped in Sweetwater and low and behold there was a DU banquet going on, so we went. Old habits die hard you know! Living in a small space is a real deterent from buying stuff you don't need. It was fun. Later