Galveston Trip...

For those that don't know this, my family has been going to Galveston each Memorial Day and Fourth of July for years. In fact, when I was growing up, we always went the first week in June and rented a cabin for a week. Once everyone went off to college, the plans changed to be on holidays to accomodate everyone.

Anyway, we always rent a condo at The Galvestonian for a few nights and spend the entire time either on the beach or at the pool. I'm usually the butt of some jokes because rarely a visit goes by without me getting one of my famous sun burns! This visit... hmmm... no chance of THAT happening!

We're having a lot of storms in Texas - extremely unusual for this time of year. On Monday, I drove down - took me about 4.5 hours - and made it in time for about an hour of sun on the beach. I had no idea that would be it!

Tuesday, we all headed back to the beach. As you can see, it was cloudy and overcast all day long. While we never experienced any rain, we still didn't need to put the canopy up to block the sun!

And because of the storms, the seaweed was churned up out in the gulf and brought ashore. Overall, not the best beach weather.

On Wednesday, July the 4th, it rained... all day! While the kids could play in the pool, a lot of the time we were up in the condo. Not a lot of fun. Trenton, Paul, and I decided to head to the Strand, which is where all of the shopping occurs within the historic district. We saw a movie/slide show on the Great Storm - the 1900 hurricane that destroyed Galveston and killed over 6,000 people. (That's why I have that historic knowledge in my entry below!)

Anyway, that was about it for the trip. While I didn't get to spend hours sitting in my chair, reading my book, and drinking my favorite beers... I did get to spend time with my family. And THAT was worth it! Especially since I didn't leave with a sunburn!