Birthdays and Killing Time

There has been very little going on in our little corner of the world.  We spend most of our days, after work, being "lazy".  (Lazy meaning doing what we want to do)

Weekend before last Craig and I went to our dear friends house to celebrate the Davis' birthdays.  Laurie had her birthday earlier in the month but we didn't get together other than she and I went to lunch.  Anyway, last Saturday Laurie wanted to surprise Albert for his birthday after he got off work.  Albert has been working 12 hour shifts so he didn't want a big shindig.  Laurie had told Albert it was just going to be the 2 of them but when he arrived home there Craig and I were...surprise. 

Since we had not gotten together for Laurie's birthday, I volunteered to cook so that Albert and Laurie could relax. We had grilled chicken fajitas and I had made an Angel Food cake for desert.  When we left Albert and Laurie were still enjoying themselves in the pool.

The next day Craig, Josh and I went to Galveston to kill the day.  We walked on the beach, watched some people try to surf and ate lunch.  It was a very relaxing day.

Last weekend Craig and Josh went to Louisiana for a company golf tournament.   Since Josh has moved back to Houston, his dog spent the weekend with me.

Saturday, Laurie and I headed for Galveston for some girl time.  We arrived at the Seawall a little before 9 so we could stroll the beach before it got crowded.  We walked 4.2 miles round trip.  We really enjoyed the sand between our toes and the water splashing around us.

After our stroll we went to The 'Original' Mexican Cafe.  We ate too much but really enjoyed cooling off under air-conditioning before we set out for The Strand.  (The Strand is the historical district on the harbour side of the island).

Laurie and I broused the shops, bought our husbands some comfy shoes and ended our day at Kings Confectionary.  The confectionary is located in one of the turn of the century buildings.  It has wooden floors and antique fixtures.  They have all sorts of homemade fudge, chocolates and saltwater taffy; yum.  My favorite thing is the soda fountain.  They make all their soft drinks from syrup and soda water. Squirt the syrup in the glass, add soda water and stir.  It's the best!  As their advertisement says "step back in time where memories are everywhere".

On our way off the island, Laurie and I drove around to view the "tree sculptures".  After Hurricane Ike  many of the old oak trees died due to the surge of salt water over the island.  The dead trees were marked for cut down but many of the home owners where the trees were located wanted to keep the spirit of the trees alive so they decided to have them carved into sculptures.  There are many of them scattered around the island.  There are squirrels, owls, birds, dogs, etc.  One of the larger sculptures, which obviously came from a large tree, is a mermaid with dolphins jumping around her. 

click on the highlighted link above to see more sculptures

Last stop, Sonic for a cherry limeade.