The last few days has been filled with all of these things! (Minus Nashville, but hockey was involved! The Stanley Cup Finals were this weekend and the Blackhawks kicked some Bruins tail!!!) I had several vacation days that I needed to start taking so I took Mon-Wed off this week and convinced my friend Heather and my baby brother, J, to join me on a road trip to the beach. We started our road trip with a stop in West Monroe, LA to visit the Duck Commander store (I was just here over Memorial Day weekend but the bro and Heather hadn't been). Unfortunately we did not get to meet any of the Robertson's but we did take some fabulous pictures (I will be sure to post as soon as I get them on my computer!). After our stop in LA we drove another 6 1/2 hours to Galveston. I absolutely love Galveston so I was really excited to get to show my brother and Heather around this cute little beach town. Unfortunately, because our trip was planned so last minute we didn't have reservations at a hotel and apparently everyone and their dog decided to go to Galveston the same weekend. There was not a single vacant room in Galveston or within 30 miles in any direction. We ended up driving another 45 minutes at 11 p.m. to a little hotel in the middle of nowhere (Angleton, TX) to pay $160 for a room that had no electricity. Yes, you heard me right. No electricity. One outlet in the room worked and the t.v. was plugged in to it so at least we had a little bit of light. It was for sure a crazy experience but we made the most of it and were pleasantly surprised the next morning when we learned that there was a beach only 16 miles away!!!
We were honestly a bit nervous about this beach because we had to drive through a little community that consisted solely of electrical plants. Interesting surroundings to go through on your way to a small beach town. As crazy as it was to see all of the plants, it was absolutely amazing to cross over a huge bridge and see the most adorable little town of brightly colored houses on stilts, old boats converted to bait shops and the most gorgeous (and not crowded!) little beach. We had landed in Surfside Beach, TX, and I have to say I may have a new favorite place!
We spent two days laying out on the beach, watching some of the locals do some crab trapping, admiring the "Super Moon" from the beach and taking walks on this fabulous 1 1/2 mile fishing pier! It was definitely a great relaxing trip that we all needed!
With yesterday being my last day of vacation, my wonderful friends Mary, Tabatha and my cousin Alisha and her baby girl, Roxy, came over for a quick visit! Nothing like a movie night with Japanese take out and some of your favorite people.
Today has been a great day back to work but let me just say I am so ready for a quick trip to Nashville next month and my family vacation to Jamaica and Cayman Islands in September!
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