Day 127

Loud thunder boomers are happening over the beach house right now. Bright sun in the west and misty, dark clouds from the east. Scardy cat came right back into the house. Humidity is probably 99 percent. After TAKS testing day at school, I went to TGIF cutters on the Island and got a freshening up with the hair. Dinner at Taco Cabana with the pink roof and then zipped right across the wood I laid over the deep, deep beach sand in our driveway. No problema.

Day 126

The seagull on the post at the beginning of my street was an ominous sign. He was probably trying to warn me that the sand was now thick, soft and ready to goggle up my car. Yes, the road is topped with crushed gravel, but the 20 feet between the gravel and my car parking spot is a sand trap. So....I gunned it and swerved and swished into the sand and barely made it with my life! Now....I'm really worried about going downslope through it tomorrow morning in the dark as I leave for work. Do I smell a sequel? Or is it just the salt air cloudying my mind. Forgot to tell you that I make up words.

Day 125

Warm weather is here. People were still out at the beach when I came home from school today. Maybe they didn't leave from the weekend. My road was full of trucks and workers. They are remodeling/repairing the house to our north and have scrapped the lot next to us to ready it for building a new beachhouse. And there were neighbors/renters in the beachhouse behind us when I arrived home. Took this photo as I was driving across the bridge (natch) and the one of my favorite sailboat had a pelican on the piling. Oh, and I forgot to include this Texas smoking gun bbq pit from my travels between Houston and Dallas. This was at Woody's Smokehouse in Centerville....it's the halfway mark on the spot.

Day 124

Happy Easter! Sterling took us to the "Green Spot" for breakfast healthy tacos! It was on Peavy Road near his location and this green concept in a convenience store was new to us. All Green products at this alternative gas station store as well as a healthy food deli. Interesting and unique. (Forgive me, my photos are posted out of order...technical problems...AGAIN!)

Left Dallas at 9:30 to head to the island. Arrived at Bermuda Beach at 2:30 with only 5 quick stops. yes, I said 5 which is better than 6....and they were quick and did not include long meal times...mucho traffic as we hit Houston proper. Beach was bustling with people and there was a misty haze. Walked the beach and enjoyed the sights and smells once again. Cute photo of a little girl carrying a bucket of water to her sand castle. It's good to be home.

Day 123

Arose early to Pistachio Pound Cake with the immediate family and then off to McKinney to view the leased house. Instantly bonded with the thirty something couple that love my house! It was well cared for and they were darling! Scooted off to Little Elm to visit with BF Johnette and her hubby, John. The foursome drove to Denton to eat at a tea room and antique consigment store to pick up furniture Johnette had bought for her new Oklahoma digs. Saw a fab western store in Denton that I will return to someday.

Literally raced south on the tollway from 380 to Teresa's so that Doug could repair some iced damaged pipes for her. Always helping family, donchaknow. Make it to Sterlings near White Rock Lake for the evening dinner out with Keith and Alison at Royal Tai at Old Town off central expressway. Great company and excellent food. Back to Sterling to sample the Japanese Easter Cakes Aunt Teresa had brought to us from her recent trip to Tokyo. Very strange dessert.

Day 122

Left the beach house at 4:45 am and arrived in Dallas at Sterling and Keith's office on Greenville Avenue near Lover's Lane at 11 am. Took lunch from Central Market to my youngest and then off to my sister's house in Preston Hollow for the afternoon. Visited with my Mother and Dad who arrived earlier in the day. We rendevouxed for our brother's son's wedding at 6:30 at Reflections in Plano. Jonathan married Rebecca and it was a fun wedding with food and dancing. See Sam, Tim and Teresa'a family. Spent the night at Teresa's.

Day 121

Easter Weekend is here! Schools out for Good Friday and we are packing to go to nephew Jonathan's wedding. The wind was strong this afternoon as we toted bags and Buda head(long story) down the stairs from the beach house into the car. Saw these young girls battling the wind with a catamaran launched from the beach. Note there are a flock of birds passing in the foreground. All we need now is a bunny. Oh...I finished my cowgirl Mona Lisa in tempera. Humorous and campy. I can see Cher as the Mona Lisa.