Category Archives: Trips/Leisure

4th of July 2009 Celebration

Posted on July 5, 2009 | 1 comment

I love the 4th of July.  As a kid growing up, I do not remember doing any thing particularly special on this day.  However, since living in Friendswood that is not the case.  Every year, since moving here the 4th of July has been special.  We wake up early to stake a good spot around the parade route.  We eat barbeque beef sometime over the weekend.  After the parade we walk around the city park to see all the sights there.  Then we take a siesta to rest up for my favorite part of the day – Concert and Fireworks.  This year the band was the Bellamy Brothers and the fireworks were fantastic.  This year was extra special because my sister Mary was here visiting.  I hope that everyone was able find someway to celebrate this day.

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A Day at the Beach

Posted on May 30, 2009 | Leave a comment

Marc and I decided to play hooky from work.  We rode the ferry over to Bolivar Peninsula to check out the beach.  This area was heavily damaged by Hurricane Ike.  It is very primitative – no bathrooms or showers.  There are no stores where you can buy items that are forgotten.  We made our list and thought we had every thing we needed – that is – except chairs.  We also needed bug spray for the horseflies.  We will be better prepared the next time.  We were able to drive the truck on to the sand and stake out our spot.  We were pleasantly surprised to find the beach practically deserted.  We spent the afternoon splashing in the water, walking up and down the beach and soaking up the sun.  It was a very enjoyable experience.  We packed up and headed home and arrived back in Friendswood around 8:00 pm.  Just in time to check out the Sonic.  Emily is working there and we had to give her a hard time and of course order some ice cream.  It was a very good day.

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