Friday if Lori changed her mind about going to Texas she kept it to herself, and wasn't even that late picking me up. (She said between 9:00-9:30 and was there at like 9:40; that's the equivalent of me being an hour early.) The drive was boring, I remember the drive to Galveston being on secondary highways and rather scenic, but her phone kept us ( Read more... )

I was going to make Friday my day to spend on the beach. It's my final day and it seemed fitting. However, the weather isn't cooperating and there's a pretty good chance of rain in the afternoon. I can't complain, though. It rained part of my first day and looks like it will part of my last, but in between it's been about perfect. Normally the ( Read more... )

Surprise, the marina sold a bunch more boat tour tickets, so I finally got to go. There were 28 of us altogether, which surprised me. Maybe they talked Wednesday's group into coming a day early. There were about half a dozen children, who of course shrieked like they were being axe murdered every time they so much as saw a seagull, but at least we ( Read more... )

I drove to Dauphin Island yesterday, stopping along the way for groceries at Trader Joe's in Baton Rouge, arriving about 4:30. This will probably truly be my final visit, because the 'rents came up for the week before me and listed it with the local realtor. I'll miss the place, but they kept it much longer than I thought they would, so I'm ( Read more... )

The 'rents left for the condo this morning, so I'm counting the whole weekend as self-care: a bonus pre-vacation weekend where I don't have to cook or clean unless I feel like it. I mean, I will definitely feel like it; I already have a load of towels in the washing machine, and I'm going to vacuum downstairs later today. But it feels different ( Read more... )

I usually spend at least part of my last full day on the beach, but it's really windy again and I just don't want to deal with it. I'm just gonna read out on the balcony, then do some laundry and get some packing done. Check-out time is 10:00 because you have to give the cleaning crews enough time to clean the place up ( Read more... )

I mean technically the next several days are self-care, but when I settle into a routine I like to stick with it.

The only wine I drink at home is pinot grigio, because it's the only wine Mom likes. Which is not a hardship, I enjoy pinot grigio. But I also like rose (on the dry side and not overly sweet) and chardonnay (buttery rather than oaky), ( Read more... )

I'm spending the next week at our condo on Dauphin Island in Mobile Bay. I left about 10:00 in the morning, made a stop at the Trader Joe's in Baton Rouge for food, and got here at 4:00 ( Read more... )