two weeks ago (again...i keep getting behind!) my parents came to texas! i took thursday and friday off of work and drove to meet them in lovely corpus christi. it was glorious - amazing weather, plenty of great seafood, a look at the water again, and just some good fun with my mom and dad.
so my parents were there because they are getting overly excited about retirement :) and want to live on a boat down south during the winters (when it is cold in the mountains), and live at our cabin in new mexico during the summers. they have found a boat they are fond of in california, but are still looking for the right marina to dock their boat in and call home. there can really be great community in marinas with other people living on their boats, when you find the right one. so, that was their quest.
we stayed in a microtel (genius idea, so cheap) near rockport, texas, a tiny sea town with a small, artsy, downtown shopping strip and some local restaurants. not much more than that, though! it is within 30 minutes of corpus, and there are several other small neighboring towns that create a sense of larger community even with the small town feel.
it was a fun weekend. nice and quiet. looked at some art and interesting shops, and basically consumed our evenings with appetizer/cocktail hour at the hotel, followed by some amazing shrimp dinners (coconut fried shrimp with plum sauce and sweet potato fries??? umm...yes please) - still don't understand how i was tested positive for shrimp allergies. don't even care :)
so my parents were there because they are getting overly excited about retirement :) and want to live on a boat down south during the winters (when it is cold in the mountains), and live at our cabin in new mexico during the summers. they have found a boat they are fond of in california, but are still looking for the right marina to dock their boat in and call home. there can really be great community in marinas with other people living on their boats, when you find the right one. so, that was their quest.
we stayed in a microtel (genius idea, so cheap) near rockport, texas, a tiny sea town with a small, artsy, downtown shopping strip and some local restaurants. not much more than that, though! it is within 30 minutes of corpus, and there are several other small neighboring towns that create a sense of larger community even with the small town feel.
it was a fun weekend. nice and quiet. looked at some art and interesting shops, and basically consumed our evenings with appetizer/cocktail hour at the hotel, followed by some amazing shrimp dinners (coconut fried shrimp with plum sauce and sweet potato fries??? umm...yes please) - still don't understand how i was tested positive for shrimp allergies. don't even care :)
the sky was being neat on the drive there
first glimpse of the ocean
my parents
at a nearby marina and restaurant
again, just for amandaafter some time in corpus, my dad had to get on an airplane to go back to work, but my mom drove back with me to spend saturday and sunday in houston. it was so great to get to show her where i am living and working, and for katie and i to get a mom for a couple days :) we grilled out, went out for an early birthday breakfast for katie, and spent the afternoon at church and in hermann park (a giant city park near the med center). it was the most perfect weather since we've been in houston, and an amazing weekend.
i love my parents.
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kate
i love my parents.
then end.
kate
Maybe you are still allergic to shrimp, but its just slowly attacking your insides?
ReplyDeleteWonderful to read. Thank you :)