Dan turned 39 this year. Can you believe a man who thinks that a sock monkey with a precariously placed tail is worth taking a photo of can possibly be on the brink of turning 40?
Well, it's true. And I gathered all his friends to meet us downtown at our old stomping grounds for a surprise celebration. And he was indeed surprised. It was a wonderful time and I think he was touched with how many people came. People from different times of his life and people who traveled from other cities just to wish him well. It was really, really fun. And he really, really deserved a fun night to celebrate!
We had a great time. And Emi came in with a surprise for Sofia - Matthew! Sofia was so surprised that she was literally speechless. But they had a great time. Unfortunately, I somehow managed to not get a single photo of the two of them.
The next day, after everyone left, Dan spontaneously decided we should spend a night in Galveston. So we did. We stayed at the Harbor House right on the bay. It was so nice to be together, just the four of us.
We relaxed in the hotel room,
walked along the Strand,
and ate dinner outside right on the bay.
The next morning after getting ready
we walked to Sunflower Bakery for breakfast.
On the way we strolled down Postoffice Street,
and went right past the house where Dan and I lived for the first three years of our marriage. It brought back so many memories.
Here you can see our house with the ANICO building, where I worked so miserably, in the background.
We haven't really been back to Galveston since Hurricane Ike came through in 2008 and the most noticeable changes were how clean everything looked since being put back together and the lack of trees. We remembered Postoffice Street being lined with big, old trees. And now there are mostly small new trees or old stumps. It was still a beautiful walk. The old houses really look great for having survived so much over the past 100 plus years. I liked this one.
After breakfast we went back to the hotel, packed up
and headed to the beach. Luckily for me a storm was blowing in so the beach trip was short. Galveston beaches have not changed - they're still full of seaweed and brown water. But Sofia didn't care. She and Dad had fun playing in the sand.
And Ana enjoyed her first trip to the beach. I promised her we'd show her a better beach trip this summer.
It was a wonderful short trip to Galveston. It will be nice to go back again soon.
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