Last weekend was our 12 year wedding anniversary so we
loaded up the dogs and headed to Corpus Christi Texas. Of course like
everything that we have done since moving here it was full of adventure. We rented a condo near the beach. The condo
was beautiful, but you could tell that it had been damaged from previous
hurricanes. We tried to overlook the rust in the tub and the ceiling that
looked like it was ready to fall in. It really was a nice condo. We learned
that with a beach pass for $12 you could drive on the beach and park and hang
out. Especially if you have met Sadie you
know how much she loves water. We get down on the beach and have to have the
dogs on a leash, Sadie gets a sniff of that fresh ocean breeze and is ready to
run. I don’t know if you know this or not but dogs have better grip on wet sand
than on any other material. Sadie was so strong I felt like I was holding a
500lb bull. Jeff takes her into the ocean and of course Sadie being Sadie she
is drinking every ounce of slat water that she can! Drake on the other hand is
not so sure about this salt water or sand. He ran for a bit but than was not
interested in any of it at all! So in
the bed of the truck he went. We got Sadie out of the ocean for a bit because
we knew it wasn’t good for her to drink all that water. After a while she was
throwing up and other lovely things. Soon
we head back to th3e condo, the dogs are tired, and we are too especially after
holding Sadie back from swimming. Of course, by the next day both dogs are
itching and they still are after 2 flea baths. Im sure you’ve read by now about
the sea lice in Destin, so not sure if they have fleas or lice!!!! Saturday
nigh we order pizza and eat it on the beach when we finally go back to the
condo the satellite is out ☹ I take a shower and get out & notice there is
water all on the floor of the bathroom, I walk into a closet connected to the bathroom
to see if there is water there. No, water until I step on it and then water
starts seeping up the joints on the new hardwood floor!!!!!! I immediately call the lady we rented it from and
she was out of town. She later informed me that the tub had to be replaced!! WE
leave out on Sunday am, about an hour from home I start itching really bad. By
Monday at work I have hived everywhere! I leave work early and go to the DR who
tells me I am having an allergic reaction to something. Shot of prednisone and I
should be good. 3 days later and spots are coming and going so now I am on 10
days of Prednisone. So much fun down here in Texas!! I can only assume that I must have some big blessings coming being in Texas
for all the crazy stuff that is happening!!!
On another note we have been looking for land to buy in
Lampasas so we have been driving back roads and county roads to see what we can
see. We have stumbled across some of the most unusual things on these county
roads and then of course some of the most beautiful such as seeing a fawn that
was probably 5 days old in a yard. There are so many windmills and cows and driveways
that have these grand entrances. Oh yeah
and when you hear about Texas pride it is a real thing! These folks wave their
American and Texas flags with pride!
