SPI Trip Cont. (From Our Balcony)

Just some random pictures I took from our balcony.

SPI Trip Cont. (Our Nephews)

Just some pictures I took of the boys.

little Brady just had to have his picture taken on the bed lol!

silly boys posing for the camera

Brady, Tyler & Dylan

D & Brady chillin in the hot tub

Brady for some reason always wanted to hang out in the hot tub lol!

ha D spotted me!

"Hi Aunt Teenie!"

Ty smilin for me

Ty (top) & D (bottom) can't you tell they're brothers lol!

D checkin out some duds in a suveniour shop

my lil Brady!

Ty bein well....Ty lol!

SPI Trip Cont. (Crab Hunting)

Saturday night after everyone else was in their room, Gene and I sat outside with our drinks and just enjoyed the salty sea air. We then noticed people out on the beach with flashlights and wondered what was going on. After a few minutes we decided to head down there and see what was going on. Using our lights on our cell phones we started looking around and noticed some shells. We walked along the surf and I looked down and noticed a spotted shell half buried in the sand and reached down to dig it out. Well to my surprise two small pinchers reached up and almost got me and I screamed my head off! Gene grabbed the spotted crab from the back and I took a picture of it. So now we know what all these people were doing on the beach at night with flashlights! We walked around some more and came across another type of crab which I call Ghost Crabs as they are extremely fast and here one minute and gone the next.

the little sucker that almost got me

We decided we need to tell the rest of the bunch when we get back to the condo as we know how much Dylan loves stuff like that.

The group decided to go crab hunting the following night and these were a couple of pictures I took of what we found. Needless to say, after that night I hardly got back into the ocean!

one of MANY Ghost Crabs we caught

Man-o-Wars: these were the reason I didn't want to get back in the ocean after this hunting trip! there were SO many on the beach every night since Sunday until the day we left.

Dylan was in heaven catching all these crabs, but he was sad that he couldn't keep em after!!

SPI Trip Cont. (Condo Pics)

Took some condo pictures. Of course I forgot to take pictures of what the outside of the condo looks like....oopsie!

the dining room & kitchen

it was a pretty decent kitchen

living room w/sliding door that leads onto the big balcony

Glen, Mandie & the boys' room

Gene & my room w/sliding door that leads out to the balcony

our bathroom (I didn't take pictures of the laundry room or their bathroom)

our awesome balcony

and our totally awesome view we have from the balcony

our condo's private pool & hot tub : )

Our South Padre Trip 06/16/2012

My brother, Glen and his family and the both of us planned this trip for over 6 months. We decided to get a two bedroom condo on the beach and stay for a whole week. The next few posts are pictures I've taken during our trip.

Moving On

Last year we decided to put our old place up for sale as we were extremely tired of the crazy high electric bills associated with living in a mobile home. Also the expansion of the highway in front was another motivation that it was time to move on. We place our house on the market in May and it sold at the end of July.

We ended up moving into a brand new apartment complex in Jarrell, where we live in a two-story townhouse. It's so much nicer than we'd imagine. Plus it's so nice to have a normal electric bill! This is only temporary until we can get Gene's credit squared away so we can buy a new home, which hopefully will be sometime in the beginning of next year.

Celebrated 15th Wedding Anniversary!

06/13/12 was a wonderful milestone for the both of us. We celebrated 15 wonderful years of martial bliss! The good Lord has definitely blessed us with a strong and loving marriage! Each year that goes by I realize how much Gene means to me. He's always been my rock, cheerleader in life, lover and most importantly, my best friend. He's stuck with me through hardships, but thankfully, we've had more ups then downs. Looking back I can't picture what my life would have been like if I never met him. He truly is my better half and I wouldn't change a thing if I had to start it all over again! I pray that God blesses us with many, many more years to come.

Also, I had to post that my lovingly awesome hubby came home from work with this gorgeous bouquet for me! I love him SO very much!!