The Coolest Thing About Galveston

As we are making preparations to move back to Dallas, most of my "we-have-got-to-get-out-of-here" thoughts have begun to fade. Instead I keep noticing the things I will miss... a lot. Like every morning (or at least some mornings), I get to exercise on the seawall... which overlooks this:

The beach at 13th street, 7 AM today

And in the evenings when we grill on the front porch (which has a fan!), we can hear the ocean waves.

Our house, which survived Ike.
(Ignore the face peering at you from above)

It's a pretty sweet house. It is happiest when it has visitors to fill up all its rooms. I think we will miss it a lot.