Welcome to Texas

For the conclusion of our adventures together this semester Jenn and I decided to take another trip to Texas. You may ask yourself "Didn't you already spend way to much time in Texas?"

Really, the answer is YES! Our time in Texas before was so long. There were times when I thought we had stumbled into some sort of Groundhog Day sequel with rednecks and fast food. However, we had heard great things about Houston and wanted to give it a shot. Our first stop was Galveston. After our experience in Florida we really wanted to go back to the beach. 

We realized on our way that the GPS was telling us to take a ferry to get to there. Neither of us had ever been on a ferry so we were pretty excited and actually it ended up being one of the highlights of the trip. We got out and went to the front of the boat. Almost immediately, a nice Texan named Lori approached us and started chatting. She welcomed us to Texas and told us about the area a little. Then she pointed out a dolphin swimming around just a ways from the ferry. We thought that was so cool! As we pulled away and started our journey toward Galveston we started seeing them all over. They were so playful, jumping out of the water and swimming around together. Lori told us that when she lived close by she was able to see them every morning from her house. Jenn and I both thought that was awesome. 

 Unfortunately it is hard to get them to pose for pictures. This is the best we could do.

 Even though the beaches were not quite as nice as those in Pensacola, we had a lot of fun. There were fish swimming around us, and some really big waves. The weather was beautiful and the water was really nice. We didn't want to leave!

Jenn's dream home...

 We stopped for lunch at Wendy's and this was the view from our table...I am falling in love with the ocean and the beach. 

While in Houston we stopped the visitors center. I really wanted to buy this buckle for my friend Jared Oldham. He loves Texas so much. I really wish he could have been there to enjoy it with us. We toured the town a little and did a some shopping (we seem to do a lot of that when we travel). We really liked Houston. It was clean and had tons of things to do (none of which we had time to actually do). 

The next week flew by and before I knew it Jenn was on a plane back to Utah. I am glad that she is safe and with family. I worry about her a lot less now that she is home...although it doesn't seem to make it any easier to be away from her. 2 weeks down...4 to go.