Bass Pro Shop – April Coker, Author

Free and Easy Friday: Road Trip!

I had an opportunity to make the one hour trek to the nearest Snuffer’s restaurant and Bass Pro Shop today with the hubster and that is exactly what I did. Even with the afternoon temperature reaching 104, we had a cool time together.

That’s about all you can do in Texas in August when the temperatures hit the century mark. Hit the roads with the a/c cranked and the music blaring. It doesn’t matter much where you wind up as long as you wind up together. A full stomach and making plans for the upcoming hunting season don’t hurt either. Bass Pro has all the goodies to get one in a hunting mood, plus they have those wonderful cinnamon-roasted pecans, although after a Snuffer’s burger and cheese fries, I have to save the pecans for another day!

Before we started home, we had to follow our son’s suggestion and make a pit stop at Steak ‘n Shake for a milkshake. His wife, after all, is a Steak ‘n’ Shake executive. Gotta support the babies and ignore the calories! And it was worth it! Yummy!

Happy Labor Day weekend, everybody! Be safe!

XOXO

MONDAY/TUESDAY: Hey, I’m on vacation here. . .

I would like to apologize to my teeny fan base of 3 followers for not posting anything yesterday. I failed to prepare my blog for my vacation, so I will write a little something from my little motel room. Jimmy and I took off Saturday afternoon to take in a Ted Nugent concert (Yes, TED NUGENT: our first date was a Ted concert in 1978!) at Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth, then we stayed overnight with my wonderful son Matt and his sweet wife Taylor at their new home in Dallas, and then we hit the road for Galveston to stay a couple of nights.

We picked a great week: kids would be back in school! But, we didn’t plan for an unruly one out in the Gulf. Yes, Hurricane Isaac was brewing during our stay, which didn’t affect us very much if you don’t mind 67% humidity and no wind! It seems Isaac was very jealous of any air movement besides his own, so yesterday was very sticky indeed.

However, Hubby and I did manage to stroll the beach, pick up a few seashells for my niece, grab some kitschy souvenirs, and relax on the new Murdoch’s deck. Murdoch’s on the beach rebuilt after Hurricane Ike and to my utter delight they connected their two shops on piers with an awesome deck furnished with rocking chairs, benches, and a bar! Murdoch’s began its historic presence on Galveston Island as a bathhouse in the late 1800’s. It has seen several rebuildings and restorations but is one of the oldest establishments on the Seawall.

From our perfect seat on the deck, where we were able to catch a slight breeze and an occasional waft of air conditioning from the shops, we were able to watch the seagulls and even dolphins playing in the distance. We could have sat there for the rest of the summer!

Sadly, with Isaac threatening the coastline, we decided to beat any possible evacuees and hit I-10 to Katy to check out their Bass Pro Shop and Katy Mills mall. But not before detouring off I-45 to check out the Kemah Boardwalk. We will definitely be making that a future destination! Then we headed north along Hwy 71 and ended up here in a budget-friendly Marble Falls inn.

On our plate tomorrow: a scenic drive around the Marble Falls area and through more Hill Country towards East Texas. Wish us a safe trip! Happy trails to you. . .

xoxo