Thursday, July 14, 2005

A Good, Short Vacation

The trip to Galveston was a big success, even though we didn't spend as much time on the beach as we had planned or sit on the balcony drinking wine. The rented umbrella had to be relinquished at 5:00, which meant we only had a couple of hours on the beach. Still, it was a nice couple of hours, chatting and reading, despite the knee-high pile of seaweed lining the beach and the family drama of the group next to us. The balcony was nice, but it was positioned so that it didn't get much breeze, so it was too hot to sit and drink. We did, however, sit in the room and drink wine and played Trivial Pursuit--yeah, we're both nerdy like that. The first bottle opened easily, but the second bottle required quite a fight to open. We had forgotten a corkscrew and bought the cheapest one at Kroger in Galveston. Of course, the cheapest one was one of those that waiters use--you have to pull the cork out. We both fought valiantly--lots of cork remains and some wine splattered all over the table--and refused to be beaten by the cork. Finally, we decided that if it wouldn't come out then we would push it in and drown it in wine. At last, we were victorious! Valerie took some pictures of the dead cork, which I'm sure she will post in her livejournal some time. The bad thing is that we fought so hard and didn't finish that second bottle of wine. The sight of wasted wine is so sad. :-( Still, a good time was had by both (I think I can speak for Valerie, anyway) of us--we had a good seafood dinner and spent yesterday morning strolling in and out of the air conditioned shops along The Strand. It really didn't matter that the trip was short; it was nice to get away with a good friend and relax for a couple of days. After all, the start of a new school year is less than a month away now. :-(

6 comments:

Valerie said...

Yes, you can speak for me. It was fun. Remembering the wine made me laugh out loud. I should have gotten the third bottle from you when I got the drill so I'd have it here while you're gone. :-)

Kim said...

You really are a wino, aren't you? ;-)

I was thinking about taking it with me--J'ville does tend to drive me to drink. However, there should be something to drink at the wedding reception, and I still have a bottle of wine in Susy's fridge. So the Bolla will just stay here and wait, but it won't have to wait long, right? :-)

Valerie said...

Nope, I'm an oenophile!

:-P

Kim said...

Damn, how could I forget that word! :-)

Peace Be, Clint-Michael ... said...

Glad y'all had a great time... I'll be arriving on the 25th.. We need to meet up and do lunch sometime. Take care babe. Survive J'Ville.

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