Impromptu

Before Pearl was born, people told us all kinds of things.  You'll never: eat out, brush your teeth, get a good night's sleep, go to the movies, or do anything spontaneous.  With one child, only some of this turned out to be true.  But...

with a second kiddo added to the mix, everything has been more difficult. Doing anything that requires transportation (which in Houston means almost anything) takes a lot of effort.  Organizing so that we have the sunblock, diapers, water, and so on, takes work for people like us (the organizationally challenged).  But...

this weekend we altered the course of the mighty river of habit.  We made a spur-of-the-moment decision to go to the beach, and we pulled it off!  We tossed a bunch of beachy things into the van.  Couldn't find anyone's swim suit so we skipped that.  Once on the road, we called some friends in Galveston to see if they could meet us for brunch.  They said YES!  We ate omelettes and sandwiches and laughed over our respective vacation tales.  Then we went to play at Stewart Beach.  Galveston may have brownish water and brownish sand, but the sky is a miraculous blue and the clouds, clean and white.  Plus there's free parking!

We only stayed an hour, but Carrie and Pearl loved it.  And Marcia and I feel like a new phase of our lives is just beginning.  Let's go!

Comments

[amy]

sounds like fun!!

[holly]

Good for you! I guess being a mom doesn't mean you can't be spontaneous!

[Robin Reagler]

I didn't take the photo myself--got it from flickr--but it is Galveston.

[Lori]

Sometimes an hour is all you need...quality, not quantity.

[oneofhismoms]

Don't you feel powerful when you pull something like that off? Then I start to wonder why I haven't tried such a thing before.

I agree with your cloud statement. They are lovely.

[susoz]

Those clouds are incredible!

[Julia]

RIGHT ON!

I love that free feeling.... just going on a whim.... when it works ofcourse... when it doesn't BOY HOWDY !!! Watch Out!