Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Bob's brother Lee and his wife Maria came to visit from the Chicago area.  Maria had never been to Texas so we planned a couple of things that we thought would be fun and interesting.  There are so many destinations in Texas to visit that we could not possibly show Maria in one week.  So we thought we would start from home and also go to Galveston.  One of the things on their bucket list would be to put their feet in the gulf.  Galveston is such a quaint and old city with a lot of charm and history.

We started at home with a boat ride on the lake. Bob was hoping he had enough gas to get us to the marina but as you can see in the photo we ran out of gas about a hundred yards from the marina.  Some very nice people towed us in.  With Bob and boats there is always a lot of excitement and a story to tell.

Our stay in Galveston was delightful and fun.  We also toured a lot of Fort Worth and ate at some nice restaurants.

I'm not picking on Bob but the funniest thing that happened besides running out of gas was when he got in trouble at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth.  Bob and I had ear phones giving us information regarding each painting.  Lee and Maria didn't get one so Bob was explaining a painting to Maria while pointing his finger back and forth to each item.  He was about a foot from the painting but the guard approached him telling him to be careful and that his fingers could fall into the painting especially with Maria behind him as she might push him into it.  It was really funny but you had to be there.

Hopefully Lee and Maria will return someday to tour other areas of Texas and to spend more time visiting.  It is always surprising how fast time goes when you are having fun.  

1 comment:

Maria said...

We had an absolutely wonderful time! You made us feel completely at home. We won't forget soon all your kindnesses - big and small - like going out and buying a hair dryer so I wouldn't have to bring mine along, and Bob dragging out that big fan to keep the mosquitoes away from us. We had so much fun!