Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Busy Month of things to do!

Galveston Island Living!

We have been so busy!

We have tried a couple of island churches looking for a church home here in our own community and so far a few times at First Presbyterian has us really liking it . They have of course , service on Sundays at 11 and dinners on Wednesdays at six among other activities from time to time. A couple of friends of ours go there too….in this small community we likely know someone in each church!

The Autumn coolness has brought many events and activities regular to the islands calendar and we are very much a part of them this year.

Our favorite of course…the loft Tours. We volunteered as ticket takers this year and then toured it ourselves. The fun seeing inside some of these builders we walk by daily was a great way to spend the weekend. We met many new people who already seem to becoming fast friends! We also that weekend got to show Michael’s mom and dad the latest on Hughes…still much in cleanup phase and get ready and planning phase but with our fun and interesting living situation they where impressed at what progress we had done.

We attended church and met even more new people ( our second time that weekend) and we ran into new faces all weekend. We ran into an old friend actually even and had a nice lunch on the patio of the fishermans warf…I was in my cool autumn day mood for my seasons first bread bowl of clam chowder and that waqs divinely fulfilled. Watching the huge cruiseship pull away and of course blow it’s horn and watch boaters dock on the warfs porch docking was really amazing.

Even drove that same busy weekend to Rosenberg and spent the night at the families home, Lester’s Cottage. ( current home to the sailboat building=).
We also celebrated my birthday that weekend with them…29...oy!

The next weekend Michael went on a boy scout camping with his 10 year old cousin while I went to the first party of the season…The Silk Stocking holloween party at an adorable Victorian home of a friend ( Miss Catherine Stroud of the home is a local artist and furniture builder of Galveston Wood, her Phoenixed work is amazing). I enjoyed meeting many more new people, chatting and laughing with known neighbors and friends and ….well, the wine was good too. The party benefited the Historic Silk Stocking District and Mrs. Stroud did an excellent job.

That Saturday led to a wine and cheese party at one of those newly found friends lofts ( also had been on the loft tours actually) and enjoyed an evening pre Artist Walk with enjoyable people ( ok and more wine).
Then on to Artwalk our group of mixed characters went! From Poor to rich ( Mr. Rolls Royce I assume=) to us middle folk . From dreadlocks ( I wasn’t the only one, Miss Cynnara of Soulshine Cleaning Business owner had her beautiful blond dreads too) to gay men and straight lady’s…it was a bunch we made! Walking Post office street crowded with the first cool season artwalk in what this summer makes us feel like ages….every two steps one of our crowd knew someone and stopped to chat and introduce. Man oh man Michael and I do seem to get around and know a lot of people!
Finally making it to MOD coffeehouse and grabbing my seasons first hot chocolate ( wine break =) our group grew with a few new islanders and young business people….we danced in the streets ( literally…can’t take gay men anywhere and not dance right?=) and we actually did look at some of the nights art! But with so much business and clapping of “ ok onward!” we ended up sooner than later back at the loft to continue our wine party…group pictures and all in superhuman poses! ( the wine I blame).

That Sunday I took it easy ( wine maybe?) and cleaned up home and all….cuddled with my pups and eventually Michael was home to tell all about my weekend and me his ……at Mod with friends mostly!

Work has been picking up, between our busy season hitting and me in full Classic Morris Administrative mode that surely has helped. I did miss the fall garden tours…so busy I missed the flyers and never saw it mentioned anywhere else! Next time for sure! However I am much more interested in peoples FOOD gardens!

Last week also had us busy with Town hall meetings on public housing and the smoking ban….I am FOR the smoking ban btw. However Galveston Island is the first place ever to pull their ban and allow smoking back, sad but true. Once state and nation wide however they will have no choice but to go back.

Michael has had some beautiful work going on at Ave O ½ all last week and I even took him lunch one day around 1 and stayed until 5 helping scrape paint off a jamb and transom!
Friday we where supposed to meet friends for a beach happy hour but work kept us as it did all Saturday/ Sunday we had a weekend of Artober Fest, we are also volunteered for an hour . We had church, and we had about a hundred things planned but work on Saturday kept us over time and Sunday we just didn’t get that far.
Next weekend is a friends BBQ…one of our first friends here on the island and amazing person who also does the BEST BBQ ever! And works at the Galveston College which btw is a pretty cool college. Still need to decide my side dish… The Galveston Historical Foundations Stained Glass Class for Michael he’s going to as he often has stained glass in his doors and transoms and sidelights. And then the Evia Fall Market event…
Another few busy weekends ahead!

I hope I don’t miss anything!

Galveston keeps us busy!

Cont….

We went Friday night to Oktoberfest and had a really great time! We also enjoyed this past weekend a bike ride to the Evia Fall Market on 99th…..we started at 25th and Market….just sayin (about 8 miles) and really enjoyed the tour of open homes and the fun festivities of the market and all the dogs dressed in costumes! And I LOVE the Sugar Bean and Cream Coffee shop out there! Also loved seeing the table tops made by our neighbor Scott Hanson from antique Warehouse. We spent the day there and then rode our bikes back to the East end and chose to continue on, stopped for dinner at Chili’s and then went out to enjoy the beach and rode our bikes and walked out to the Beach Town Homes, then walked back enjoying a beautiful sunset.

Great Weekend!

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