Corpus Cristi

Hey guys! So first off, I officially started work last Friday. And I almost died my first day. I guess it was a combination of sleep deprivation, hunger, and heat, but I got real dizzy, my ears were ringing to the point I couldn't hear myself talking, my vision went black, and my co-workers told me my lips had started to turn blue. My only guess for what happened was that I wasn't getting enough oxygen to my brain and I had started suffocating. So that was scary as hell. And it was only my first day! But every day after has been fine. I got a little dizzy my second day but I kept drinking water and reminding myself to breathe. For my job, I'm in the stock room, where I hang apparel. Literally, just pull clothing out of the box, tag if it needs to be tagged, put on hanger, and put on rack. Sometimes I run the clothes out there, sometimes I don't. The worst part is that I have to wake up at 7 AM. But next Monday and Tuesday they have me coming in at 6:15. Not looking forward to that at all. Except that I get off before 11. That's nice. 

Anyway, the real reason we're all here today is so I can talk about Corpus Cristi. My mom, brother, sister-in-law, and their daughter took a trip Monday through today. Corpus is only about a two and a half hour drive from here (when I'm driving anyway), so I decided to go down there on Tuesday and leave on Wednesday. It was a lot of fun. I haven't spent a lot of time with that brother and sister-in-law recently because they live farther away than my other brother and his family, who I try to see almost every time I'm home. 

We went to the beach both days I was there, and while it's not as pretty as Galveston or South Padre, I still got some great shots. My good camera was sitting in my back seat the whole trip, so all my pictures are from my iPhone. Not that I mind. iPhones take great pictures. 

For dinner on Tuesday we went to a place called Oso, which is a fishing pier, bait shop, and restaurant. My brother told me the pier had been there for 50 years, when the shop originally opened. My mom talked to the owner, a young woman who looked like she was 20 to maybe 25. She had bought the shop several years ago and after acquiring a partner in 2014, decided to open the restaurant part of it. Their food was amazing. I just got a simple grilled chicken sandwich, but the bun was sweet and soft, the chicken was delicious, and they put this kinda spicy sauce on it that was perfect. It was a cute little place, located right before the bridge that goes toward the A&M campus. 

On Wednesday we drove out to Mustang Island and hung out at the National Park. It's only $5 a person, and they have bathrooms and showers, camping, fishing, and several sites for RVs. The water was a lot choppier over there, cause it was the straight up ocean instead of just the bay. I loved the waves over there. 

Alright! Time for pictures!

All three of the last pictures are from Oso. The top one is my mom, sister-in-law, and niece outside of our hotel, enjoying the beach. I don't know what happened with the watermark. It worked perfect for the first picture and then decided to derp out for the others. Don't know why. Couldn't fix it. Oh well. 

Okay guys, that's it. Have a fresh weekend!

Kaylee

(Also something that was really humbling to see was a great big memorial for the Orlando victims. It was on Tuesday night, right on the waterfront by a park. Hundreds of people were gathered to pay tribute. My thoughts are with all the victims' families during this time.)