Last Sunday, I went to a babies shower for a dear college friend who is having twins with her very nice hubby. I’m thrilled for them. The shower was a ton of fun and luckily, there was a monsoon which cooled things off and then passed so we could continue the party outside.

I completed the first of two blankets in time for the shower.


The day before, I had the joy of going to the beach with my family (sans mom because she had a foot/ankle issue). Galveston is sometimes a trashy beach, but since we’re in the middle of a crazy drought, I’m thrilled by any water. I even had a thought while we were there, that there was a lot of trash, but I still love the beach. And as a beachcomber, trash is sometimes good. Here is the crew before we left (lovely job taking the photo by my 13 year old nephew).

My little brother drove us to and from the beach, which I really appreciated because I got a lot done on the Mermaid Lagoon socks. We spent the first 45 minutes trying to put up the awning, but after we finally got it up, it fell on my SIL 20 mins. later while she was beach-napping. At that point, we agreed that my dad was getting an awning for Father’s Day…..Happy Father’s Day, Dad – You’re THE BEST! Thanks for teaching me to enjoy beachcombing and always having a great sense of humor! LOVE YOU!