I will try to keep this from being long and drawn out, but out cruise was such an incredible experience that I get a little over exuberant sometimes.

Anyway, we flew into Houston on Saturday, 7/3, and met up with my best friend who flew in from Florida. We flew in from Lubbock, Tx. The travel agent did an incredible job of getting us all to Houston within 10 minutes of each other.

Accompanying me was my son, 25, daughter, 22, and son, 19. We waited at the airport for approximately 45 minutes to board the shuttle bus to Galveston. The bus ride took about an hour and half. The kids slept on the bus, since we had to be at the airport so early, and my friend and I just played catch up with conversation and the excitement of the trip. We had booked in January. Read more