Several weeks back David and I went to the Texas coast with our BFF and neighbors Julie and Mark. We rented a house in Palacios, which is in between Galveston and Corpus Cristi. Luckily, the hurricane didn't blow down our rental house so we were able to still make our trip. Another couple was going to go too but they couldn't make it so it was just the four of us, which was very comfortable because we hang out together every day. The picture above was after the most awesome fishing experience I've ever had. (I haven't really had any. ha) 
This was our guide, Ray Sexton. If you are ever in the market for a fishing guide on the Texas coast, look him up. He is a good Christian man and he is a blast to fish with. He's a natural teacher. He took me on personally and taught me how to "pop the croaker" and "look for bait jumping." He was so funny. He would tell me where to cast and say that I was in the "trout motel." He was right!!! Not only did I catch a few fish, I caught 11! I came back with 10 trout, 1 redfish and I outfished the boys...including him! I did have to wake up at 5 am, go across the ocean in the dark (a little freaky) and scoot my feet while wading so that I didn't get stung by a stingray (really freaky... ) Oh yeah...I didn't see any sharks either if you were wondering.
David and Mark went out with Ray the first day while Julie and I stayed at the house and crabbed and puttered around the little town where we were staying. This is David holding the biggest fish that was caught on their trip...a 27 inch redfish. Let me tell you...those little fishing towns have some interesting characters living in them. We saw one old (crusty) man with a sign on his truck saying that he was being followed by the FBI. ha We bought live bait from another crusty character who lived at the end of a trailor park. We laughed so much. You know they all knew we were "city-folk."
Ahh...watching the sunset with a fishing pole in my hand. It was so nice and peaceful. Did I mention the fact that we took this trip sans kids?We were really renewed when we came back. We also ate some delicious Mexican food at a restaurant there in Palacios on Sat. night. Yummmmmy!!!!
My first crab catch...He was tasty!!
And this would be my big catch of the day...a 25 in. redfish. He was tasty too. We came home with almost 50 lbs of filets. We had a big fish fry not too long ago for the Cowboys game. (one of the ones they won..) It was such a fun trip. We are going to do it again next year and I can't WAIT!!
