AUGUST in GALVESTON

Stephanie Sjoberg, Ken Sjoberg, Galveston Texas, beach, cover up, blogger in Houston, white blonde, Jazzy, Luxor Living

     I really, really needed a tiny day break.  I had to step away from the computer, so even though it was about 100 degrees…it seemed like a good idea to take a drive down to Kemah or Galveston.  In order that the dogs could come, we opted for Galveston.

cover up by Beach, Inc, bracelet by Bright Accessories, bikini by Victoria’s Secret

     So…we piled into the car around late morning and headed south. I got to wear my new beach cover up that’s been hanging in the closet for three months, threw on a hat and hoped it would at least feel somewhat cooler once we got there and the Gulf breeze would be whipping around.

 

ring by David Yurman Couture, bikini by Victoria’s Secret, cover up by Beach, Inc

 There has been tons of growth on Galveston Island and there were a lot of new restaurants to choose from – and a lot with covered patio areas so that pets can sit at your feet as you eat!

 

     The Pleasure Pier at Galveston was newly revamped in May of 2012. Although it’s still not quite Santa Monica…it’s a step in the right direction! There’s a live PierCam at the link above!

  Jazzy enjoyed relaxing on the coast, once the sun began to set, and it wasn’t quite so toasty! Her face said to me, “Damn, this is cool to get out of the house, but it’s hot.  Fun, but hot. Hot. Hot.”

  “Do I look ok?” I asked my husband, before a lady began to snap a photo of the 4 of us.

  “Well, you’re sweaty.” he replied. 

  “I don’t sweat.  I’m sure I’ll just look dewy in our photo.”

  “Five years, and I’ve never once seen you sweat. Not at the gym. Not ever. Wow, you’re sweating, but ok…we’ll call it dewy,” he commented.

  

shoes by Jessica Simpson

     My next coastal adventure will be to a resort in Clear Lake, where there is shade and plenty of palm trees.  He is in the heat on the tennis court every day, so it wasn’t it great call to head to the beach on a 100 degree day with a geriatric dog!

We still had a good time, took a tiny break and relaxed a little.

 

-August 12, 2013

-SDS

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MOVIE NIGHTS: Hope Springs

Hope Springs Movie oster, Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carrell, MOVIE NIGHT, Luxor Living
       I am a lover of Psychology and a loather of dysfunction.  If you’ve ever been in a relationship that was dysfunctional with an emotionally distressed individual, then you would especially like this movie.
 
  This film made the perils of marriage as funny as possible, while also revealing the initial root causes and demise of the sexual relationship between two adults.
 
  My husband was somewhat disturbed by the film, and in total disbelief that there would be couples out there who do not engage in sexual activity for extremely long periods of time. Our personal theories on the subject are the same, in that if you are not having sex with your spouse…guess what people…you are not married. It’s not acceptable, it’s not normal, you’ve lost your mind and you have severely deep rooted issues. Period, that’s it.  If you despise the person you are married to so much, that you do not wish to be next to them, every night, sleeping in the same bed and enjoying their company…then you shouldn’t be married. (Can you tell this is an issue I am passionate about?)
 
Steve Carrell, Hope Springs Movie
 
  I can speak to the subject because I was married once before and it literally poisoned my soul for years as I tried to get to the root of the individual’s various problems, so I now have a “zero tolerance” policy regarding the relationships and people in my life.  It is because of this, that I loved this movie.
 
  I found Hope Springs to be fun, but real and even though we have no issues in the area of our connection…we never plan on it so we refer to this movie in the respect of never, ever wanting out relationship to get to such a severe point.
 
   Tommy Lee Jones and Meryl Streep are both fabulous in their portrayals of the otherwise perfect married couple, and Steve Carrell plays the perfect marriage counselor. 
 
   Around 15 to 20% of couples claim to only be having sex 10 times per year.  Experts define this and anything less to be a sexless marriage. So this film does accurately portray more marriages than you know. See this film!
 
   Go forth and rent!
-SDS
-August 2, 2013
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