Adrienne Culpepper: May 2010 Archives

So IBC was invited to join in a special Dolphin Baywatch Tour last Tuesday and boy were we treated right!  Captain Mike and his wife Uthai, along with the crew including Dave and Katie Jo took us on a very relaxing, seasick-free adventure out in the Galveston harbor.  AND, we DID see dolphins! 

**This was also the first boat ride for the Mondo offspring - still in-utero!**

We also got an up-close view of the American Wind Symphony Orchestra that was playing that evening along the waterfront - AND they put in an order for a beautiful Galveston sunset for us as well - what a great way to wind down a Tuesday evening!

**Tours are narrarated and 45 minutes in duration - $10 adults, $5 for kiddos, 7 days a week from 10am to 4pm at 21st & Harborside behind Willie G's!

(Photo notes: Mikie and Willie as we pull out of the dock behind Willie G's...see Will impressed when we get out near the rigs...Mondos on board... Mikie chooses a good seat next to the lifering!..)
 

So I think we're all officially recovered from the 2010 Galveston Island Beach Revue.  Most of us were zombies for a week after the event, but it was well worth it!  Again, I'd like to thank all of our truly amazing sponsors - really without their support, this just couldn't happen (being that none of us are, as of yet, nearing the "independently wealthy" mark) and we LOVE that this is a Galveston event, supported by Galveston businesses!

Part of this year's Beach Revue festivities was our Surf & Sand Weenie Roast.  Unfortunately the weather was extremely uncooperative during the roast (monsoons and hot dog buns don't really mix) BUT there was a silver lining for all of those uneaten hot dogs that had nobody's tummy to live in - if only for a day....  (are hot dogs like twinkies - do they "hang around" for eons before finally decomposing?)  And, our wonderful volunteers from the Junior League of Galveston County were troopers amid the foul.... Um...weather....  (that's a slightly inside joke for the JL vols that were present at the weenie roast!)

Well, our buddies at MOD hooked us up with Galveston's Jesse Tree.  Jesse Tree is a non-profit organization that connects people with the health care, social services and ministerial resources they need to rebuild their lives and uplift their spirits.  They also offer food fairs every week...  A perfect home for our errant hot dogs!

So, IBC put their elbow-high rubber gloves on, tied up their apron strings and set out to cook some dogs last Saturday morning out on the west end (okay, so it was 64^th Street, but that's west of 61^st Street!).  Apparently it just isn't in the cards for IBC to cook these dogs though, and due to a kitchen malfunction we were unable to actually cook the little buggers.  BUT, the good ending to the story is that the dogs found a home at the Jesse Tree and will help fill quite a few hungry Galveston tummies!