Thanksgiving Trip 2012

I went to the beach for Thanksgiving weekend this year, since the weather seems to be pretty good, mostly in the high 70s.  Usually the weather around Thanksgiving is cold, and all you can do it eat and sleep.  But weirdly, this year seems to be pretty warm.

The trip lasted three days.  We intended to go to Corpus Christi since I have never been there.  But the weather forecast shown that it will rain on the second day of our trip, so we ended up changing our plan at the very last minute, and went to Galveston instead.  We literally made up the decision to go to Galveston when we just departed.  Who knows the weather in Corpus Christi ended up really nice...  Anyway...

11/22/2012 Thursday

8:30am - car wash, vacuum, and gas. 
9:00am - start our journey. 
9:15am - changed the plan after realizing that we will not be able to make it to Corpus Christi.
1:45pm - reached Houston, TX, and have lunch at Cafe 101

 

Fried Tofu $~6



Fried chicken nuggets $8

3:00pm - shopped at fit.  It's like Daiso (Japanese dollar stores), and they carry a lot of Daiso's stuffs, but selling at a higher price.  But the quality of the stuffs are mostly good. 
4:15pm - on the road to Galveston. 
5:30pm - check into Baymount Hotel.
7:00pm - try to find a spot to look at the Christmas lights at the aquarium, but unsuccessful after almost an hour of the drive.  We just couldn't get a close up look.  I just refuse to spend $8 for admission fees just to look at those lights. 



 

There are three pyramids, but my phone camera cannot fully catch it.  You can kind of see the triangle lines. 



8:00pm - shops at Walgreen and CVS to look for deals. 
9:00pm - went to fill up the gas.
9:20pm - bought chicken nuggets at McD for dinner.

 

McD chicken nuggets!!!  I haven't have these in a while...  They tasted so good.  $5

9:30pm - back to the hotel and surf deals for black friday sales.

Budget of the day: 
Gas $80 (including vacuum and car wash)
Food $30 (including $4 bubble tea and tax)
Hotel $60 (including tax)
Total $170

11/23/2012 Friday

8:30am - breakfast at the hotel.  Too many people, too little tables and chairs. 
10:30am - Galveston Island State Park.  $5/p
1:30pm - Office Depot for some shopping.
2:30pm - lunch at Black Pearl Oyster Bar and Grille.  We intended to go to the Clary's Seafood Restaurant, but their kitchen closed at 2pm that day.
Black Pearl has oyster happy hours from 4-7pm during weekdays for $8 rather than the normal price of $~13 but we are too full by then. 

Gumbo (including crab meat, shrimps, oysters, and sausage) for $10



 

Catfish sandwich with fried okras for $15

3:30pm - parked at the beach side and walk to the Pleasure Peer.  We didn't go in though. 
4:30pm - left Galveston to Brenham, TX.
7:15pm - bought chicken nuggets at McD for dinner $5, second day in a role.
7:30pm - checked into Super 8.  Rest for the night. 

Budget:
Food $35 (including tax)
Hotel $90 (including tax)
Gas $45 (including tax) - I don't remember if it is Friday or Saturday
Admission $10
Total $180

11/24/2012 Saturday

9:00am - breakfast at the hotel.  Decent.
11:00am - left to Austin.
1:30pm - Lunch at Salt Lick

 

Thurman's Choice $15

Beef ribs $~8

3:30pm - shopped at Round Rock Outlet
5:30pm - home sweet home

Budget:
Food $20

Although it seems like a short trip, I do enjoy it to the fullest.  I actually didn't buy much this year, and quite proud of myself for not spending so much on useless stuffs or stuffs that depreciates too fast, haha.

Mood:  Sleepy