My mother grew up in Corpus also… my grandmother lives in Houston now, but I had to go by and see the house…

• Grandpa White built this house
• I can remember sliding down the stairs to the huge wall mirror
• I remember Grandma’s banana trees and huge smoker in the backyard
• I remember the 22 person dining table, so that all the in-laws could eat together
• I remember the green chair Grandpa used to bite my toes in
• I remember waking up in my mother’s old bedroom listening to the ocean and the birds
• I remember the black winding stairs up to the third floor

The Railway Inn on Ocean Drive

• Riding on the 10:00am drive around the Railway Inn
• Staying here when I was expecting Nate
• Julia’s first ride on an elevator
• Dad bringing me starbucks and Krispy Kreme because that is what I was craving
• Julia and Nate’s first trips to the beach
• Watching dolphins on the pier at Cole Park