Now that the months have changed, I really have a hard time remembering what day of my trip this is!
We all woke up in Corpus Christi and hung around (and ate some delicious muffins purchased from H.E.B. Plus the night before - that store really is a godsend). We had decided the night before that we were mainly going to lounge around for the 4th and not do anything too planned - a good choice on our part! We also discussed our favorite 4th of Julys and sang some patriotic songs (much to Clare's chagrin sometimes).
Jack took Jon and I on a campus tour since we had never seen Texas A&M- Corpus Christi (referred to henceforth as TAMUCC) before. The university itself is beautiful; when you entire campus is on its own island, I think that is pretty much guaranteed! The buildings all have a beach feel and are consistent (consistency of buildings is pretty much key to a campus looking remotely nice). The parking lots are named "Jellyfish Lot", "Seahorse Lot", "Starfish Lot", which I think is awesome because the majority of schools just number or letter their boring lots. The University Center that Jack works in is pretty modern and has lots of windows for that Texas sun. Not too bad of a place!
The three of us went back to Jack's apartment and met up with the others at the pool. After getting a little too much sun the day before (Jenny coined the term "slapped by the sun", which I like better than "kissed by the sun"), I opted to stay in the shade and not look like a tomato. I still am half Aherne, after all!
After hanging out at the pool for awhile (Jack's co-worker Amber came down too), we went back to Jack's apartment and BBQed our late lunch/early dinner. Jack made burgers, chicken, and hotdogs. And some Boca Burgers for Clare the Vegetarian! Jim had made potato salad and some of Jack's other co-workers brought guacamole, chips, and lots of Texas beer (and cherry pie for desert!). All in all it was a feast.
After that we said our goodbyes to Jack and Jenny, and Jim, Jon, Clare, and I got back into the Prius for the ride back to San Antonio. We got back here for a late dinner (Pei Wei take out) and some desert (delicious gelato from Pacciugo near Clare's house). Then it was off to bed early after a long weekend!
It was a fun time with Dayton friends for the past five days and good to see them again. I am ready to get back on the road! I am rounding third on the bases of my roadtrip, let you know how it goes!
Joey
Added some of Clare's pictures below over the days in Texas for you to see!
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