A Galveston getaway

This last weekend my family found a new favorite place!! We live about an hour away from Galveston and have never liked it much. The beach has generally been dirty and they didn't have any nice resort type places to stay.

BUT I had heard there was a new place that was really great so I coerced our friends into trying it out with us. IT WAS SOOOO GREAT! We all had a blast and are now IN LOVE with Galveston. If you live near us you REALLY need to check this out. Just e-mail or comment and I'll give you the 411 on it. ANYWAY!! We totally surprised the girls with this special weekend. We are also celebrating Zoe's upcoming one year anniversary with our family!! (Nov 1st)So this was a great family time.

This is the condo we shared. It was 3 bedroom and so NIIIICE!!

Here is the thing.... I LOOOOOOVE to travel and do new things. If you read my blog you know that.

I used to want to be a travel agent or flight attendant... ANYTHING that would let me travel for free. :0)

I also hate staying in cruddy places. :0) I like shnazzy! What you don't know is......

I AM ALSO REALLY CHEAP!!! Well, I PREFER to go with thrifty but CHEAP is also pretty accurate. Hee hee.

There are just too many awesome deals out there to go spending a lot of money on a vacation. We have figured out how to do a weekend at Sea World for $100-150... a weekend at the beach for $300-400...2 weeks at Disney World for about $1,500..
AND YES that includes food, tickets, hotel, and transportation for a family of 4...

We are seriously NOT independently wealthy. :0) HA HA!!! My thrifty friend Wendi and I just make it our mission to take the coolest, cheapest trips possible. It takes a little more effort and preparation but for me it's WAY worth it!

If you guys are interested I'll write a post and share all my best secrets for cheap family getaways. Any takers???

OK. Back to business... Here is the view from our condo.

This is the beach club. It has an infinity pool, kids pool, lazy river, hot tubs, work out room, restaraunt, bar, cabanas, grills.... it was so cool!