MEETING UP WITH FRIENDS IN BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI

I haven't blogged in some time now. When I returned from Jamaica it was just a few days and we picked up my sister Geri, at the Brownsville Airport, and took off for Biloxi, Mississippi. Going on a trip to Biloxi has been in our plans since last winter.  We went to meet up with friends, Bill and Andrea. We met them last winter in Florida.  (The restaurant lights were a little on the yellow side.)  We had a great time with them!  Watching the Saints/Vikings game turned out to be a highlight. Strange to be in "Who Dat" land cheering for the Vikings!  After the Saints won we were hugged, kissed, shook and high-fived by Saints fans. Going along with the hoopla seemed like the thing to do--we like our lives and those Saints fans are serious people!

Visiting the Biloxi National Cemetary was solemn and informative. The cemetary is well-kept and sacred. We met a lady that takes pictures of markers, to post or email to family members. She does this for an internet site/for people looking for their family soldiers. http://www.findagrave.com/
If you are searching for a family service member and don't know where he/she is buried, going to the above site might be the lead you need to find the person you are looking for.
Sunset in Biloxi was beautiful, as it is most everywhere, but I can't resist taking those sunset pictures!
Only sad note: too cold to walk on the 26 mile beach!

BUC-EE LAND - - WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?

Not often would someone blog about a stop for gas. We continually saw signs on the highway for Buc-ees. About this time Joe, Geri and I were a little tired of driving and the Buc-ee signs were quite entertaining. When you are entertained by signs on the highway it must be time to stop and re-group!  So, we stopped at Buc-ees!

If you get the chance--stop at Buc-ees!  This place is something else.  The little beaver, above, is Buc-ee. The quick stop turned into about an hour! Browsing through this place takes time! The bathroom alone was facinating. The Jailbird, above, greets you --really--he talks to you as you enter!

The wooden Indian is inside the Cowgirls Place. There were 24, yes, I counted 24 stalls in the bathroom! This place must've been designed by a woman! Each full door had a decoration above it and inside it was immaculat!

There was a deli, a coffee spot, a bakery (they bake their own breads), a meat market for every flavor of beef jerkey one could imagine, a store with tons of "this and that", a snack area, a place for salsas, etc. you could order yourself a meal from the deli-via the computers/in the computer center above.

There also is store next door for the outdoor part of your house! Yes, this place is huge.

If you find yourself driving through Wharton, TX ~ stop at Buc-ees ~ you won't be disappointed!    http://www.bucees.com/locations.htm