I recently returned from Galveston, TX

I was at the Texas Real Estate Convention in Galveston last week and it was a wonderful place to be. Galveston was celebrating its "back to life after Ike" and I was happy that TAR had booked the convention there.

Having lived in El Paso for close to 30 years the ocean was amazing. I grew up on the ocean as my Dad was in the Navy and in subs so we were always near water and I was surprised at how much I miss it. The humidity I don't miss at all but with the ocean breeze it was great.

I think I ate seafood morning, noon , and night and you can never have too much of that. We ate at Gaidos, Fisherman's Wharf and Fish Tales and the food was wonderful. I also want to give a plug for an awesome cab driver John with the Yellow Cab company. He picked us up nearly every day and was always happy and up beat-considering he lost his home in Ike and is still battling with the insurance company and has lived in a hotel for 2 years-it is amazing that he can still be so gracious. We should all learn from him!

There is a sub in Sea Wolfe Park on Pelican Island called the USS Cavella that my Dad was on early in his Navy career. It is dry docked there and is now a museum and a group of us got a private tour of the sub. I still don't know how people can be in something like that and be under the ocean too.

Oh yes, the convention was wonderful too and I learned alot in the MLS sessions and what is going on around the state as I talked to the other Realtor there. There are some good changes coming up soon .

It was confirmed that real estate in El Paso, TX is still strong-still a buyers market but homes are selling in El Paso