Happy Independence Day!!! I was supposed to be enjoying the South Padre fireworks display in Texas, but Alex the Hurricane made me cancel my plans. So me and the kiddos will be staying at the Skirvin Hotel tonight, pictured above, while we enjoy some swimming and the downtown fireworks.  The hotel is rumored to be haunted...oohhh....  My daughter doesn't want to go... I'm gonna have so much fun scaring the crap out of her.