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Houston way of life

USA | Saturday, 16 May 2009 | Views [345]

The next couple days are all about settling into life in Houston. We don't have a car yet so we mostly hang out in the house with Mia and watch American TV. This spurns the start of a bad eating habit, because you gotta have junk food to watch day time TV (that's the excuse anyway). Bryce and Andrea are so healthy, they don't have any junk food in the house, so we take it upon ourselves to go shopping for chips, cookies, ice cream.... and we become a bad influence in the house. (soon Andrea will start baking cakes, brilliant!)-Alicia

Our friends Vi and Lu come round and show off their beautiful new baby Tessa. They're all wearing masks, joking that we should be quarantined after being in Mexico - they think it's hilarious! And their baby - what a temperament. She has to be the best-nature'd baby in the world and doesn't stop smiling the whole time! Lucky them.-Rich

And Luckily, they have a spare car and offer us the use of it while we're in town. Sweet! Now I just need to get my new driving license. (it expired 5 years ago) Guess I'll be studying for the test this weekend... -Alicia

Friday comes and we all head out for after-work drinks at happy hour. We visit a couple of places and end up in an "English Pub" called Baker Street, or Sherlocks, or something like that. There's nothing particularly English about it, although they did have Newcastle Brown Ale which was a nice touch. -Rich

Saturday we decide to check out the new outlet mall, Andrea, Rich and I are up for it, but we all have to convince Bryce to come along. He ends up buying more then all of us combined, and he says he hates shopping?

We replenish our energy with some much needed BBQ at the Goode Co. restaurant and Rich has his first taste of brisket. I think he likes it...Stuffed and tired we surrender ourselves to a movie theater, Angels and Demons...the book is better.

Vi, Lu and Tessa avoiding our potential swine flu

Vi, Lu and Tessa avoiding our potential swine flu

 

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