It was beautiful and fun! Amy is a friend from way back, and we're excited for her and Rob! They are moving to Minnesota, far away from their home state of TX. We understand a little of what they might be going through.
We've also explored more than our fair share of this city. We've been lost a time or two - once on the way to an interview. There are SEVERAL major highways that intersect here, and all of them have feeder roads that you use to access everything. CONFUSING! Here's a nice shot of one little part of the city. It does not do the 104 degree temperature justice. And the traffic is never this sparse!
We also visited Houston's large and fancy mall, the Galleria. It seemed as though every designer had their own store in this place. There was even an indoor ice skating rink. We saw two different girls dressed in brightly colored dresses for their 15th birthday celebrations (I know this event has a beautiful sounding name, but I don't know how to spell it. I definitely need to work on my Spanish. German is not exactly useful here.). I also saw three women at different times dressed in a full burkha. There is so much diversity here. And SO many people. The world is here in Houston!
In the midst of all the new things we're experiencing, our apartment feels like a home and a refuge. We were able to have our one and only friends here, Will and Jenn, over this week. They've been in the city for a year and gave us the skinny on all things Houston!
We've been doing lots of little errands this week, and I have had some job interviews. We're hoping to do some more touristy things later this week including a trip to the zoo and to Pearland (for some more shopping with less people hopefully!). We may even throw in a trip to the National Funeral History Museum. Some interesting stuff they've got going on here!
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