The (Not So Long) Trek Back...

Monday afternoon we headed back to Mexico City, but not before a little more Texan fun!

This is our rental car.  We selected it based on 2 criteria:

Criteria 1: Ugliest car in the lot

Criteria 2: Virginia License Plates

Needless to say, we were the most awesome car operators in all of Houston this fine weekend.

This is a Kolache.  It is apparently a Houston specialty.  This Kolache was not refrigerated, or in anyway safely preserved when we purchased it (and yes, those are egg spilling out).  We suspect that it was the culprit in Eric's later gastrointestinal distress.

Texas is apparently full of bored lawyers.  In fact, one of our new Texas friends was a lawyer...not a bored one though.  Anyway, this was about the 20th clever 1-800 number lawyer ad we saw.  Unfortunately, I did not get a picture of my favorite one 1-800-WASNTME.  Hahaha, it's so funny!!

And the Next Day...

After rising bright and early at 12:30 pm (hey, we stayed up late, and like I said before, we are old now and need our sleep!), we met Johnathan, Krissy and friends for "brunch" (I would call it lunch but they insisted...).  We spent the afternoon strolling through Houston before parting ways until their next visit to Texas!

Lovely downtown Houston.  According to Johnathan these buildings are oil company, oil company, oil company and oil company.

Us with the Winstons in front of a futuristic building whose name escapes me.

And, of course, what visit to Texas is complete without brisket BBQ, cream corn and  some sort of green chile soup stuff?

Home Sweet Home....Almost.

We arrived in Houston, Texas late last night for a weekend of celebration with our friends who usually live in Africa, but happen to be in Houston visiting family, and throwing a fabulous party to celebrate their 1 year wedding anniversary! Now, we have attended the celebration dinner in Tyson's Corner, VA after they married in a courthouse last April, and then their small wedding ceremony in the Virginia countryside late last April (see the photo here), so it was only fitting that we make the hour and 45 minute flight to Houston to help them ring in their first anniversary in style!

It was my first trip back to the States in 6 months, and I sensed a glorious shopportunity was close at hand!  We found a giant mall (everything is bigger in Texas, right?) and shopped away until it was time for the party.  This mall was so huge, it had two Macy's in the same mall, and a hotel built on top of it.  Anyway, back to my story.

The party was really fun, and seeing the Winstons again was great.  We made some new Texan friends, and celebrated well into the wee hours.  We even took some sort of light rail in the middle of the night to get back to our hotel.  Once back at the hotel, the party continued for my friends, but beings that we are old people now (approaching 30 very quickly!) we went to bed...a choice I stand behind!!

Muahahahaha!!  Look at all my American Dollars!!!  All 7 of them!  Rich!!!

What can I say?  Despite their questionable social stance, we cannot resist the Chicken Biscuit.  I think the secret ingredient might be crack....

Us with Johnathan and our new Texan friends, enjoying the party.  I think Johnathan would make an excellent politician one day, just look at that camera ready smile and suit!  This picture may interfere with those plans....because Eric is clearly shady!!

After party time!!  Luckily this is the only picture we took at the after party...because we are smart.