Lessons from Houston

I just had the pleasure of visiting the great city of Houston for the first time. The city itself is eclectic; offering many different vibes as you travel throughout the city. I am fairly certain that learning to navigate this city would be incredibly challenging for me; living on the coast has killed my sense of direction, or what little of it I had, and adding traveling East and West and not just North and South was quite confusing. The best part (and reason for) the trip was getting to spend time with a very good friend and his beautiful (inside AND out!) fiance (whom I also consider a very good friend). You don't always expect to learn a lot from a weekend away but I certainly did this time...

1. Always wear bug protection: the mosquitos are fierce and do not take no for an answer
2. Stay with people who have the best anti-itch cream from Mexico (thanks Jessie!!!)
3. Pack 5 inch platform heels to avoid being referred to as half a person
4. Do not run away from the household dog around the kitchen island, it will most likely result in a toe injury
5. Liam Neeson is a Grade A Bad-Ass
6. Pack only clothes with elastic and spandex, you are going to do some serious eating
7. Coors Light doubles as water fairly well
8. Crawfish are good pets
9. Don't forget chocolate treats in the refrigerator

10. Good friends are always the best medicine

Post crawfish, Bar-lympia, and crushing about 10 pitchers of Coors Light and we still look good...