{"id":74,"date":"2011-12-04T13:04:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-04T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/04\/houston-for-the-weekend\/"},"modified":"2017-03-16T09:07:51","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T09:07:51","slug":"houston-for-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/passportsnothallpasses.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/04\/houston-for-the-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston for the weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Scott and I returned to Houston this weekend for a work function for his job. We are only in day 2 of 3, but so far we have had a very busy, fun time. Our friend John Kim has graciously provided the comfort of his (beautifully redecorated) home as our base.
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Last night we went to the Firm’s Christmas party. It was so fun seeing so many friends, most of whom I hadn’t seen in over a year. Especially fun was seeing JP Smith, who is recovering from a burn. While the injury was a serious one and has caused a great deal of pain and even a week in the hospital, the fact that a grown man was cleaning a grill with gasoline provides me a little giggle. Boys. Young or old, they see no danger…<\/p>\n

Some of the things I have realized being back:
Houston is hot even in December and even a couple of weeks prior to Christmas. Yesterday was 75 degrees. The air conditioner needs to be on in the house to sleep comfortably. Imagine what August will be like!<\/p>\n

There are restaurants everywhere here. All guarantee to expand your waistline so that you fit in nicely with the rest of the Americans.<\/p>\n

It is a strange sensation after living overseas for over a year to be able to hop into the car and actually know where you are going without turning on the GPS sat nav.<\/p>\n

We have only lived in London for 6 months, but already, Scott and I found ourselves going to the wrong side of the car and even driving on the wrong side of the road. <\/p>\n

It is simply amazing<\/span> how cheap things are here. From real estate to meals to clothing, cheap cheap cheap! I… must… not… shop… anymore…<\/p>\n

I didn’t realize how much I missed college football until we watched a few minutes of it yesterday. It is intriguing how something so simple can be so entertaining.<\/p>\n

And unfortunately three days is not long enough to see enough of our friends. But we have still a day and a half left so we will busily cram in as many visits as we can (between the Texans football game, miscellaneous health check ups, and a few cocktails).<\/p>\n

I miss the kids (who are in London), but I cannot imagine dragging them on the 10.5 hour flight and adding their jet lag to mine. Without question, they will only make that trip when we move back.<\/p>\n

Now, off to play with our dear friend G-money!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Scott and I returned to Houston this weekend for a work function for his job. We are only in day 2 of 3, but so far we have had a very busy, fun time. Our friend John Kim has graciously provided the comfort of his (beautifully redecorated) home as our base. Last night we went…<\/p>\n

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