Past Weekend Shenanigans

Well this past weekend I had some visitors in town... Lucy and her boyfriend, Clay!

It was great... we got to hang out and watch some Walking Dead (an amazing show...fyi). That's all we did!


Just kidding...

I wanted them to get the full Houston, Texas experience; with the help of Kate, we were able to come up with a plan for my outta-towner's visit to the greatest country in the US. We got to do some shenanigans. So here are a few of them!

SKYZONE
Skyzone.. a place full of trampolines that lets you jump away. Pretty sweet as we were the only ones there, largely due to the fact that we showed up a little before they opened up. Lucy showed us how to do some tricks, and did some herself. Note how empty it is... we really were the only ones there. If you decide to go, may I offer a warning. Just because you're jumping on something bouncy and springy does mean that you won't get sweaty and tired.

Food

We got a chance to sample the different flavors of Texas. We had some BBQ (see photos below). We also got to eat at Ninfa's for some tasty Mexican food along with Landry's Seafood! So a good sampling of food. We also ate a lot of eggs. Not that they are more special here in Texas, I just thought that eggs are SO great and tasty that I would mention them... and they probably are better in Texas... isn't everything better in Texas?

The Galleria

We ran on over to the world famous* Houston Galleria (*may not be world famous). Got some shopping done, complete with trying out the Microsoft Store and seeing how good our Jedi Mind Powers are with an game console. Also, by shopping, I mean the Microsoft Store and the Lego store were the only two stores we stepped foot in... and it was to check out the price of the Executor Star Destroyer from Star Wars ($400!) and then try out the Xbox 360 Star Wars game... go figure.

The Force is strong with this one

We checked out the Williams Tower and it's little waterfall that it's got around it. Side note: I decided to climb up to be right next to the waterfall, and there was a man there that saw me and said to me, "That looks fun, when I was your age, I would've walked all around [the waterfall]." I think he was challenging me, but I declined.

Zoo

We also had an opportunity to visit the Houston Zoo. Apparently it's great here in Houston? I had no idea. Even after visiting the zoo, I still feel unsure about the zoo but try and relax since the animals are treated fairly. That part aside, the animals were very interesting to look at. Did you know that monitor lizards (monitors = that lizard from "The Rescuers Down Under" and Komodo Dragons) have the same muscle for breathing as for their legs? That means if they want to sprint, they have to hold their breath. Fascinating right?

The rest of the weekend consisted of going to Kemah to check their fantastic boardwalk and seagulls after my triathlon. We also got to head down to Galveston to show my friends what our beach looks like. Luckily there was no getting in the water so they never noticed how much they couldn't see in the water. But it was an ocean nonetheless.. well Gulf to be exact (thus the Gulf of Mexico).

And that was the weekend! Thanks for reading