Houston Trip...

Lobby- I was totally digging those awesome curtains!

Where the elevators where...

The hall way....creeped me out at first but then I got used to it. Maybe because it was so dim?

What Chris and the kiddos did right when we got home. Chris played with Buzz while the kids jump up and down on his back...This is a favorite of theirs :)

I didn't do good on picture taking but we did set up the camera to get one of us!

Sweet archway right?

Really unique colors and oldschool wood cabinets and doors. I'm pretty sure it's all original...

Sweet! Look at the rubber ducky! I saw on the price list it was $5...ahaha! Along with a Snickers that was $4.

Shower and bath! And black and white floor!

Cool huh?

The chairs and a chandiler light...

It was actually a really comfy bed! You never know! The colors I thought were odd but maybe they were going with the old? Peach walls, baby blue wood trip and cabinets, strip carpet and funky gold and maroon bedding and curtains... Everything is mix matched which is kind of fun to me! It grew on me by the end!

My mom took this because she thought it was rather funny how many notes I have for being gone just one night! What can I say, I'm OCD?

Bow holder I made...

Well we had a wonderful quick trip to Houston and we are glad to be back. I'm so thankful God gave me someone who misses our kids just as much as I do and would rather be home with them. We talk about them the whole time and miss them and just love getting home to see them. Not that we didn't have fun together not having to rush eating or shopping and just relaxing but I think one night is plenty :) Although today I believe they were testing me to see how far they could push me. It was like they were tag teaming me! And no naps= no fun. Seriously it's rough with no naps. I am starting tomorrow with 'rest time'. Most of the time he naps but occasionally he will skip one or two but I am enforcing a new rule....He must stay in there for rest time. He can do whatever he wants in his crib but it's gonna be rest time by golly :)

So Chris' Dr. appointment went well! No real news is good news and as Layne told me...We thought we had xrays this time but he won't get those until Feb. (that worked out perfectly so we could enjoy our trip and not worry) We did ask if his measurements were getting worse over the last four visits or staying the same...kind of getting idea of the fusing going on. Most of them had gotten better than the first visit! Praise the Lord! Funny note: The measurements he does are like bending down to touch your toes, standing straight against the wall and bending side to side and bending his neck side to side. The Dr. was measuring when he bent side to side with his neck and he said his neck looks awesome and that if he bent it any further it might fall off! ha! Maybe you would have had to been there but anyhoo that's really good since one concern of AS is fusing of the neck! Other than that we are still just fighting the battle of getting Chris motivated to either ride bikes, swim and walk. Those are really the three exercises that are recommended for AS and or arthiritis paitents so they stay mobile and flexible but not hard impact. Well, as well as I know Chris, I KNOW he isn't going to swim, he walks a good amount at work but it's not power walking or anything so the last thing is biking....We will see. The ball is in his court. The only other thing is to have his hip replaced so he won't have any pain in the hip when working out. (that's were his pain comes from) He isn't going to do that anytime soon so that boy better start riding bikes! We were doing so well riding with the kiddos after dinner but with this dern heat, we aren't doing anything outside! Soon we can start up again :)

The hotel we stayed at was called Hotel Icon down on Main street. It was super sweet. It was so old school and everything was so mix in match but really old style and unique. We really liked it. They even turn down your bed at night and give you a chocolate. They only gave us one chocolate?! So who ate it? Yeah, me..for breakfast! ha!

Right after the Dr. appointment we stopped and ate at the Goode Company BBQ (since we looked it up on Food Network because Chris is addicted to Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives) and that was so good! Then Chris wanted to drive to Hempstead and go chat with a guy who makes his fishing rods and get some decals for his boat. Chris is what you call a 'purist' in the fishing world...and so is this guy who makes fishing rods, so you can only imagine how long they chatted fishing and rods and reels and yada yada yada. I had fun scoping out the rods he had made and wanting to design my very own that would have pink and turquiose on it...Hmmm I should do some designing for him :) He was extremely friendly and showed us everything and how he does it all step by step. I thought I was going to be bored to tears but I actually enjoyed it because I like tedious things and making those rods is just that, tedious. But seriously, Hempstead is beautiful! I wanted to move there! So green and country and trees! So since I went with him there, we went to the Galleria Wed. And OH MY. I haven't ever been there and I was shocked. We both said it reminded us of New York. Actually the whole hub bub of Houston reminded us of NYC. It was crazy to see the stores in there like Jimmy Choo, Tiffany's, Barney's, Neiman Marcus and so many others I can't even believe! And the store I went too and bought stuff? MAC. Yup MAC makeup, the same thing I could get here at our Dilliards :) But I did get cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory! YUMMO!

So on the way to Houston and home we kept seeing these billboards along the highway advertising for this gas station. They raved about their restrooms and food and such. Well on the way home we stopped. It's in Wharton and it's called Buc-ees. And it's mascot is a beaver. Can I tell you it was amazing?! Their bathrooms were something to rave about! So clean, nice, big, toliet sanitizer and hand sanitizer IN the stalls, beautifully straight, clean and perfect rows of drinks, candy, chips. And then TONS of their own candy and food and such. We were amazed. And we shall now always stop and give Buc-ee's our buisness and if you are ever going through Wharton, check it out! :) ha!

So this is long and I am pooped and there is one last piece of mint chocolate chip cake and I am going to eat it and savor it :)

Tootles for now....