Trip to Houston

We've been negligent in our posting lately, but we have an excuse - Ron was sent to Houston on business, and Desmond and I decided to tag along. We flew out on Saturday (Desmond was a champ - lots of flirting and squealing, but no crying). That night we had dinner with a bunch of our favorite folks at La Mexicana. Everyone oohed and aahed over Desmond and ate lots of chips, queso and tacos. After dinner Ron was kind enough to take Desmond back to the hotel and I got to go out to The Harp with the gang. I actually drank TWO alcoholic beverages - madness! We gossiped and made fun of the unfortunate wannabe-hipster-but-not-quite-getting-it outfits of a few of the patrons. Yes, I'm a mean drunk. But mean in a funny way.

On Sunday, we ordered room service like fancy people do, hung out with Catlin and went out to dinner at a place called "Beavers" (not making it up, no) with Keith and Kelly. On Monday, Ron had to work, but Catlin was dear enough to have Des and I over for gingerbread pancakes. Later we went to my old school to show off the babe, then over to Kelly's house to play with Neavey. Sidenote: Keith and Kelly have a lovely 4 bedroom house in a cute neighborhood where kids play outside and the schools are "exemplary." It's sad to think that in Houston, Ron and I could probably afford something similar, but here in the Bay Area we have enough to buy, oh, a teeny tiny 2 bedroom condo that hasn't been updated since 1983 in an "up and coming" neighborhood zoned to horrific schools. Sigh. We love it here, but...

We flew home Tuesday, and the flight was slightly more eventful - Desmond was a bit fussy. Not screaming and freaking out, but just consistently fussy. It was certainly manageable, but I don't know how I'd feel about a longer flight.

Worst part of the trip: I was having a crazy allergy attack the entire time we were there and felt like my head was going to explode. Best part: seeing all the old peeps. Catlin, Sandra, Jenn H., Jenn B., Michele, Elsa, Kelly, Keith, Neavey, Karima, Melanie, Ms. Gatson - I miss them a lot.

Some pictures of Desmond with his Houston pals:

With Auntie Catlin at the Four Seasons

With Keith and Kelly at Beavers

With Sandra at Rucker

With Elsa at Rucker

With Neavey at Keith and Kelly's house