Day Trip to Houston

A few of my former Continental family were getting together in Houston and were encouraging me to go. I wasn't sure about it, but decided to make a quick day trip and take Baylie with me.

We drove to Greenville because it was a nonstop flight to Houston. The boys were camping. We stayed up too late and then had to get up at 3 a.m. to head to the airport.

We had no trouble with the flight and made it to Houston. When we got off the plane and were walking through the airport, I heard my name! Such a surprise! It was David Knighton who had a connection. It was great to see him!

Cynthia Noriega picked us up from the Marriott and we went and picked up Francisca True. Francisca had flown in from Brazil to pick up her Optavia order. That was the main reason we were all getting together. Then Cynthia did us the favor of driving by our Houston home. It was smaller than I remembered and had No Trespassing signs in three places. I like our current home better.

Lorena Martin was in town from Ecuador for a CTO conference so we made a quick stop by a Denny's where her group was having lunch. It was so great to see these coworkers. The time we spent working together was such a beautiful time.

Cynthia, Lorena, Me, Francisca

Then we met Sandy at a great place in the Woodlands where they grow their own herbs and the food is very fresh. I can't remember the name of it, but it was delicious! I got the salad!

It was so wonderful to spend time with these sweet friends that I hadn't seen in so long. It was like no time had passed. We reminisced about the good old days of international Continental. We hope to have a reunion in the fall.

We took a little shopping spree to TJ Maxx and then Baylie wanted to get some kolaches to take home. Kolaches are popular in Houston and can't be found in Columbia. I did Google and find one an hour and a half away.

Afterwards, Cynthia took Baylie and me to Old Town Spring. I had hoped to swing by the temple, but it was too far and there was too much traffic. The suburbs have changed a lot and are a lot more crowded than I rememberd. There aren't as many trees. I'm glad we didn't move back.

Old Town Spring hadn't changed much. It is still a fun, quaint little place to shop or eat. We bought some frozen tamales to take home to Columbia.

We saw some pretty school sports cars.

We also saw crawdads!

We had originally planned to spend the night at the hotel with Fran, but the flights were way better to fly home the same night. It was a whirlwind trip, but so much fun. I'm glad we decided to go. It was a lot of fun!