houston

after 3 days

2 hotels

5 states

and several bathroom stops later, we made it to houston.

we've been here for a couple weeks, but i didn't have internet for a while.

okay, i've been lazy too.

it's been hot here (apparently we haven't seen anything yet), and when it rains...it POURS.
i've never seen rain like this before.
i went to walmart one day while it was raining and by the time i was in the store, i was soaking wet.
i figured by the time i was done in walmar it would have calmed down (like when it rains in reno...for a few minutes and then stops), but no....still a huge downpour.

yes, those are cars sticking out the top of the water there. (thanks myfoxhouston.com for the photo)
they actually said on the news that they probably wouldn't have another freak rainstorm like that for a few decades.
the flooding that happened here was apparently worse than when hurricane ike hit the coast here.
so hopefully we won't have any more crazy storms like that while we're here.

this is the floorplan of our apartment.
our apartment is HUGE.
it's a good thing that apx is footing the bill for most of the apartment, because we'd never be able to afford it ourselves.
and the apartments are new.
they are still finishing up a couple of the buildings.

and just to make those of you who don't have a pool jealous.....

yeah...i get to swim in that.
i'm thinking of all of you as i do. :)