We despise driving in Houston

"Leave sooner, drive slower, live longer." ~Author Unknown

The above quote is something we still have not mastered despite being on the road for three weeks, so it took us forever (as per usual) to leave Lisa's house and head to downtown Houston. We had planned to see some of the museums and parks in the downtown area but it didn't work out that way because of the time constraint.






Instead we visited Rice Village, a shopping center built in the 1930's. Rachael really wanted Indian or Thai and everything was closed between 3-5pm, I guess they know how to siesta for real. We did have some yummy Spanish Tapas with Carmen though, the black bean soup and the potato fritters were really good.

After eating we wandered around this awesome park near the hospital. From there we tried to head to Ashley's apartment which should have been relatively close to where we were. However we kept driving and driving and went through a several tolls. We were looking for a Kroger near her apartment so we could make Ashley dinner. Kroger appeared in the distance and we picked up ingredients for creamy tomato basil soup, garlic bread and carrots. The GPS then took us to a random medical building and we were tempted to blame Suzie for getting us lost. She has gotten confused a few times on the trip. However, when we called Ashley we found out we had put in the wrong address and were on the wrong side of Houston thirty minutes away and consequently at the wrong Kroger. On the way back we had to pay the tolls AGAIN. Just to reiterate we hate driving in Houston.

We finally made it to Ashley's, ate dinner and watched a movie. Poor Ash had to get up super early and work in the morning so we didn't get to visit with her for very long, especially after getting lost. She hugged us goodbye and we decided she needs to come visit us in Portland and next time we are in Texas we will come and see her. Attempting to leave Houston yet again led us on an interesting adventure. More on that later.