Houston

My dear friend Adrienne lives far away.  Way too far away in Doha, Qatar.

Luckily, she spent some time in Houston last week for a little work conference and Palmer and I had the pleasure of bugging her during her evenings, mornings, and lunch breaks.

Palmer and I made the most of our little Houston stay-cation (hmm, is it a stay-cation if we went somewhere. Is Houston somewhere? Anyway...)  The resort had a pool with a splash pad, so that killed time while Adrienne was busy working for the man.

And when Adrienne wasn't working, I made sure to fill her belly with the Texas staples: Blue Bell ice cream, Mexican food, and Scardello cheese.

Since we were already in town, we also capitalized on our journey down I-45 and visited another great friend, Persis, and her family for a few days.

Persis' daughter, Olivia, is about 6 months younger and was quite the hostess during our stay.

And thank goodness for times when you have two iPads loaded with a lot of the same apps.  That means there aren't any fights! (Translation: ridiculous.)

We hit up Gymboree before we left town and had so much fun (even if the teacher strictly told me that Palmer was too old for Olivia's class!).

A little cookie snack on the way home.

We had such fun with friends, but were glad to get back to Rick after the week away.

-Bethany