I spent this past weekend in Houston with my mom and sister. It’s no fun being so far away from family members, especially when you’re as close-knit as we are. We spent all day Friday doing your typical girly things. We woke up early and went a class at a cycling studio. They definitely know how to make you sweat! After we got ready for the day, we went to the cutest little brunch restaurant. It was straight out of a dream! Despite the humidity (yuck), we sat outside and just enjoyed chatting and catching up. After brunch we went to visit the Menil Collection, which is fairly new art museum, got manicures and pedicures, and enjoyed a nice trip to the local Cat Café. I know you’re wondering, “What on earth is a Cat Café?!” And “Did I read that correctly?!” Yes, you did! Basically, cats are adopted from the Houston Humane Society and brought to the Cat Café. You pay a small entry fee and go into a cute little café that just happens to also have 12 cats in it. Now I know this sounds absolutely terrible to some people, but it is pretty wonderful to a cat/animal lover! The whole point is to get all of the cats adopted and taken to their forever homes. They’re really popular in foreign counties, especially Japan. I could honestly go on and on about the Cat Café (weird, I know), but I don’t want to sound too cat-ladyish. You can ask me about it next week if you’re interested. 🙂 Anyway, we did LOTS of girly things, and I loved every second of it.
My trip home was extended about 15 hours thanks to American Airlines. FYI, if your plane lands on time, but doesn’t de-board for another 30 minutes due to technical difficulties and you miss your connecting flight because of it, it’s your own fault and not American Airlines. So there I was, stuck in DFW at 10:00pm alone. Luckily, I have some really wonderful friends that live near the airport that let me stay with them, and it was super great to catch up with them. I caught the earliest flight out the next morning and am back in good ol’ Potosi. I have lots to catch up on this week before I fly out to Denver on Friday. Joe and I are going to enjoy a nice, long weekend in the mountains before the end of my sabbatical. I can’t wait to update you guys on how it goes!