Thursday night, in the first big rain of the Kiwi Autumn, I boarded my flight for Houston Texas – 13.5 hours in the back seat (only one neighbour seat-mate) , no meal choice as we were last in the food chain, only to be served a nasty meatball mash after two hours in the air!
At least catching up with friends (also heading overseas) for a beer and a fish burger at McDonald’s at the airport, before boarding, sustained me for the best part of 12 hours before a more edible breakfast was served and landing!
I took off at 8pm Thursday and landed at 3.30pm Thursday, gaining a day with the time difference (actually getting here before I left) My Texas family Tona and Chuck meeting me and driving to Lake Jackson (very kindly having my favourite beer chilling)
Sitting by the pool, enjoying my first night with these wonderful humans!
First night was a no jet lag sleep and refreshed on Friday morning, Tona and I hit the supermarket….
Everything is big here in Texas…. The jackfruit (whatever they are) the size of basketballs and the bananas the size of a foot long subway sandwich! We shopped for lots of fresh fruit and veges (half the price of our NZ supermarkets) and headed home after checking out the local shoe shop “Hey Dude” selection…..(a must have on the shopping list)
Unloaded the groceries, took a sandwich and back into town for a spin at Walmart…and an hour later, with arms loaded, heading to the checkout, the power went off…we saved a lot of money as we were instructed to dump our selections in a trolley and leave….unsure of the issue…we grabbed a cool drink and met Chuck at Maclean park, for a bush walk along the Brazos river (a small 4.5k stroll) before heading across the road to watch one of the grandsons play baseball…
An obligatory beer before dinner and early night, which found me staring at the ceiling until 1.30am….jet lag hitting me like a ton of bricks! Needless to say a little sleep in for me, a good strong coffee and on the road again to Sugarland (suburb) to see Tonas daughter and her two kids (and two golden doodles) for lunch….another small(not so small) shopping expedition at Academy sports on the way home…and it’s nearly 5 o’clock here so we know what that means..
All who wander are not Lost girls 
good to hear you arrived sounds as though you haven’t stopped sin e you arrived. Rained here all day Friday first rain for so long beautiful day today not cloud in sky. Russell tells me the fog in te-aroha is so thick they can hardly see the neighbors Enjoy your ho.iday love Barbara
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Goodness – it’s been drizzling and a bit grey but in for a glorious week ahead – love Sue xx
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