Houston -- Apr. 27-28th

It's been really rainy since I got here. I guess it floods here kinda often if its rains hard. I slept in and had a good sleep the night I got in. I woke up and hung out with Angie and Joe all day and had fun with them and had fun with them and their two wonderful kids, Cambry (2 1/2) and Boston (6 months). We went down top the park and fed the ducks and it was a bit rainy, but we enjoyed ourselves and were able to get a few good pictures. I saw more of these "turkey ducks" and just did a little research on them. They're actually called Muscovy ducks, but turkey duck is a very common nickname for them. There were also some ducks with little afros on their heads, too. It was neat.
We drove around a little bit and saw some of the city, this place is huge, though! It's going to take the whole 5-6 days I'm here to see the whole thing!! We went down town to see if I could get my camera lens fixed, and found out I'm probably either going to have to pay $150 to fix it, or buy a new one, I'll probably do the latter, because I think I got the lens for like $179. Oh well. I looked into a few options of getting new glasses as well, and may do that while I'm down here. Other than that, we spent a lot of time in rush hour traffic in the rain. Good conversation, though.
When we got home, the pork shoulder Angie and Joe had made for dinner was ready. They prepared it in a slow cooker with Cuban style spices and ingredients. We had black beans and rice on the side. It was awesome, I had two plates. Not that I needed it, I just had too. Joe is the head chef for Fleming's, and Angie has been in the food industry, like me, for a long time, and has a definite penchant for whipping up good food. I helped Angie with some ideas for her photography contest for the week, and watched a lot of playoff basketball. I hit the sack, and got this morning eager to get into some sort of routine, to kinda ease my way back into normal life when I get home. So I got up and ran about a mile or so. I always hate the first couple workouts when I haven't done it for awhile. The humidity is like 85%, the ground was soggy, I got my shoes muddy, some a-hole nearly hit me on the road, seriously, his sideview mirror was like 5 inches from the back of my head, I got shin splints, and I felt like a fat man after walking up three flights of stairs. It's all good though, I feel great now. I did some sit-ups and push-ups, took a shower, browsed the internet, and will probably eat some lunch here in a bit. It also looks like it's clearing up outside, so I will hopefully get downtown today and get some good pictures. It rained last inight, though, about 8 inches, so the closest interstate entrance is flooded. We'll have to go around about 2 miles the wrong direction and get on there. Wish me luck!