Summer Has Arrived

It is official: summer break has arrived!

Friday evening kicked off the celebration. Thanks to a new grilling pan, steak is now a viable dinner option and has been the favorite in any sort of celebration meal for me. After dinner, the only thing I was really capable of doing was lying in bed watching a movie. So that's what we did.

For Saturday, taking a play out of Roy and Bekah's book, we took a day trip down to Houston to watch the Padres play in Minute Maid Park. Not wanting to drive all that way just to see a game, we added a nature preserve to the itinerary. The preserve was alright. Not quite what either of us expected, but it wasn't without its highlights.

Highlight #1: Live armadillo sighting. This was the big one for Lindsay. I don't know what the habitat range for armadillos is, but it does not include CA. We had seen dead ones on the road and stuffed ones in Texas souvenir shops, but now we know that they exist as living animals. We are becoming more Texan every day.

Highlight #2: Buffalo and alligator sightings. These we have seen before, but not everyday. The big alligator was hard to see. Bonus points if you can spot him in the picture.

After the nature preserve, we headed out to the game. The orange train apparently runs back and forth when an Astro hits a home run, but we didn't get the chance to witness it. It was a game of pitching and singles, but in the end the Padres were victorious. Bonus! If you haven't been keeping track, the Padres are semi-decent so far this year. We'll see how long that lasts.

The trip back was a long one, but we managed to make it back to our apt. around 2 am. Needless to say, we made sure we got a Sunday nap this week. But it was worth it. We can now cross Houston off the list. Not sure if we will ever return. I think we both prefer Dallas to Houston.