Houston Hmmms...

Houston - and esp. our neighborhood - is so lush & green! I knew it wasn't going to be all tumbleweed :-P, but I didn't expect this much big green growth - maybe more than anywhere else I've ever lived! I even have a hard time seeing what stores make up the shopping centers in our area, b/c the huge crepe myrtles & other not-just-planted-last-year trees lining the roads obscure the view inside. :-D

Blue Bell Ice Cream comes from here! Blue Bell is my fam's ultra fave national brand. (Strawberries & Homemade Vanilla blended with cream soda = you're welcome.) We are sooo going on a factory tour...

Our amazing new grocery, H-E-B, lives up to the hype. I never thought Publix could be bested...until now. Get this: ours has a fresh Tortillaria. Yep - it's exactly what it sounds like: fresh, warm, authentic tortillas cranked out every day. It's (obviously ;-)) right beside the bakery dept. I used fresh whole wheat ones to make chicken quesadillas for dinner. Mmmmm... I will never eat a prepackaged round of blah ever again. If we ever leave TX, I may have to swear off tortillas forever...