Goodbye, Houston

We loved and hated Houston.  We moved there for Josh to attend his final year of higher education.  He went to the University of Houston for a legal masters, LLM, in health care law.  It was SOOO hot.  The cost of living is low, that was a perk.  I had great couponing experiences.  We took advantage of a pass to a wolf park in California that allowed us to get into the Houston Zoo and Children's Museum free. I like professional baseball games, and what could be better than attending a baseball game in air-conditioning?!  Minute Maid Park is one of the best stadiums of  Major League Baseball. The Astros weren't well-ranked, but the games were so fun.  The traffic was bad (or so I thought until we moved to Northern Virginia). The malls are wonderful.  There is a temple. We lived 2 blocks from Target and 2 grocery stores.  Josh had an easy bus commute to school.  There were so many parks, most of which were shaded.  Levi was almost potty-trained and we lived near a (smelly, but nice) walking path.   Josh wouldn't have minded living there, but there was little to no green space near us.  He grew up hiking in mountains and trails-not much of that in Houston.
So, before we left we were sure to visit the Zoo and go to an Astros game. 

 Good-bye, Giraffes!  You were our favorite part of the Zoo.

 One must always stay nourished and hydrated at the Zoo.

 Goodbye, awesome fish tunnel.

 Other than a few carousel rides, the only money we ever spent at the zoo was for Levi's friend, Jerry the Giraffe.

 Oh, we saw a first movie before leaving, Rio.  We took the seat at our friend Ashley's suggestion.  It really helped keep him in his seat, along with a few Twizzlers and a child size popcorn.

Goodbye, Houston.  Thanks for everything.  Josh is licensed to practice law in Texas, so maybe we won't be gone for good.  We shall see, shan't we!