txngrl31, gigi3126, Suggestions of things to do while I'm there with LO?! I'll have a few days to kill while DH is working. We'll have a car.
Let's be honest, I'll probably spend most of my time in Target. I miss that place.
We have great museums. And in the same area is Rice Village. It's nice for walking around and shopping. I'd also go down to Discovery Green. You can look up any events that are going on on their website, but there's always something. What kind of stuff are you wanting to do? And more importantly, what kind of food do you want to eat?
Post by iowamama615 on Feb 6, 2016 11:39:08 GMT -5
Trying to clean for Superbowl party that we're hosting tomorrow. A wants to make it extremely difficult to get anything actually done, so has resorted to screaming bloody murder unless you're down on the floor with him. So, DH is cleaning (taking a break right now cos swiffering is hard work, yo) while I'm stuck in the baby cage with A offering him moral support while he plays. Getting sooooooo much done.
Post by wegrowsheep on Feb 6, 2016 12:34:50 GMT -5
Woke up with both boys, put breakfast in the oven (swedish pannukaku), loaded dishwasher, cleaned up kitchen, picked up livingroom, and started laundry. Then woke up DH. Next up: getting my ass off the couch and getting dressed. I have so much planting to do today!
My presentation went really well! I basically just rambled for an hour and 20 minutes and peppered in cute photos of LO, lol.
LO fell asleep while I was on my way home, so BRU has to wait for now. Fil created a gate for the bottom of our stairs out of cardboard and curtain rods and it's awesome!
Ugh! Both kids are snotty messes. Between wiping noses, I made waffles, cleaned the kitchen, sorted ds's clothes for what doesn't fit, washed his sheets and am about to eat lunch. Hoping naptimes align today so I can nap too.
sugarkissed In no particular order: Tacos a go go The original ninfas Katz's Saint Arnold Brewing (tour and beer+food, and they're family friendly) Niko nikos Freebirds (small chain but really good) Torchy's tacos (also a small chain) Bernie's burger bus I have more, but I'll let you spiral on that for awhile.
Also, I have a friend who writes a blog called Raised on the Rail. She has a small child, so many of her recommendations will be helpful to you.
sugarkissed, gigi3126, touched upon a lot. I highly recommend Rice Village. There is a new restaurant called Punks Simple Southern Food that is delish in the Village. Goode Company BBQ is also in the area.
I also recommend Torchys and Nikos Nikos in the Montrose area. There are a ton of kid friendly places to drop in and sit outside. Soak in the warmer temps!
Do you know what area of town you are staying? Houston is huge!
DH decided today that he can't take our coffee table anymore, so we wound up furniture shopping and spent too much money in a coffee table and end table. Bonus is we wound up getting Buffalo Wild Wings, and our living room should finally be "done" once they arrive. Back home now watching DS not napping again - he used to be an awesome napper, but now rolling is apparently more fun. Then MIL's for dinner later.
txngrl31 Outside, unfortunately. But I really can't complain about living in the 'burbs. Housing costs are way cheaper and we have a great school system. I used to work in the loop though. I don't miss the commute, but I do miss being in the city more often. It will be nice when Jude is a little older and we have more excuses to go.
txngrl31 Outside, unfortunately. But I really can't complain about living in the 'burbs. Housing costs are way cheaper and we have a great school system. I used to work in the loop though. I don't miss the commute, but I do miss being in the city more often. It will be nice when Jude is a little older and we have more excuses to go.
I was born and raised outside of the loop in the burbs, but lived in the loop for half of undergrad and my early 20s.
Houston really does have great restaurants, bars, and museums. I always eat so good when I go back home! Food and drinks are a heck of a lot cheaper than in Boston...and the housing.
txngrl31 Outside, unfortunately. But I really can't complain about living in the 'burbs. Housing costs are way cheaper and we have a great school system. I used to work in the loop though. I don't miss the commute, but I do miss being in the city more often. It will be nice when Jude is a little older and we have more excuses to go.
I was born and raised outside of the loop in the burbs, but lived in the loop for half of undergrad and my early 20s.
Houston really does have great restaurants, bars, and museums. I always eat so good when I go back home! Food and drinks are a heck of a lot cheaper than in Boston...and the housing.
Oh, definitely! I'm originally from CT and my BFF lives in Boston. While I love NE, it's crazy expensive...and I hate snow. I'll take the sweltering heat of summers here over the cold of winters there any time. UO?
Eta: Speaking of food...the next time you're in town, if you have a chance to go out to old town spring, they have an excellent new(ish) bbq place. Corkscrew, I think.
Happy Saturday! Dropped E off at a friends house for a few hours while I went bridesmaid dress shopping (we think we found the dress, bride now just needs to make up her mind - which is not an easy task for her). Apparently E cried most of the time. Poor kid just needs this tooth to come in, we're miserable over here.
I'm starving, and all this food talk isn't helping at all. We are going out to dinner with 4 other couples tonight for my birthday dinner, and I am going to tear up a medium rare filet and french onion soup. My mouth is watering just thinking about it! We are going out for a while after dinner and my mil is watching O overnight. I'm looking forward to it, but already dreading being tired and possibly hungover tomorrow.
LO learned to roll over in his crib hich mae for a rough night but today I put his mesh bumper on the crib and he rolled onto his belly and is having the best nap of his life. I've actually checked on him a few times because it's so weird.
I was born and raised outside of the loop in the burbs, but lived in the loop for half of undergrad and my early 20s.
Houston really does have great restaurants, bars, and museums. I always eat so good when I go back home! Food and drinks are a heck of a lot cheaper than in Boston...and the housing.
Oh, definitely! I'm originally from CT and my BFF lives in Boston. While I love NE, it's crazy expensive...and I hate snow. I'll take the sweltering heat of summers here over the cold of winters there any time. UO?
Eta: Speaking of food...the next time you're in town, if you have a chance to go out to old town spring, they have an excellent new(ish) bbq place. Corkscrew, I think.
Im originally from CT (sadly enough back here now) but spent most of my 20s in New Orleans, and I agree 100%. I miss the weather, the food, the COL, my friends.. man Im so homesick right now for my "other" home!
Post by periwinkledaydreams on Feb 6, 2016 16:40:07 GMT -5
LO and I went out for lunch at a new little family owned mediterranean restaurant just a few minutes from our house, and it was SO good! She ate the hummus and loved it, and they all loved that she ate it lol. They said she's the first baby they've seen eat their food but were going on and on about how hummus is actually the perfect food for a baby, and its like these 2 brothers in their early 20s, it was really adorable. Of course she was hamming it up and loving the attention. Then I ran to the library to print out my papers and my SIL and my neice just happened to be there playing so we stayed for almost 2 hours! It turned into an accidentally really nice day. We're both wiped, she's down for a nap and I plan to wash the dishes I avoided last night and spend the rest of the evening on the couch. YES.
I was born and raised outside of the loop in the burbs, but lived in the loop for half of undergrad and my early 20s.
Houston really does have great restaurants, bars, and museums. I always eat so good when I go back home! Food and drinks are a heck of a lot cheaper than in Boston...and the housing.
Oh, definitely! I'm originally from CT and my BFF lives in Boston. While I love NE, it's crazy expensive...and I hate snow. I'll take the sweltering heat of summers here over the cold of winters there any time. UO?
Eta: Speaking of food...the next time you're in town, if you have a chance to go out to old town spring, they have an excellent new(ish) bbq place. Corkscrew, I think.
I'm right there with you on hating the snow and cold. I'm so ready to escape winter! I'd take the heat over the cold too. You can always dip in a pool, lake, river or sit in AC. The cold is just miserable with all those layers you have to wear.
oh thank you!! My fam is south of the city, but I'm always looking for good BBQ places. Worth the drive!
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