Live from the Juice Box!
Last Saturday morning I was up and heading to the airport by 5 a.m. My 6:15 flight to Salt Lake City was quick, comfortable and I was so excited that in just a few hours I'd be seeing my family; most of which I hadn't seen in over a year. When I got off the plane in Houston, I noticed Dave waiting for me first with Maria and Papo not too far behind; I cried when I saw them. Cried because it had been so long. Cried because I love them so much. Cried because without my family I'd never have made it through these past 7 months.
We headed first to my cousin Jaclyn's graduation party. Due to the hour delay I had in SLC, I missed the majority of the party and they were already cleaning things up by the time I arrived. But I was so touched that so many of my relatives stayed until I got there. I hadn't been to Texas in almost 10 years and while on the plane I realized that my last trip to Texas was after losing my grandfather and that this trip was being made after losing another important man in my life. Something about Texas is like going home to somewhere safe. I hope I don't wait another 10 years and I definitely hope it's not in the wake of something painful again.
Saturday night was a lot of hanging out and being generally exhausted from traveling but the next day was time to see the family's favorite baseball team in action! This was my first time at the famous Juice Box.
The clouds were swelling as we neared the stadium. Lucky for us Minute Maid Stadium has a retractable roof to keep out rain and it's air conditioned to keep us cool in the sweltering Texas heat!
Here it is!
Score!!
Pop sports the jersey of the best team around:
Dave and I toasted with special Astros brew:
Here's my gorgeous cousin Jaclyn (congrats on graduating!!) and her sweetie, Jason:
After the game we did a little shopping. Can't leave town without the proper attire. And of course a few more photo opps before leaving.
Here's Pop and Potsy a.k.a. Danny D:
And here's me with my favorite Astro of all time. Wozzie hearts Craig Biggio!
Stay tuned for more Texas Homecoming!