Our New "Villa"

Now, don't get your panties all in a bunch... it's just an apartment. We've decided to hold off on buying a house until we have some more time to figure out the who, what, where and when of it all. It's just not exactly one of those things you rush into. Fingers crossed, the tax credit will last another year...

In the meantime, our lease is up at Westcreek, and we've decided not to stay. We are moving north to "Jersey Village," a cute little suburb. The new place will be a little quieter, a lot more spacious and much closer to Brian's work. (We are hoping we can split the difference with the commute.)

The name of the complex is The Villas at West Road. Our unit is a two bedroom/two bath. About 1150 square feet, as opposed to the 750 we have now. It's much newer and nicer, from the kitchens to the bathrooms to the HUGE walk-in closet. Everything is on one level, and it sits above our GARAGE! I am excited about being able to keep the Sentra out of the elements.

Wish us luck with the big move! It will be much more guest friendly than where we live now, and after September 20th, I am sure it will be much cooler here, too. So if you needed an incentive to come, book that flight!

Love you all. Talk to you soon!

Home on the Range

I officially joined my first extracurricular group this month. BOOK CLUB! Now, I know it doesn't sound exciting, but it was actually really fun. We read Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. It was a good one. Whimsical and totally unrelated to real life, so it was a nice escape. Next month, I will be returning to discuss Main Street by Sinclair Lewis.

Weekend before last, Lindsay came to visit. We spent some time by the pool, but the highlight of the weekend was most definitely the Texas Heat Music Festival, a hip-hop-esque festival. Sure, attendance was pretty low and tickets were a little high, but it was the first year. I love the music scene here. It's so eclectic.

This week was my first HIP HOP dance class, which was a lot of fun. While I have not quite figured out how to accomplish the spin, the rest of the "routine" was way easy. And the people were really fun. It was also an effective way to expel some of that excess energy I am always harboring. I slept like a baby.

I also signed up to teach an after-school class for middle-school kids. I have a phone meeting tonight to get more details, so I will update on this as soon as I know more. I am just so excited to finally be getting involved in all the things I was looking forward to most. Houston is really starting to feel like home. :)

Speaking of home, we are looking forward to heading back to visit soon... probably Labor Day. We miss everyone and can't wait to see you!