We flew back to Seattle on Sunday! The bags are unpacked and the mountain of laundry is folded, so I can finally finish telling you about our trip!
One day last week, we went to Bayou Bend with Allie. It's a beautiful mansion with amazing gardens in the River Oaks area of Houston {aka where George Bush Sr. lives}. It was originally the home of Ima Hogg, a great philanthropist who founded the Houston Symphony and lots of other invaluable institutions.
Yep, her real name was Ima Hogg. Poor, poor lady. You can buy a ticket to tour the house or one to just walk around the gardens. Since we had a rather rambunctious toddler with us, we stuck to the gardens.
When we were all sufficiently sweaty, we met our friend, Jake, for lunch in Rice Village. Allie introduced us to a new sandwich place, Local Foods. Definitely recommended.
P.S. Tess from Little House in Chicago put together a series of "what I wish I knew before getting married" posts while she's gallivanting around Rome on her honeymoon. She very kindly asked me to contribute and you can find my post right here!
P.S. Tess from Little House in Chicago put together a series of "what I wish I knew before getting married" posts while she's gallivanting around Rome on her honeymoon. She very kindly asked me to contribute and you can find my post right here!
Aww I love Bayou Bend! They do a "Sip and Stroll" event periodically where you get wine and cheese and fruit and can wander around the house/gardens, and there's usually a Groupon for it, so we like to go then. :)
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