1. Our family lives here. It's the perfect place to raise a family. Every time I come home, I can't wait to see how the city has changed, but with all of the changes, it still feels like home to me.
2. The food! I have traveled A LOT and I believe some of the best food can be found in Houston. We have amazing restaurants and not to mention, my mom is a fantastic cook.
3. The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo - Entertainment for everyone, including the cook-off (again with the food)
4. The shopping - This city has so many places to shop between all of the malls, outlets, and boutiques.
5. High School Football - There is nothing like Texas Football.
6. City Life - There is always something to do here in the city. Whether it's shopping, going out to eat, dancing, the parks, museums, sporting events, you can find something to do at almost any hour here in Houston.
7. Taste of Texas - I know this goes with the food category, but what a great steak and lets not forget the salad bar.
8. The Houston Skyline - I was talking to Grandma Kaye the other day and we agreed that the Houston Skyline is one of the best views. Whether it's day or night, it's a sight to see. I had the pleasure of watching the fireworks this 4th of July over the downtown skyline and it was spectacular.
9. The houses - sounds weird, I know, but I have seen some amazing custom homes all around this city, when I was a Senior Project Manager for P&A. I especially like to drive around different neighborhoods during Christmas. A house always looks better with Christmas lights, well most houses anyways.
10. HEB - This is my favorite grocery store and you can't beat the prices, quality of the store, or the excellent produce.
10 Things I strongly dislike about Houston:
1. It's really faraway from Bakersfield. Over 1500 miles to be exact. It's too far to drive, although I'm sure we will do that someday. For now, it's a 3.5 hour flight non-stop.
2. The traffic! I have driven in LA during rush hour and I'm sorry, but when you are stuck in bumper to bumper traffic in Houston and you haven't even driven a mile over a 30 minute span, then that is bad. At least in LA, you continue to move.
3. The humidity. While I agree that it is great for my skin, it does nothing for my hair. I don't like having my clothes stick to me after getting out of the car in the middle of the summer.
4. Allergies! My allergies are worse in Houston due to the humidity and all sorts of stuff growing all around the city.
5. Mosquito's - They are known around here as the Texas Bird. It doesn't really matter what time of year it is, those little pests are always around.
Okay, well I could only come up with 5 dislikes. I will make a list about Bakersfield next.
3 comments:
I'm so sorry that you have been sick on your trip. I know that's not how you want to spend your time! I really love Katy too, it is a great city.
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