College Station

Sometimes you just need to get out of the city and see a little country. My buddy Jake and I went to College Station last weekend where I was able to experience the real Texas. Living in Houston does not really give me the pleasure of seeing the stereotypical Texan antics that Texas is so known for, yes, there is an occasional cowboy on his horse on the side of the freeway near downtown and yes, sometimes I see boots and cowboy hats and occasionally get some tobacco spit on my car from a passing Ford F350. But, the 60 mile drive to College Station? On the drive, indeed, I was reminded, I am in Texas. Texans are weird. There was a wreck on the freeway on the way up to College Station, so what do Texans do?! Forget waiting patiently for the wreck to be cleared, let's off road around the disaster through the mud and gravel right through an active construction site!

We went to College Station for the Texas A&M versus Oklahoma Football game. I was again reminded of my whereabouts by the Texan blonds in their mini jean skirts and cowboy boots, not one, not two, but probably 90% of the coeds I encountered fit this description. Drunk at 11 am? Yes, Texas.

In all actuality, I had a really good time getting out of Houston for a day and taking off the weekend from work. It was great spending time with a friend not involved in the teaching profession. College Station is a neat place definitely centered around the University. A&M is a pretty campus (sorry Jake, not as pretty as the University of Texas at Austin) and home to the Bush library, a field trip to be completed in the future.

I got home from College Station and came down with a VERY nasty fever and sickness. It sucked. I am feeling a lot better now and didn't even miss a day of work (I should have).

I have to teach tutorials after school now Monday-Thursday, not too happy about it. A school day from 7:30-4:30 is just too long on top of Saturday school and planning, etc. I am going to HAVE to quit the running store, any advice on telling a company that you can't work for them when you have only been with them for 3 months?

Man, I am excited to be home for Christmas, I CAN'T Wait! All the Christmas decorations are out and the streets are all lit with Christmas lights, the malls are decorated, and the 3 month Christmas spirit is alive... is it like that in the NW? I forget.

Love you all!