Anywhere or Texas?

Houston, Texas was my latest travel conquest. 

Over a long weekend Josh and I went to visit his sister and her family in Houston, Texas. This was my very first trip to Texas and I was excited to experience new territory. 

“Hey, that looks like the new strip mall in South Denver.” 

“Ya, lets sit outside for lunch. The weather is great!”

“A salsa bar and fresh tortillas? We need one of these in Denver!”

“Good Lord! This frontage road is actually a second highway that parallels the “main” highway. These 24 lane highways make it difficult to see if there is any scenery.”

“Where are the sidewalks? Walking to school with the kids–as ginormous SUVs (saw a yellow hummer twice… the full size type) barrel down the neighborhood roads–would be much safer with sidewalks.”

Mostly Houston looks like any other mid-sized city with surrounding suburbs. Something about Houston was just a little different. But what?! 

Houston’s strange uniqueness is that it combines all the concrete of NY with the flatness of Kansas and the Palm Trees and Plumerias of California. Now that isn’t just anywhere, that is Houston.