Shakespeare on a Saturday Night

We're realizing that Houston does a really good job of providing some really great activities that fit our budget (free!!) for the general public.
Our newest discovery was the Miller Outdoor Theatre just south of downtown Houston in Hermann Park. The Theatre hosts free performances of clasical music, jazz, ethnic music and dance, ballet, Shakespeare, musical theatre, and classic films during the spring/summer/fall season. All performances are free to the public and the majority of people bring blankets and picnics and sit on a big grassy hill to watch the show. We were in the area earlier in the day and decided to wait in line at the ticket office for seats (under the huge fans) right up by the stage.

In the evening we drove into town a little early so we could walk around the beautiful park before getting to our seats to see Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. The performers were great...although they did leave out Rob's favorite part of most Shakespeare plays: actors in tights ;) We're excited to go back soon and see more of what Miller has to offer.

A trip to San Antonio

Before the summer is actually over, I thought I should probably do some catching up and document a few of the fun things we've done in Texas this summer.

A few weeks ago (ok, maybe it's been more than a month already) we drove down to San Antonio to visit some of Rob's best friends from Houston. Russell (light blue shirt) and Taylor (green shirt) go to school in San Antonio, and Gavin (dark blue shirt) drove in from Houston for the weekend.

We drove in late Friday night, then the next morning Taylor made breakfast and introduced me to the wonderful world of the Kolache...I don't know why they are so much better than pigs in a blanket...but they are. Trust me.

Then we met up with Russell's really nice friends with a really nice boat who took us out on a lake for the day. We had fun but were blown away by the temperature of the water... has anyone ever been on a lake where the water is 97 degrees?? It was like skiing in a hot tub! Gotta love TX in the summer.

The guy who owned the boat had an air chair that you sit in and float above the water as you ski. We saw some other people on the lake who were doing crazy stunts on these things.

We also toured the Alamo so I could begin my Texas History education...it was pretty cool! Rob was my guide and did such a great job that the actual tour guides who overheard him explaining everything to me were very impressed.

Anyway, it was a fun weekend. It's great to have so many friends in driving distance!