Things Look Good Around Here

To kickoff rodeo season in Houston, a ginormous, king-sized, Mecca of all BBQs is held. I mean there is an entire parking lot full of those fancy white tents and 35,000+ people come to eat BBQ, enjoy Texas country music, and hit up the carnival rides.

Trav's cousin, Kellye, is on the BBQ committee with the Houston Rodeo and she invited us to come see what it was all about.

It did NOT disappoint. We had a wonderful time and can't wait to go back next year.

This is just one of the hundreds of BBQ pits.


Rebecca and I at The Tumble Inn tent Friday night.


See what I mean? This tent easily held 150 people and turned into a dance hall at night.

Saturday morning breakfast.



The music lineup Saturday was out. of. control

First up, Max Stalling


Kellye, Max, and I. No big deal. He's tall.


Self portrait time.


Notice the man in the brown pimp suit. He busted out some never before seen dance moves to country music. Interesting.



One of the more elaborate tents. We had wristbands to go inside. We were VIP for the weekend.


Did I mention that I got to play with my bestie, her hubs, and our cousins this weekend??? Pretty stinkin' awesome.

Bffs since 2001.


Cousin Stacy and Erin


Stephen and Stacy


The boys.


The Riley's and an axis deer.


No pic was taken of Charlie Robison, but he put on a great show.

Cory Morrow.


Nat and Stacy


Nat and Erin


The Szalkowski's. I dare you to try and pronounce that. Double dare you.


Roger Creager





More friends. Nat and Hilary


Rebecca and Travis.


Kellye and Nat


Can you tell how much fun we had?!?! We are still tired, but the lack of rest was totally worth it. I highly suggest attending the Houston WCBBQ Cookoff next year if you're looking for something fun and new to do!

Good Day to Run

2012 is the year of the Olympic games. In London! Since I won't be making the trip across the pond this summer, I attended the US Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston w my friend, Amy.















The top 3 men and women make up the US team. The men averaged a 5:50/mile pace and the women weren't far behind with a 6:20/mile pace. It was SO cool to see these athletes run 26.2 miles to compete for spots on the Olympic team. Just WOW!


The reason I really went to Houston was to cheer on a friend as she ran the Houston Marathon. She was SO sweet to invite me to spend the weekend with her.
The next day I cheered on my aforementioned friend, Amy, as she ran her 9th full marathon! I made some signs and rooted her own as she pounded the pavement for 26.2 miles.

Pre-race pic


I know she wasn't completely impressed with her time, but I am thrilled for her! Anybody that can run 26.2 sweaty miles is awesome in my book. I'm so proud of Amy for the woman that she is and the incredible athlete she has become. Seriously, she trains harder and runs with so much heart that it's inspiring.

Even Big Bird runs marathons. Can you imagine running that far in that suit? I bet he was dying under there!


During some of our down time we partook in some of the fun tents inside Olympic Village.










Don't we look like power lifters?

Fun weekend with a fun friend! Congrats on your 9th race, Amy!