I just got home from Houston, TX where I spent a few days attending a volunteer leadership conference. Though I really like to travel & to go new places, I was wary of this trip because it was my first time flying in years and the first time flying at all since my girls were born. I know (& believe) what everyone says is true, that airplanes are safer than cars, but there is still something that changes your point of view (at least for me & for many of my friends) when you become a parent. I was excited, but very nervous about popping up into the sky and leaving my little ones down below!
Anyway, I have to say that I had a great time. There was a group of about 8 of us from our state that stuck together. We were in meetings, plenaries & workshops most of the days, but we did make time for a little fun at night.
Here are some of the highlights (friends, food & fun) from our trip!
K & I were the representatives from our organization. She picked me up at 4:30am for our 5:50am flight... Needless to say, we made it to Houston in plenty of time to grab breakfast!
Check out K's Texas Waffle from one of the hotel restaurants... The blueberry represents Houston... Clever, huh???
Our hotel was right across from theGalleria mall, so we did a little shopping before meeting up with some more of our crew from Columbia & Charleston.
We grabbed a delicious lunch in the hotel...
before setting off on a mission to buy some cowboy boots! So, new friends E & L hopped in a cab with K & me, and we headed out to Cavenders. Let's just say that it did NOT disappoint!
I settled on this pair...
and K got a pair for each of her little ones...
After our afternoon meeting, we enjoyed a reception held at the headquarters building of our local counterpart in Houston...
and then headed out to dinner at Guadalajara del centro downtown.
The next day was full of sessions until dinnertime when the 8 of us met up with the North Carolina girls and headed out to eat. After dinner, our little group of 8 from South Carolina went dancing at Wild West.
On the last day of the conference we had another full day of sessions. Half of our South Carolina group headed home & the 4 of us that were left headed back downtown for dinner at The Grove. I have to say that it is a beautiful restaurant in a fantastic setting & has great food, too! I even got to try a piece of cactus from MK's plate!
It was pretty good, too!
After dinner, we made a quick stop at a local bookstore to pick up gifts for my little ones...
This one for B - This is Texas...
This one for L - Heart of Texas: A Lone Star ABC...
This one for M - Goodnight Houston...
and one more for all 3 of them - L is for Lone Star
K & I caught our 1:45pm flight out of Houston & landed at our local airport about 4:30pm. I'm so happy to be home, but look forward to my next conference trip in the Spring!
