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AN Community => AN Community => Topic started by: msmaggie on July 03, 2010, 12:18:15 pm
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Home of the big 3H....heat, humidity, and hurricanes. I am very sure you have noticed the NONSTOP rain that is currently flooding our fair city. Please don't let that put you off. 7 inches in 3 days is nowhere near the record. Let's see....when Andrew was a baby (1979) we got 26 inches in 24 hours where I live, out in the SE part of the city. That was interesting.
I can't believe I just recently told someone we needed a good rain. :o :o You'd think I 'd learn not to voice those thoughts. I have gotten soaked every time I have left the house in the last few days. The wooden gate to my backyard, which badly needs replacing, has sprouted some strange fungus. As soon as the sun comes out, the mosquitoes will attack and carry me off.
Okay. I'm done venting now. I will go back to my indoor activities of cleaning closets and cupboards. When I am done, I will curl up w/ a good book and something tall and cold to drink. ;)
Moldy, melancholy, and malcontent
Priscilla
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Priscilla ~
'Moldy and melancholy' - what a great screen name - or signature! Sorry about the heavy rains in Houston. Too bad Kay has to move under those conditions. I trust the Texas sun will be shining brightly again very soon for both of you.
Jim
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Kay,
You might rethink the home purchase and get yourself a houseboat instead! :D
I see many hair product purchases in your future - trying to tame all those curls in that humidity could turn into a full time job!
In the mean time, go out and stomp in some puddles with the girls and go check out the local Walmart.
Lori
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Really, Kay...the sun will come out, maybe even tomorrow (here's where we break into song :D). And then you and the girlies can start exploring your new neighborhoods. Give me a call when you have an afternoon or two to spare and we can start plotting/planning something. I'm ready, willing, and able to navigate the city w/you and yours. And I even promise not to mention r-a-i-n!
Priscilla
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Welcome to Houston, Kay!
A big plus in this area is that the humidity is good for your skin............keeps the wrinkles at bay! Even though the humidity is a hair styling nightmare, the humidity is good for the condition of your hair! The rain just makes everything green and fresh again! Can you tell yet that I love Houston and Texas and I wouldn't want to live anywhere else? I have lived in many states and many parts of many states and I always come back.
Once you start getting out and navigating the area, you and the girlies will have many new adventures and a plethora of friends and favorite places!
Hugs,
Brenda
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Welcome to your new city, Kaybo.
Hope you, Dave, and the girlies will be very happy there ;D
Jan
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Welcome to the 3H city.
I'm having flashbacks of Corpus Christi except for the rain, which Houston gets more of.
Enjoy the sun when it comes out and the AC too!
Maureen
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when you get there stand on a chair facing Austin and wave at my sister ...
she's been in Texas a year and isn't really sure about the weather compared to Tennessee ...when asked she just says ..."Welllllllll it's different "
hope you get moved in and settled soon
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Kay,
I hope y'all are getting in alright and enjoying time with your family.
I've lived in Corpus Christi (did you live there, Maureen?), Nacogdoches and Dallas. I really couldn't stand the weather in Dallas. And every time you refer to TX weather people say, "But at least it's dry heat!" It's not dry heat; it's hot oven heat. But... I love and miss the BBQ and Tex Mex and the Dallas Cowboys.
I hope the adjustment continues to go well for you and your girls, and Dave too!
Keri
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Keri,
Yes, we lived in Corpus for 6 very long years! I loved the 2 months of winter, but didn't tolerate the heat and humidity.
Being military, I also lived in Rockville, Md, Bethesda and Waldorf, MD.
NOW we are settled in Seattle where it looks like we have 2 months of summer! But I much prefer this.
Anyway, sorry for the hijack, K!
Maureen
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Thought I'd add my welcome to everyone else's. Of course, you've already found the nearest emergency room which will surely come in handy. That Dave of yours is a real giver, isn't he? Willing to sprain his ankle just so that you know the way to the ER... ;D ;D ;D
Debbi (hot, humid, and hazy in NJ)
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Wow! Thanks guys! I hadn't even seen this - obviously I haven't been on much - I'd rather use a real computer than my iPhone! Yes, we have already been to the ER - Dave this time. It's his ankle - not broken like he'd thought. He started his first day (& tomorrow) working from home - thank goodness for understanding bosses! Starting to settle in a bit. Mom left today...that was very hard! However, I made it to the airport & home easily!
Lori - I think I have rediscovered my love of HEB!!
Priscilla- did you get my text?
K ;D
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I LOVE(D) HEB. Hubert E. But or something like that! He's rich now.
Where are you living K? I know your house foundation just got laid......
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Hi Kay!
Yes, I DID get your text, but it took me a while to figure out who it was from! Everyone I know is on the road these days, but when I read the part about your mom it clicked. Settling in okay? And you are right about HEB! It is my favorite store, and I could spend days and dollars at Central Market!
Priscilla
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I am so envious of all you Houstonites being able to be together in one spot. Sorry about all the rain, though!
..... and sorry about Dave's ankle. It has to be looking up from here on!
Clarice
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Priscilla,
Hmm :-\ I think you forgot to mention the Louisiana BP tar balls rolling in on the beach -there in Houston. ;) ;D
NO really Kaybo I have a very dear friend who LOVES living in Houston :) …in the winter months :D … but spends his summers in the Pacific Northwest. 8)
Hmmm I’m thinking for our dreary wet damp spring break I should bring my kids down to your place … and during your hot summers you can bring your kids up to my place. The summers in Oregon are so wonderful… being that we have two season- wet and dry. But truth is I am not happy here from November to March as it is so overcast and dreary…. Who knows maybe I will show up at your doorstop – that time next year? (Tease) ;) ;D
Houston is not just a 10-gallon-hat & glass-oil-towered, metropolis… it is actually very rich in culture- not to mention has some great universities (Rice comes to mind). You will come to discover the city offers some amazing opportunities for your kids.
Once you are done with cardboard boxes, and packaging tape, be sure to get out and enjoy the culture Houston has to offer. Know there is a whole slew of Canadians living there too… (Got to love those Canadians!)
Here is one of my very favorite people (musician and professor), on the planet, that lives there in Houston. If he ever plays in concert be sure to go….
http://www.jonkimuraparker.com/?page_id=19
His next concert in Houston is Dec 3… amazing talent…
The Houston Ballet understand is pretty awesome too. 8)
http://www.houstonballet.org/
Truth is many people do not realize that Houston is very rich in arts and culture. (There are also some good schools there for kids too…)
Hmmm before you know it we will be reading about that famous Houston based Kaybo photography studio…
Focus on getting the house just as you like it NOW so when the temp & humidity drops (and it will) you can get out and sightsee through your amazing eye of a camera lens … and then share some of those pics with us.
I want to wish you all the best in your new home and town! New beginnings 8) … how exciting! :)
DHM
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I think we can work something out here...when any of us Houston forumites get overwhelmed by any of the big 3H, we escape to Oregon. And when the Oregon people are tired of dreary and wet. they can come and bask in our winter sunshine! ;) Although, I have to tell you that last winter was straight from the NW. It was consistently 50's and rainy ALL winter long. That was such a contrast to our usual mild, sunny winters that attract so many "snowbirds."
My dad had family in Oregon--Coos Bay and Roseburg-- and driving up the Oregon coast is one of my very most favorite things to do.
Houston does have many wonderful attractions, and I have loved my time here. The beach is an hour away, and I can flee to the Hill Country when I am weary of the flat landscape around Houston. Not a bad deal!
Priscilla
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We are at my MIL's now in Piney Point (in the Memorial area). Addi & I just went for a walk - she said all it did for her was make her sweat!! Walked by Roger Clement's house & didn't even know it until we got back & MIL told me! :o. Somehow we got away w/ no books for Emee so heading to library now. I calked & figured out how I could get a card since I don't have anything w/ this address printed on it for me. There's a nice branch just a couple of blocks away here and then when we get to our house, the biggest Ft. Bend library is in our neighborhood! I'm in heaven!
Definitely love all the arts but very excited about the sports teams too!! Grandad is a season ticket holder for the Astros & Rockets!
K ;D