houston + july = fun?
making a one-day-only trip to houston for the sole purpose of getting gallery lighting at ikea on the cheap with two grumpy toddlers, an eight year old chihuahua, and a mama and papa who'd been out all night..... well, it doesn't make for the best of conditions to have such an adventure. but we did it and we're safe.
ikea was a madhouse of over-weight, over-heated texas folk complete with an under-construction parking lot. jiri and i spent about 2 hours wandering around alone in the blue-and-gold bowels of ikea with paul and eva off on another errand somewhere else in houston to conserve time, our babies' demeanor, and keep our toy dog out of the heat. we were outta' there by 3:30 and on the road back home by 4:30. but only after a quick run to whole foods for snacks. an eight year old chihuahua, as cute as she is, can't get us into any restaurants..... except in abilene.... at a thai place. true story.
