Livin' la Vida: Houston

There are many great/interesting things about being a Houstonian (Houstinite?  Houstiganian? H-towner?).  I just wanted to share a few of our experiences from our first month in H-town:

H-town lacks zoning regulations.  Essentially, this means everything is sprawled, commercial and residential buildings come and go as they please wherever they please, and out where we live sometimes you see two kids riding home from the local Blockbuster to their horse farm

Statue/fountain at Rothko Chapel

Houston has an awesome culture scene.  On one of our first days in Houston, we visited the Rothko Chapel (which was a bit over rated, in this blogger's personal opinion).  We have also visited the Houston Museum of Fine Art which had some pretty nice artwork.  We commented on the Monets, Rembrandts and Picassos in our obnoxious "Tiffany voices" and overall it was an awesome way to get out of the heat for an afternoon.  I will say with a breath of pride that MFA-Houston  is no Rivera Mural in the DIA, but not everyone can be quite as cool as Deeeetroit!
Another bit of culture we enjoyed in Houston was the theater scene.  The parents of a good friend of ours took us all to see the Screwtape Letters at Wortham Center downtown.  The play was essentially an hour and a half monologue, and the actor who played Screwtape was phenomenal!  We had an awesome outing and a great dinner with Mr. & Mrs. C, and Eric afterward!

Not the type of Flea Market I expected.  Remember when I wanted to add a side table to finish off our living room?  Well, I thought it would be fun to go to a flea market and buy something unique, local and reasonably priced.  Amir agreed to venture with me and we ended up at King's Best Market one weekend and Sunny Flea Market the next.  Both had multiple "5 star" google reviews and we went with high hopes.  Sadly, neither place had the atmosphere or vendors we were looking for...although I did enjoy both as Houston cultural experiences :)