On the way to Mac's parent's house I got a quick tour of the neighborhood where he grew up. Once we got there, we almost immediately headed out for dinner. The next day was Valerie's birthday, so she got to pick the restaurant. We went to a great Italian place and all enjoyed some really good food. After dinner we headed back to Mac's parent's to give Valerie some presents. We had picked up a pretty bracelet for her in Sarchi and a little wooden cat carving.
Unfortunately, Mac's brother was out of town for work while we were there, but Val was watching his cats. So we actually stayed at the guest room in his house. I have to admit, his cats were really cute and Mac enjoyed having some quality cat time. We had a fairly early flight, but Mac squeezed in some early morning cat lovin' with Piper:
Piper and Remy, the darker cat, were both excited about our shoelaces as we were getting our boots on. Here's Mac attempting to tie his shoes:
Valerie drove us to the airport, which was really nice of her to do early on a Sunday morning that also happened to be her birthday! Here's the view of downtown Houston from the highway:
We had just a few extra minutes at the airport and we thought this statue of George H.W. Bush was pretty amusing. The airport is named after him and he and I share a birthday, so I thought it was worth getting a photo together:
Our flight was quick and easy and we were both kind of sad to see snow on the ground as we flew over New Jersey. We flew right over Princeton and we able to pinpoint some landmarks. That was pretty cool, but the snow, not so cool:
We took NJ Transit back to Princeton Junction and our friend Mike picked us up there. We all went out to lunch and then it was back home for us. After a nap the reality set in that we were back in Princeton and shortly had to be back to "real life".We had an amazing trip. Worth every penny, and truly an experience that I'll treasure forever. I wonder where we'll go next...
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