Eric had a training at the Houston office for a couple of days this last
week and so I took the opportunity to tag along (which meant the kids
did too) on the excursion. The funniest part of the trip happened when
we arrived at the hotel. The firm always puts the lawyers up in the Four
Season right by their office. We stayed there last year...it sure is a
swanky little place. Anyway, this year for whatever reason , the room
that was supposed to accommodate Eric was not available, so they decided
to give him the Presidential Suite. Uh, what? Yes, this "suite" was
bigger than our house. It included a kitchen stocked with gallons of
booze, 2 bathrooms, a living room and office space, a dining room with 8
piece dining set and buffet loaded with delicate china, a huge closet,
and huge master bedroom. It was at the top of the hotel so we had floor
to ceiling views of the city. Wow. Everything in the room was
unbelievably nice and expensive. Eric and I were freaking out about the
kids breaking something, and even though there were about 4 couches in
the place we had the kids sleep on the floor with the blankets we
brought. Oh my goodness, it was so very grand. Amazingly, we were able
to make it through the stay without any real catastrophes (if you don't
count Libby going number 2 in the bidet instead of the toilet. Yes, they
had both!).
Here is a pic of the master that I pulled offline.
Man, we were like the Beverly Hillbillies in that place.
Anyway, we had a great time during the days while Eric was at the
trainings.
We also ate at this super yummy cafe called Ruggles by Rice University. Eating there is practically worth the trip to Houston by itself.
Thanks for letting us tag along, Daddy!
