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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Houston High Water
Many of you may know that when it rains for a significant amount of time and rains heavily Houston has flooding issues. Often times our feeder roads and roads surrounding neighborhoods become inindated with tons of water. Usually after a few hours it drains off and today was no exception, although I do get to stay home later from work as I wait which is nice, and why I can post today! I walked outside and walked down our street, it never really floods on our street, but the surrounding streets do in certain areas which makes getting out of or into our neighborhood difficult.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Mexico City
In mid February we took a trip to Mexico for Jeff Camp's wedding. Some of you may know what Philip lived in Mexico City for a semester while he went to Texas Tech de Monterrey. A friend of his mother lives there and he stayed with them and their children.
So when we decided to make the trip to Cuernavaca for the wedding we decided to visit them as well and take a few more days to see Mexico City.
We went out to see the pyramids in the city of Teotihuacan about an hour outside of Mexico City. I think we paid about $60 American each for a private guide who took us to the pyramids and Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. There are two main pyramids and they are built for the sun and the moon, of course the Sun Pyramid is the largest and the 3rd largest pyramid in the world! The stairs on them are extremely steep and tall so it's a rough climb at times especially because Mexico City is pretty high up in altitude to begin with...but it is completely worth it to see the view from the top.
The Aztecs built this city and it was an area of worship and it was used and in existence from 1AD-650AD...that is a long time and a testament to the resourcefulness of their culture because it was built in a desert area with little water. Over time grass grew over the pyramids making them look like nothing more than large hills until they were discovered in the 19th century. They say if you climb to the top of the sun pyramid you will receive a blessing from God..here's hoping :o)
I didn't get any pictures of the church since the camera battery ran out. But it was where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to St. Juan Diego in the 1500's and asked for a church to be built for her. When we went there were many people sleeping around the church, it is because a lot of people make pilgrimages to the church each weekend and walk from long distances, especially those of Mexican Indian decent. The church was HUGE and holds many relics.
So when we decided to make the trip to Cuernavaca for the wedding we decided to visit them as well and take a few more days to see Mexico City.
We went out to see the pyramids in the city of Teotihuacan about an hour outside of Mexico City. I think we paid about $60 American each for a private guide who took us to the pyramids and Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. There are two main pyramids and they are built for the sun and the moon, of course the Sun Pyramid is the largest and the 3rd largest pyramid in the world! The stairs on them are extremely steep and tall so it's a rough climb at times especially because Mexico City is pretty high up in altitude to begin with...but it is completely worth it to see the view from the top.
The Aztecs built this city and it was an area of worship and it was used and in existence from 1AD-650AD...that is a long time and a testament to the resourcefulness of their culture because it was built in a desert area with little water. Over time grass grew over the pyramids making them look like nothing more than large hills until they were discovered in the 19th century. They say if you climb to the top of the sun pyramid you will receive a blessing from God..here's hoping :o)
I didn't get any pictures of the church since the camera battery ran out. But it was where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to St. Juan Diego in the 1500's and asked for a church to be built for her. When we went there were many people sleeping around the church, it is because a lot of people make pilgrimages to the church each weekend and walk from long distances, especially those of Mexican Indian decent. The church was HUGE and holds many relics.
Rodeo 2009
February means rodeo season in Texas and this year we went to the San Antonio Rodeo, Houston Rodeo and the Bay City rodeo, man you'd think I was born in Texas instead of Missouri with all this Southern action! This was my second year to go to the Bay City Rodeo and let me just say...this is by FAR, THE BEST rodeo out there. First off, their arena only holds maybe a few thousand people and you are close enough to see all the action, which makes it more exciting! This year we sat right on the rail, close enough to have dirt fly in your beer, bull snot flung on you and close enough to catch a cowboy should he come flying over the rail, which happened several times!
I think little nephew Luke was in shock and awe at how cool it all was that he could hardly speak! I really do love the mutton bustin' event, where the little kids hold onto a sheep for dear life as it runs with them on it's back across the rodeo floor.
There's also a rare event they have which consists of a team of 3 men and I forget the name of it, but, the two biggest guys are responsible for holding down the steer (which has horns) then the last guy, usually really skinny, puts a rope around the cow and climbs on top of the cow and has to ride it to the end of the arena floor. It's really a funny event, but these guys have to be super careful and strong to be successful, which most aren't.
At the Houston Rodeo we mostly checked out the live stock show, the rodeo is nice, but you're so far away from the action since Reliant Stadium is so huge that it takes away from how cool Rodeo really is. Anyways, photos below and a cute one of my favorite animal, new born piglets from Houston.
I think little nephew Luke was in shock and awe at how cool it all was that he could hardly speak! I really do love the mutton bustin' event, where the little kids hold onto a sheep for dear life as it runs with them on it's back across the rodeo floor.
There's also a rare event they have which consists of a team of 3 men and I forget the name of it, but, the two biggest guys are responsible for holding down the steer (which has horns) then the last guy, usually really skinny, puts a rope around the cow and climbs on top of the cow and has to ride it to the end of the arena floor. It's really a funny event, but these guys have to be super careful and strong to be successful, which most aren't.
At the Houston Rodeo we mostly checked out the live stock show, the rodeo is nice, but you're so far away from the action since Reliant Stadium is so huge that it takes away from how cool Rodeo really is. Anyways, photos below and a cute one of my favorite animal, new born piglets from Houston.
Hockey and Lobster Anyone?
Well I have been a bad blogger and have not updated in a long time, which is funny because we have been up to a lot so be ready for photo overload!
Let's see first off we went to check out a hockey game when Papa Joe's home town team came for a visit. The Houston Aeros beat the Binghampton NY team that night and the game was really good. I love hockey and even minor league games are entertaining, but I do miss going to the NHL games in Dallas they are the best, fast paced and exciting, right mom!! Go Red Wings. Below is a photo of the boys checking out the game, I brought my sis Cori as well!
I made an awesome surprise dinner for Philip of steamed lobster. Well, let me correct myself, it was SUPPOSED to be a surprise, until he came home and started rooting around the fridge for a snack and discovered the lobsters in the freezer, under the veggies and turned over so you couldn't see what was in the package. I tried to hide them, but I guess when there's a hungry guy around they're going to look at everything the fridge has to offer.
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