Houston or Bust pt 3

Hello all. Long time no talk. Much has happened since we last spoke. Mommy, Daddy & I have completed our tour de la Kansas, a cross country(ish) move, Daddy’s first week of work at NASA and have almost gotten everything unpacked. The only thing that remains is getting internet in our new apartment so we don’t have to travel to a coffee shop to communicate with the world (not that we have ever minded going to coffee shops and this one is especially nice and quirky).
So to bring you up to speed, the week of April 21-25 was spent by visiting all our friends and family throughout Kansas. Monday we traveled to Manhattan to see the Floresch’s and to visit all of Mommy and Daddy’s favorite old haunts. We got the chance to go to both of our beloved coffee shops/café’s, hike the Manhattan hill, wander City Park, and explore Aggieville one last time before the move which was all wonderful. We also got the chance to catch up with Austin & Melody, the Floresch’s, and all of Daddy’s tae kwon do friends. On Wednesday we drove to Hays to visit college friends and the tae kwon do school there. On our way back from Hays, we stopped by to visit both sets of Mommy’s grandparents. On Friday we started (and finished) the process of filling our u-haul truck with everything we own. It looked long and arduous from my vantage point in the Pack ‘N Play but seemed to go rather quickly once Daddy was able to get started.
That brings us up to last Saturday. On Saturday morning we handed over the keys to the Maryville apartment and all jumped in the truck to head to Daddy’s tae kwon do tournament in Topeka. It was pretty fun pulling up in a u-haul and the excitement seemed to show in Daddy’s performance. He got first in both forms and sparing and seemed to have a lot of fun in the process. After the tournament, we got back in our big truck and headed to a very empty G & G Johnson’s house for the night. I awoke the next

morning to an even emptier house as Daddy had

apparently left already. He left bright and early so he could arrive in Seabrook by 5PM to pick up the key. Luckily Mommy was still around and she took me to church and then to Wichita to hang with Candice and go shopping. It was a good time. When we got back to the G&G’s place it was no longer empty. They had returned and soon Courtney came by with a friend I like to call Jo-Jo. Well from there it was early to bed because we had to get down to Houston the next day.
The next day did come early as we all packed into our respective vehicles. Grandpa drove the big U-Haul truck towing the Mazda which is where I wanted to sit but Mommy wouldn’t let me. Grandma, Mommy and I then followed in the Focus. I really enjoyed the trip. It only took us about 12.5 hours! Once we finally got there Daddy was off work and met us and we hung out and ate and such. Tuesday we unloaded everything and Wednesday G&G drove home where they will likely want to stay for a while as they drove a couple thousand miles in less than a week.
Since being in Houston we have experienced many things not readily available in Maryville. Daddy is enjoying work for NASA. He gets to work on something called the T-rad system which is like a space caulk gun used to repair tiles in space if they happen to get damaged during launch etc, like in the Columbia incident. He actually got to handle the one they used on the last fight. Friday evening we drove to Galveston and I touched the ocean, getting there a full 18.28 times sooner than my mother and quite a bit sooner than my father as well. Saturday we drove to the Galleria, which is a giant, old mall in west Houston. On route we saw a: Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, Bentley Continental GTC, Lamborghini Gallardo, two Aston Martin DB9’s and I think an older Aston Martin DB7 as well. Oh yeah that morning we saw a deer in the swamp behind our house. After the Galleria we visited an REI outdoor store and became partners in the Co-Op, then we drove to a giant park (yeah everything is bigger in Texas) and took a little walk with the intention of returning soon with our bikes.
All in all it’s been an exciting time and we are excited for what is next. So come visit.
Addilyn Elise

FYI our new address

2800 NASA Pkwy Apt 1608
Seabrook, TX 77586