A few days in East Texas

My new life has begun, well sort of. I will be in Texas for another 3-4 weeks before I depart to Guatemala, yep, just me and my backpack.

I spent a couple of days in a suburb near Houston with my mom. I unpacked the trailer and left a few things in her garage. I couldn't find anything, I had stuff strewn in boxes and bags throughout the garage. If I repeat myself with the same entries, please forgive me. It rained like crazy there. I had forgotten how much I enjoy the rain. It never rains in ABQ. Anytime you see the initials ABQ, I am referring to Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Now I am in East Texas visiting my sister's kids and grand kids it's hard to believe I am actually a great aunt. My great nieces and nephews are adorable. I have promised my 5-year old great nephew I will jump on his trampoline with him today. He's not going to let me forget. It's a beautiful crisp day here in the country. I actually walked to the post office yesterday to mail some bills and found a cute little coffee shop. Cows are mooing, and the new Boxer puppy is whining. It's going to take me a while to relax.

I'm researching Spanish schools. Antigua Guatemala has something like 50-schools in a population of 30,000 people. I had met a young gentleman back in November in Antigua and he just wrote me yesterday to give me a lead on a good teacher. We are communicating. She even has a website, but I needed a strong magnifying glass to read it becuase the print is so tiny.