May 29th, hanging out

Today was pretty uneventful -- in the traveling, vacationing sense of things. We did a lot of resting, catching up on sleep and doing the laundry. Washing clothes was kind of eventful -- it cost five bucks to wash and dry one load of laundry!

The most exciting thing to happen today was we decided that we might be changing hotel locations. Because we're staying in Houston for so long, we decided to check into an extended stay hotel. It has a small kitchen so we can cook our own meals, eat in and save a little money. The hotel is in an older part of Houston and the rates are really low -- $32/day -- but that comes with some compromises. When I was carrying the laundry down to the laundry room (we're on the third floor) I was quite shocked to see a pair of Houston City Sheriffs Officers holding a struggling man face down on the ground. When they saw me and caught my curious gaze they waved me off with "go away now" gestures. After starting the laundry, I walked back upstairs and saw the same officers and the same guy still pinned to the floor. WTF?! Back in our room, I filled Misty in on what was transpiring a few hundred feet away. She was not impressed -- to say the least. Being curious, I walked down to the front desk and asked what was going on but they hadn't a clue. Hmmm, this was a little disconcerting.

Over the course of the next hour, the laundry washing finished and the drying began. After folding our laundry and feeding Gavin, we decided to make a trip to the Super Walmart to grab some dinner and snacks for the LOST season finale. On our way out we noted that there were still police cars and a gaggle of officers gathered in the front parking area. Trying not to stare too much, we headed off to get some shopping done.

After all the excitement, the LOST finale seemed a bit anti-climatic but it was awesome (and as frustratingly confusing as always) just the same. Oh, did I fail to mention the (false) fire alarm that went off this evening? Just one more weird thing to happen today.

Gavin set a milestone tonight -- he slept for four hours straight! Misty was very excited. Gavin didn't seem surprised. He merely shrugged it off, downed a four ounce bottle of formula and took a nap. Very nonchalant, he is.