Houston, Texas

Mark and I spent the week of February 4 in Houston, Texas. I had been referred to a cardiovascular surgeon at the Texas Heart Institute, Dr. Joseph Coselli, and had an appointment to see him on Wednesday, February 6. We didn't get to sight-see very much, arriving in Houston Tuesday evening, seeing the doctor on Wednesday, having a nuclear stress test on Thursday and leaving Friday morning. We did see the Astrodome and Reliant Stadium/Park and drove all over Houston, trying to find restaurants that we had seen on the Food Network. We ate at two of them: Ninfa's (a Mexican restaurant) and Goode Company Barbeque. Both were very good!! We decided against Bubba's Texas Burger Shack after seeing it, although sometimes those are the best places to eat at!! Mark didn't think we should go in, though.

The Texas Medical Center was impressive, covering more than 740 acres and encompassing more than 100 permanent buildings. (It is in Texas, after all!!!) Some of the members are: Baylor College of Medicine, several hospitals, Rice University, and, of course, the Texas Heart Institute founded by Dr. Denton Cooley. The Heart Institute and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital have become the largest cardiovascular center in the world.

Reliant Stadium and Astrodome



The Astrodome


St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (one of the buildings)

The Texas Children's Hospital (one of the buildings)

This is the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, part of the Texas Medical Center and across the street from the Texas Heart Institute.

I knew if I wore this shirt and posted this picture, I would get remarks from one or more of my daughters. Yes, I know that probably all of you wore this shirt while you were in high school!!!! BUT, it's comfortable and I wanted people to know where I came from!!!