World Series bound

The Astros are back in the World Series!!!!

Its the first time since 2005, and we are so excited for it.    I did a quick search for ticket prices, and looks like we'll be watching at home -- over $700 for standing room only?!?! 

I should get to watch more of it this time. I watched what I could in 2005, but was also in grad school so I had classes multiple nights a week, and even had an exam during the first game in Houston (and on my birthday).  Our professor did let us see the text-based view of the game online during our test, and I got out early enough to meet my boyfriend (now husband) at a viewing party..

Here's hoping this series goes better for Houston, it couldn't happen at a better time for our city as we still work to recover from Harvey.

Today we'll be hunting for league champ shirts!

pool project

The Houston area is still very much in recovery mode, and we are doing what we can to help.   We also realize at the same time that life goes on, and one way we can help is to make sure area businesses have customers so we decided to go ahead and with a project we were looking at before Harvey.   We wanted to get a rotten wooden walkway replaced (it was getting to be a hazard with loose boards) and also get the decking around the pool - which was several surfaces (pavers, rocks that hurt to step on) redone to be one consistent surface and easier on the feet.

With the issues Kevin's mom has had with her fall at their pool we were very aware that it needs to be non-slip, and went with a company that uses a rubber material.  They did it all a couple of weeks ago and we are very happy with it.  The walkway really shows the change -- before/during/after below, and it is really bouncy since there isn't concrete under it but rather layers and layers of rubber. The rest of it is more solid since they were able to put it on top of the existing concrete/pavers.

Seems a shame we got to it as pool season is ending, but we will still enjoy it this fall and for many years to come!