For the first time in over three years, Adam Tuttle made it back to Houston. His first request for his Texas re-initiation was for some quality barbecue. We drove straight from the airport to Goode Company BBQ and chowed down. As you can see in the picture above, Adam was overcome with emotion upon clearing his plate.
After our smokey Texan dinner, we met up with Peter and Nya for frozen yogurt at Berripop. Fellow former Lovetteers Peter and Adam had plenty to chat about: life since Rice, mutual friends, and memories of their beloved residential college. Baylor MD/PhD Nya easily fell into conversation, bringing her shared experiences of life in Idaho, California, medical school, and grad school.
Adam continued to rally after his day of traveling by tagging along with me to 13 Celsius where we met up with Amy and Aaron. Adam bonded with Amy over Taiwan (where
both of their parents are living), and then he bonded with Aaron over nerdy guy stuff while I sipped wine and observed the bonding. We were soon joined by gym buddy Gretchen (above).
I had to go to school/work on Friday, so we didn't meet up again until dinner. We went to Star Pizza for some intense deep dish dining. Afterward, we went to Kroger to pick out the perfect pair of pumpkins. We set up shop on the patio and started carving, a seasonal ritual I haven't enjoyed in several years. Even Wentworth tried to participate in the festivites (see if you can spot him in the picture below).
Though neither of us claim to be expert carvers, we were both pretty satisfied with our efforts. As the jack-o-lanterns flickered on the porch, we cleaned and roasted the seeds. In my first attempt at pumpkin seed baking, I found the final product tedious to produce but tasty to eat.
For the first time in over three years, Adam Tuttle made it back to Houston. His first request for his Texas re-initiation was for some quality barbecue. We drove straight from the airport to Goode Company BBQ and chowed down. As you can see in the picture above, Adam was overcome with emotion upon clearing his plate.
After our smokey Texan dinner, we met up with Peter and Nya for frozen yogurt at Berripop. Fellow former Lovetteers Peter and Adam had plenty to chat about: life since Rice, mutual friends, and memories of their beloved residential college. Baylor MD/PhD Nya easily fell into conversation, bringing her shared experiences of life in Idaho, California, medical school, and grad school.
Adam continued to rally after his day of traveling by tagging along with me to 13 Celsius where we met up with Amy and Aaron. Adam bonded with Amy over Taiwan (where both of their parents are living), and then he bonded with Aaron over nerdy guy stuff while I sipped wine and observed the bonding. We were soon joined by gym buddy Gretchen (above).
I had to go to school/work on Friday, so we didn't meet up again until dinner. We went to Star Pizza for some intense deep dish dining. Afterward, we went to Kroger to pick out the perfect pair of pumpkins. We set up shop on the patio and started carving, a seasonal ritual I haven't enjoyed in several years. Even Wentworth tried to participate in the festivites (see if you can spot him in the picture below).
Though neither of us claim to be expert carvers, we were both pretty satisfied with our efforts. As the jack-o-lanterns flickered on the porch, we cleaned and roasted the seeds. In my first attempt at pumpkin seed baking, I found the final product tedious to produce but tasty to eat.
3 comments:
I absolutely adore the pumpkins.
So cute! Although Adam's pumpkin seems to be saying "womp womp." I think it's bc Adam had to leave TX!
A medley of greatest Houston hits HAS to include Goode Company BBQ! Great Jack-O-Lanterns!
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