Taste of Texas

Edgar and I speak often of how much we will miss Richmond and London when we move back to Texas. But, at the same time, we get excited at the prospect of seeing all of our friends and family any time we want and also visiting all the old haunts that made life there so special and fulfilling. We find ourselves dreaming of what our first few days fresh off the airplane will be like. Apart from the obvious vision of descending the airport escalator and seeing all of our loved ones waiting with flowers, banners, and full marching band, we're also dreaming of the food. Yes, we've got it all planned out. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It goes like this:

Day one
Breakfast-breakfast from a taco cart parked in a gas station parking lot, where the chorizo is authentic and the coffee comes from a thermos.
Lunch-Tortilla soup from Romero's, our old, local favorite Mexican food joint in Cypress.
Dinner-Beef fajitas from Lupe Tortillas near Edgar's office.

Day two
Breakfast-We head back to Romero's for huevos rancheros or migas with a bowl of their warm salsa dumped on top.
Lunch-We'll probably still be full from breakfast and bloated from yesterday's food fiesta. Maybe we'll just drink some water.
Dinner-With TexMex out of our system, we head to Texas Roadhouse for real beef and those glorious rolls...can't forget the sweet tea. I think I've forgotten what it tastes like.

Day three
Brunch-Yeah, still bloated. We'll sleep in and head to some cool downtown location for brunch with the young folks.
Dinner-Get some Gulf of Mexico shrimp from HEB and invite Johnny Allen (my cousin) over to make his garlic shrimp that we love.

This will probably be all we can handle for awhile. It's a good start for our Taste of Texas tour. Think I'll start burning calories right now so I can be fully ready and enjoy every bite.