Diane and I recently visited Costco and came across a delightful new snack: Macadamia Caramel Clusters. Go try them. They’re amazing.

Today was an exciting day. A day that Diane and I have been eagerly anticipating. The day when Costco would first open its doors in the Galleria! While we have still enjoyed making our Costco runs over towards Katy, it really wasn’t an option during the week because of heavy freeway traffic. With a new Costco inside the loop and very accessible via surface streets, we can go whenever we want!

We headed there this evening after I got off work. I wish I could say that it was this fantastic, life-changing event. It really wasn’t, though. :-/ It was fun and exciting still because 1) it’s Costco and 2) they gave out TONS of free samples tonight. They also had some great stuff that I don’t normally see at Costco (who knew that cranberry + goat cheese + bread = delicious snack?!).

Right as we left (after eating dinner there, of course), it started to rain like cats and dogs. Crazy cats and dogs for that matter. There were times that I literally could not see. I reached the point that I pulled over and let another car take the lead because I couldn’t even see what lane I was in. Fortunately, we made it home and we’re happy to know that Costco is now even closer.

These gas prices are a relief! I’m lucky that I pay even less with my ExxonMobil discount! (Currently paying about $2.30/gallon)

I feel like it’s been a long time since we last posted. This past Friday we went camping up South Fork
Canyon (an offshoot of Provo Canyon). My camping gear is quite limited, so I went to Costco to pick up
some sleeping bags. While shopping for camping equipment, I noticed that they were selling bikes as
well. As mentioned in the previous post, we love taking out our bikes for a casual bike ride around town.
However, Diane’s bike has gear issues so she can’t take full advantage of all of the gears, which makes
riding it difficult at times. We were planning to purchase a pair of bikes once we got to Houston.
However, Costco was selling these Schwinn Midtown Comfort bikes (cross between a mountain bike
and a cruiser) for $220. It was a bargain! (Our budget was $350/bike).

I waited for Diane to come home from school before heading back to Costco. We took them for a test
ride around the store and decided to purchase them. For the type of riding that we will be doing, I think
they’re a great deal. They’re obviously not made for hard-core bikers, but they’re good enough for the
casual biker like us.