Houston Rivers Update

Hello from Houston!! The Rivers 2.0 Team is enjoying the last weeks of summer before we get grazed with a week of “real fall” and rocked by a potential icky and wet winter (according to the Famer’s Almanac). We are finally getting settled into our new place (it only took 5 months to unpack everything).

As most of you know in October, we traveled to New York City to support Harrison’s world premier of Sweet, which was phenomenal in so many ways. We are so proud of him and are looking forward to seeing more of his work. 

We hit up some other shows and museums ate all of the good food NYC has to offer.

We also were able to attend a friend’s wedding in New Brunswick, Canada and did a fun road trip from Boston to Maine to Moncton. It was gorgeous. Anyone want to go in on a summer house in Maine next year?

Rivers has been busy traveling. Since August he has journeyed to Boston, Dallas, MO/KAN, New York, Alaska, and DC. While is Alaska we met a pilot who took him up for a private two-hour tour and he was able to snap some National Geographic Worthy photos. Unfortunately, upon return home he had food poisoning, but has since recovered. Work-wise he was busy with trainings, panels and a team retreat. He also had some conferences and presentations. He has one more trip this fall to Philadelphia and Delaware, and then he will focus on closing out the fall semester. He has been really active in photography and has made some connections with other photographers. Just be prepared when we come home; there will be a lot of “Kodak moments”, so your patience is appreciated in advance as he gets the correct lighting and background set up. Lee is signed up for the Houston marathon early next year, so keep him in your thoughts for a good training season and no injuries.

Q has been busy conducting trainings and presentations. October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the City of Houston and the Mayor’s Office is preparing for the Super Bowl (which brings high incidents of trafficking). She traveled to Austin quite a bit to work on legislation for the upcoming session. She spends quite a bit of time at the church involved with the music & fine arts ministry and the college and young adult ministry. She was in a theatre showcase last month and has a dance performance at The Wortham Center this weekend. She has a few more trips coming up; a winery weekend with some friends and a historical tour of D.C. to see the African American Museum and some of her favorite sites. At the beginning of the year, Q set a goal to run four 5Ks before the year is over. Of course she waited until the last minute, but she has done two so far and has two more to go. Last week she broke her personal record and finished in 27:58 seconds. She is hoping to cut it down to 25 minutes.

We are probably going to attend a few Friendsgiving dinners here in Houston and then we will pack up and head home to see all of you lovely folks in December. We are looking forward to some much needed family time.

Wish List: Southwest Airlines Gift Cards, Amazon Gift Cards

Enjoy the rest of the year. Finish strong. Many hugs & much love.

Lee + Q