I landed in Houston yesterday! We drove to the hotel we will be staying in. The familiar skyline came to view. Everything was achingly similar, familiar and home-like. I felt like I was back home. I don’t think Trichy (my childhood home of 20 odd years) will evoke such strong emotions in me.

I have stayed away from Houston for 2 years and I have come back. For a little while. For a vacation. I look forward to visiting friends. I look forward to showing off the city to Kuttyma. Taking her to our old haunts.

I am undecided if I will make a trip down the lane where our house stands. To move from there was one of the hardest things I did.

Now that I am back I know getting back to the airport in 20 days will be hard. It will break my heart all over again.

Oh Houston – your hold over me is complete. I am enslaved. I don’t know why I love you so much but I do and it is good to be back.

So who is in Houston and wants to catch up?