Okay, so I'm back!

I'm back in my office, but I'll be leaving again on Saturday for Orlando!! Hot, humid Orlando. Sunny, hot, humid, with brief afternoon thunderstorms Orlando.

Convention was good. Dull, but good. The LCMS declared altar and pulpit fellowship with the American Association of Lutheran Churches (AALC). That was nice, seeing that the LCMS hasn't been in fellowship with another American church body for over 30 years. The AALC is pretty small-- 72 congregations located across the US. There were some concerns about the establishment of fellowship with this body, but overall the delegates were for this declaration.

Houston is a great city between the hours of 7 am and 6 pm. At 6 most of the businesses close and downtown Houston becomes a ghost town. Seriously, this town has absolutely no nightlife. It's even worse on the weekends. Everything closes at 3 pm on Saturday and doesn't open again until Monday. It's probably for the better. Next to no one lives in downtown Houston, so it doesn't make much sense to stay open and not get any business. Still, if at least the restaurants would've known that there was a big convention in town...

But I found Houston to be a very nice city. It's clean, has a beautiful skyline to see at night, and filled with very friendly people. I enjoyed my stay and hope to return to visit sometime. The LCMS 2010 convention will again be held in Houston, but this time when the Astros are in town!