A day at the zoo (or in the car)

First, let me say Kenny and I got our callings- Sunday School teachers for the youth. We're way excited. We're team teaching, though not together- Kenny is with another fellow with the 12 year olds, and I'm working with another lady with the 14 year olds. It's weird, but I think the idea was for Kenny and I to get to know other people in the ward, which is appreciated.
Second, my dear aunt lori, who I adore, has started an online business with the best little sock toys. Check it out: they're way fun and cute and quirky, and I'm way proud of her.

We had an interesting weekend. Friday night, we sat and stared at each other. Apparently we need some friends in the Houston area. We ended up watching Return of the King together for the first time since our first date. It was fun enough. Sunday night, I came up with the idea of going to the zoo on Monday (which we both had off). We love zoos, and I had heard Houston had a decent one. I looked at their website and it turned out Monday was a "free zoo day"... delightful! Saved us 20 bucks in the end.The weather was drizzly, so we figured the crowds wouldn't' be too bad.
So we got some google directions, hopped in the car, and took off for the zoo in the middle of the city. We left the GPS and my city map at home, only thinking of them as an afterthought. I'm very proud of my sense of direction so I didn't worry about it.
Well, google lied to us. They sent us to the wrong Wayside drive, apparently. So we got a little lost. We got back on the freeway and drove around til we saw zoo signs, and it was easy enough from there. Only a half hour or so was lost, and we both had a good sense of humor about it.
The zoo was fun. I'd put it somewhere above Hogle Zoo and below the Portland Zoo. It wasn't too crowded and Kenny loved the squirrels that were everywhere (leave it to Kenny to choose squirrels as the wonderful animal to see at the zoo). I even brought the camera, but it was to rainy for any good shots.
After a couple hours there, we had seen everything and were quite content, so we hopped back in the car. Unfortunately, the way we came had been blocked by construction. I tell Kenny "no worries, turn right here, I can still get us back on the freeway"... and I did, just not a direct route at all. About 30 minutes or so heading east then back west to get back on track (fortunately my husband has no problems asking for directions at a gas station). We get on the freeway to go home, and miss our exit. Apparently the exit has a different name coming from the south than it does coming from the north. So we get off at the next exit... I know the general direction we need to get home from there was SW, so we go exploring that way. Turns out that the exit we had gotten off on doesn't believe in through streets. So we go in circles.
To make an already long and boring story shorter, we spent 3 hours int he car and 2 hours at the zoo. By the time we got home, we were both in bad moods. I went straight to my book and Kenny went to video games and we didn't talk for a few hours, knowing full well neither of us was mad, just not in a mood to be nice to each other.

We are definitely so happy with our new house and new ward, but there are definitely some things about moving that we need to get used to. for me, it kills me not knowing my way around perfectly. Apparently having a good sense of direction counts for nothing if the roads don't connect the right way. Kenny is permanently pretty lost- it'll be a while before he's comfortable exploring on his own. So he's the driver and I'm the navigator, and I get upset with myself if I don't fulfill my role well.
I also don't know what to do about meeting people. I've always had built in friends- either school or church or roommates- where do Mormons meet friends outside of church? Church is great but not overflowing with young couples wanting to hang out, that we've met so far at least. We can't really go chill at bars or something, and Kenny's coworkers are hardly the board games and video games type. Any ideas?

Oh, and so I can pretend my blog is more interesting, here's a random pic. This is exactly what I imagine our son will look like (Kenny as a little boy):