Whew! K and I are back from our mini vaca to San Antonio. If you know me at all you know that I am an uber-planner. So, needless to say we didn't get to do everything that I had planned but we still enjoyed every minute of it. Our hotel was really cute but had limited parking. Since we were loyalty rewards members we got free parking which the concierge said was a $40 value. It is hard to believe how much more expensive it is to live there as opposed to San Angelo. One more reason to be thankful for our life in San Angelo.
Back to the hotel. It was down in the middle of downtown SA, close to the Riverwalk and other attractions. Best part - it was next door to a Dominoes. Yes, Dominoes!!! Every time we went outside it smelled SOOO good! Our first meal there was a Dominoes "picnic" in the hotel room. :D
Oh, and who ordered the rain? The first full day that we are there it rained off and on all day. The definite highlight for the day though was the Spurs game. It was our first time as a couple to get to go and it was very exciting. Comparing the experience to a game at Dallas - the incline of the seats at San Antonio is nothing compared to Dallas's. We loved our seats, especially since we didn't feel like we were going to fall out of them!
Oh, and the Spurs won. Go Spurs Go!
The game finished at around 8 leaving plenty of time for the NewYears' festivities. We decided that we would go down to the Riverwalk, get a drink, then come back to the hotel and chill until the ball dropped. Three hours later .... we made it back to the hotel after walking the entirety of the Riverwalk and not getting any drinks. The Riverwalk was packed as were all the venues. At least we got some cardio in. Then upon returning to the hotel we saw a section of road near the hotel that was blocked off with a stage, lights, and a band playing. We kept walking on to the hotel and flipped through the channels to find that particular area on the tv and them counting down to 2013. At midnight they lit fireworks - it was pretty neat. And ... I got my New Years' kiss. :D
The next couple of days we just rested and went shopping. I successfully spent all my Christmas money, we got to experience the wonderful traffic of San Antonio, and see The Hobbit at the Alamo Draft House. That was a very neat experience. All the frames before the film were about The Hobbit, from a LONG time ago to more recent. My favorite was Leonard Nimoy singing about the Hobbit. Awesomeness!! Oh how Big Bang Theory has effected my life and likes. Nerd power!!
Then today we got up and left the hotel only to encounter snow!!! If you know anything about me you know that I LOVE snow!!! It wasn't enough to do anything with, just look pretty and make me happy. :D
What made me even more happy was coming home to our sweet girls that were taken care of by their Nana and Grandma while we were gone. I'm not sure which party enjoyed it more - the grandparents or the pups. So thankful to have them near to help us out.
Now here we sit, the dogs on the floor resting, watching the Big Bang Theory and enjoying the roast that mom left in the crock pot for us.
Sweet serendipity!!!
Back to the hotel. It was down in the middle of downtown SA, close to the Riverwalk and other attractions. Best part - it was next door to a Dominoes. Yes, Dominoes!!! Every time we went outside it smelled SOOO good! Our first meal there was a Dominoes "picnic" in the hotel room. :D
Oh, and who ordered the rain? The first full day that we are there it rained off and on all day. The definite highlight for the day though was the Spurs game. It was our first time as a couple to get to go and it was very exciting. Comparing the experience to a game at Dallas - the incline of the seats at San Antonio is nothing compared to Dallas's. We loved our seats, especially since we didn't feel like we were going to fall out of them!
Oh, and the Spurs won. Go Spurs Go!
The game finished at around 8 leaving plenty of time for the NewYears' festivities. We decided that we would go down to the Riverwalk, get a drink, then come back to the hotel and chill until the ball dropped. Three hours later .... we made it back to the hotel after walking the entirety of the Riverwalk and not getting any drinks. The Riverwalk was packed as were all the venues. At least we got some cardio in. Then upon returning to the hotel we saw a section of road near the hotel that was blocked off with a stage, lights, and a band playing. We kept walking on to the hotel and flipped through the channels to find that particular area on the tv and them counting down to 2013. At midnight they lit fireworks - it was pretty neat. And ... I got my New Years' kiss. :D
The next couple of days we just rested and went shopping. I successfully spent all my Christmas money, we got to experience the wonderful traffic of San Antonio, and see The Hobbit at the Alamo Draft House. That was a very neat experience. All the frames before the film were about The Hobbit, from a LONG time ago to more recent. My favorite was Leonard Nimoy singing about the Hobbit. Awesomeness!! Oh how Big Bang Theory has effected my life and likes. Nerd power!!
Then today we got up and left the hotel only to encounter snow!!! If you know anything about me you know that I LOVE snow!!! It wasn't enough to do anything with, just look pretty and make me happy. :D
What made me even more happy was coming home to our sweet girls that were taken care of by their Nana and Grandma while we were gone. I'm not sure which party enjoyed it more - the grandparents or the pups. So thankful to have them near to help us out.
Now here we sit, the dogs on the floor resting, watching the Big Bang Theory and enjoying the roast that mom left in the crock pot for us.
Sweet serendipity!!!
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