Window-less Window Seat: I think if you ask P, this was the worst part of the trip, actually, I'm sure of it. P loves window seats and made it abundantly clear that he wanted the window seat, which was fine by me, I'm more of an aisle person, less climbing over people to get to the bathroom, etc. So we were on a Canadair Regional Jet which is a 2x2 seating arrangement(you also have to gatecheck luggage because it's so small-I loved this!). Anyway, so we boarded and P's boarding pass said seat 20D: great, a window! So we walk to the back of the plane to find that P did get a window seat, only without a window! This was the one seat on the plane without a window and the window junkie got it! Needless to say, the 3 hour flight to San Antonio was did not make P's top ten for the trip!
Wildflowers: This is what the roads looked like going everywhere. We stopped and took pictures in them after church on Sunday.
Riverwalk in San Antonio: This was probably my favorite place. We were there on Texas Independence Day, and it was CRAZY. We listened to a guy talk about the battle at the Alamo and then took a tour on the riverboats with a guide from BYUI. We then had the best Tex-Mex EVER! P and I had Enchiladas Verde(and I don't like enchiladas) and it was amazing!
Awesome architecture/optical illusion: Dix Hospital on the Riverwalk. Looks like it's flat doesn't it? I made us walk completely around it; it's really a super angled trapezoid...looks cool though doesn't it?
Aquerena Springs We were about 14 years too late to watch Ralph the swimming pig(the place used to be an amusement park with mermaid shows and the pig), but I think the place being a nature preserve now suits it better. We rode the glass bottom boats and the water was so clear that we could look more than 30 feet down and see the water bubbling up out of the springs below the river. Kind of picture boiling pudding or stew. Anyway, it was really neat!
Floating Down the San Marcos River: We floated a few miles down the San Marcos River in intertubes. The river goes through the middle of UTSM campus and has a pretty good current. P dunked me and all I can say is that it was COLD(don't worry I got him back). I got burnt, of course, after wearing 55spf sunscreen and reapplying, but that's just me. P's family did think it was funny that I made him wear sunscreen since they're all a bunch of brown bears, but I figure if I have to, he's going to too and preventing cancer never hurt anyone :)
Cabela's I usually don't support weapon/hunting related businesses, but we went there to get bait so that P and his dad could go fishing and they have a shooting alley. P's mom and dad got us tokens and not to brag or anything but I nailed 19/20 shots...too bad I'm scared of/hate real guns.
San Antonio Temple Saturday morning we went to the San Antonio Temple with P's parents. It was really great to be there with family and I had never been to a smaller temple before so that was a neat experience. The local businesses aren't dumb either, there's a Great Harvest Bread right across the street :) We got loaves of Challah and Cinnamon Pecan bread. Yum! I picked the Challah and the entire loaf disappeared within a day :)
Wii P's family has a Wii and it was my first time spending time with it and yeah...I'm just not a video game person(sorry future children). I think they're fun for about 10 minutes and then I'm done. Also, personal opinion, but the rationale of getting a Wii because it will help you be healthy and fit, I'm filing that in the same file as people who buy video games for their kids because it will help them have great hand/eye coordination. Sure it's better than only giving your thumbs a workout but there are infinitely better ways.
San Marcos Outlet Malls Our last day in Texas, P and I and his little sister drove out to the San Marcos Outlet Malls. I think they're like the 3rd biggest in the country(maybe?). Anyway, there was a Tanger Outlet Mall next door to a Prime Outlet Mall. P and I got some excellent Chinese food, something we've really been missing(are you listening Provo?). Then we went shopping! We didn't break the bank but got some great deals on clothes from Gap, including my much desired Gap Hoodie, Banana Republic, and Victoria's Secret(get your mind out of the gutter, anyone knows they have the best bras). Anyway, we had a great time and it was cheap so we were stoked!
Lazy Days: Most of our time in Texas was spent just being lazy: jumping on the trampoline, watching movies, playing games, talking, sleeping in, and spending time with P's family. It was great getting to know them better. I'd never spent much time around them before, so while there were some awkward moments(like when homeschooling got brought up, anyone who knows me probably knows how I feel about it. This was a topic that P and I had decided was a good one for me not share my feelings on around his family), we had a great time! I hope they had a good time too. I always worry a lot what people will think of me; like we got 3 hours of sleep the night before we went there. We told everybody that we were up that late doing laundry and cleaning but the truth is that all of that was finished 2 hours before we went to bed. We were up because I was trying to figure out what to pack/wear because I was so worried I wouldn't look good enough. P's very patient with me and my insecurities, just putting that out there. Every night after we had gone to bed, I would lie there and run through the day with P listening, fretting about what hadn't gone perfectly and what I could do better. I hope things went well from their perspective because it did from mine and I had a good time. I hope they know how hard I tried. P is always telling me that I need to assume the best from people instead of the worst. It's my insecurities coming through and I'm working on it. Anyway there's our trip! My first time to Texas and our first airplane trip together!
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