We arrived in
San
Antonio on Tuesday. It rained all day on our drive
from Branson. It also rained all day on Wednesday, so we spent the day at the
movie theatre. Watched “Gravity” and “Captain Phillips.” First one was good (we
saw the non-3D version), but the second one was intense! My emotions were all
over the place with that one. What a great movie.
Still, with the weather the way it was, I was beginning to
wonder if we’d ever see the sun again (dramatic, aren’t I??). We got LUCKY.
Thursday was GORGEOUS!
We were staying at a hotel only about a mile from The Alamo,
but, not knowing the area, we drove (and paid for parking). While looking for a
parking lot, my husband almost hit this woman (I told him to watch out, but he
apparently hadn’t heard me). She screamed. He yelled he was sorry. She
yelled, "What, are you crazy?" He yelled back
that he was a crazy guy.
We parked and headed to The Alamo. The place has changed A
LOT since 1982. I’m talking about inside the shrine. I just don’t remember it
having so much stuff on display. In fact, I remember (and so does my husband)
it being rather empty! Also, the Woolworth that used to be across the street is
no longer there. Now, it’s Ripley’s Believe it or Not. Of course, it still
seems strange how this landmark is in the middle of downtown San Antonio.
As we sat outside and contemplated our next move, my husband
said “Hey, isn’t that the woman I almost killed?” She was standing not that far
from us, taking a picture of The Alamo. He asked where we were going next. I
said the Riverwalk. He got up and said, let’s go this way (in the direction
away from the woman). My daughter and I laughed and called him a chicken.
At the Riverwalk, we decided to take one of the boat tours.
When we finished our tour and decided what we wanted to do next, my husband
pointed at a boat driving by “Hey, isn’t that the woman I almost killed?” Sure
enough, it was. My daughter and I laughed, but we made sure she didn’t see us.
We walked the path and not ten minutes
later my husband said, “Hey, isn’t that the woman I almost killed?” She was
getting off her boat tour (at a different spot than where we took ours) and
thankfully across the river. After my daughter and I finished laughing, I said,
“If we see her at Hard Rock (which was our ultimate destination), I’m going to
wonder what’s going on!” Then my daughter found the restrooms across the river
and needed to use it. My husband said, “Sure, get us closer to her!” I said,
“Let’s hope she remembers the car more than she remembers the driver.” Luckily,
that was the last we saw of her. But what the heck! I mean, what are the odds
we’d see that same woman over and over? Weird…
We found Hard Rock and I got my magnet. My daughter got her
shot glass. We did not eat there, though. Instead, we wanted to eat at a place local to the area and
found a BBQ place next door. We even got a table by the river. We all ordered the
brisket sandwich. Man, that was one goooood sandwich. If you ever find yourself
on the Riverwalk and want a good place to eat, I highly recommend The Country
Line Riverwalk.
Today we head on up to
Austin.
Nothing else planned. But Saturday and Sunday is the
USAFL Nationals
(the purpose of our trip). My daughter plays two games on Saturday and at least
two games on Sunday (she’s playing on the
Sacramento
team as a free-agent). We’re hoping the rain stays away. I didn’t bring any rain
gear and we only have one umbrella!
Here are the latest links to Lyrical Press’s Celebrate
Paranormal Month:
October 16: There was no post, so I didn’t screw up by not
updating Wednesday’s post!
October 17:
http://lyricalpress.com/2013/10/17/celebrate-paranormal-month-amy-lee-burgess-inside/
October 18: (will update when I get the link)
Happy Friday! And please send my daughter some good luck.
She’d like to play more this year than she did in last year’s Nationals.
Stacy
