San Antonio

Our Little Vacation

Ben and I had a bit of cabin fever in Bryan/College Station and decided to get away for the weeked. We had planned on going to Austin but since there was a home football game, people around here advised us not to go so we decided on San Antonio, about a 3 hr. trip from here.

We left Friday afternoon about 4pm and started to the trip, it took us a bit longer than 3 hrs to get there because we got into two traffic jams on the way there. But we finally arrived at our hotel which was very close to downtown, and not the nicest place we have stayed in but it was cheap :) So we headed downtown to the Riverwalk area - Awesome! I loved it, it is like a whole different world down all these little shops and resturants all along the river.

Then we went to the zoo on Saturday. Here's a couple hightlights:

1. Ben with the birds - they really liked him! :)

2. The Capybara's - the largest rodent on earth!

3. The Flamingo's - I just like them!

Then we went back downtown and did some shopping in the little shops and went to the Alamo. What a cool experience to see. We didn't get a ton of pictures because they don't let you take too many pictures around the Alamo.

We also saw tons of cool fountains downtown near and around their giant tower.

We also got "Texas" waffles at the hotel for breakfast.

Overall a great trip for us. The only thing I wish is that I had brought my toothbrush, needless to say Ben has gotten a new one since we have been home :)

Also for those interested in visiting.... We saw the largest outlet mall I have ever seen on our way there and I am anxious to visit it!

You can see more pictures at:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2015138&l=f0ff6&id=119300047

Two months from tomorrow and Ben and I will be home. We are counting down the days :)

We're Back!

Ben and I spent the weekend in San Antonio and we are finally back, and tired :) So I will share the details of our trip and some pictures very soon! Love you all!

A Long Time

Wow, almost two weeks since I have updated you guys, sorry!

So Life... What have we been up to...

The Office
Ben and I re-arranged the office because we got another desk very cheap and thought it would be a good idea for me to have a place to do my Mary Kay stuff, pay the bills, and once we buy a desktop computer we will have a place to put it. So we started that tonight but it should be well-finished tomorrow, and then I can post pictures. It was nice for us to go through some of our stuff that we didn't know where to put when we first moved in but now actually have a place for.

"Rocky"
Rocky is our new fish :) Ben named him Rocky because he is a male beta fish and they are fighters. But he lives in a nice bowl/vase with an ivy growing out the top. It feels like home again!

Gas Under...
So gas is under $3 a gallon here. We saw it for $2.93 tonight at Wal-mart. Not trying to rub it in it is just as much of a shock to us to!

Work
Work is going really good for me. I am staying very busy there which is what I like but some days I think I am TOO busy :) I have about 20-25 websites that I am working on at a given time - which means 20-25 clients calling, emailing, and breaking their sites within the course of a day!

School
School is going well for Ben still. It was mid-term week for him so he spent a lot of time at school and in his office study. He feels very confident that he did very, like I was worried :) But he gave his kids their mid-terms too, and they did surprisingly well for them. Ben also went on a field trip to the KT Boundary (about 1 1/2 hrs from here) and look at rocks where the river had eroded. I can't give you too many more details because it is too detailed of stuff for me to remember!

Otherwise life is great for us down here, we still miss you all like crazy. I found this quote which I believe 100% in and I am going to end the post with it.

"Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city."