From Caboose to San Antonio!

The caboose was a fine place to sleep last night! As a matter of fact, the kids had a rough time waking up! 

But we had breakfast to eat, so they did. We headed over to the main house to get our grub on. Eating at a Bed and Breakfast has always been one of the turn offs for me (that and shared bathrooms...I couldn't do that. I guess I could, but I don't want to do that). I really only want to talk to who I want to talk to, and why would other people want to eat a meal with me?  Just my thoughts. I went in with an open mind...sort of. The food was good. No Apple sausage casserole (bummer!), but they had homemade biscuits and eggs and bacon and an apple cake thingy. They also had make your own yogurt parfaits for Bender- score! It was a full table when we sat down, engineering students from Brazil, a couple on vacay without their kids (I'm sure they were thrilled to see Zack and Zoe pull up a chair), and a couple that I didn't get details on. Everyone was nice, but it was weird. They wanted to make small talk before my first, let alone my second, cup of coffee. I felt like people (that I couldn't tell to knock it off) were watching me eat. Anywho, good food, nice people, super cool Inn...probably not going to become a serial B&B frequenter. I do highly recommend the Woodward House if you are near Lubbock though!

A family pic before shoving off!

We had fun talking about windmills today during our drive. So. Many. Windmills. All you could see for miles and miles. The ranches were huge...no neighbors at all. So different from what we are used to. Our lives, our kids' lives, our viewpoints and opinions would all be so different if we lived there. 

Enough deep thoughts by KD. We arrived at the Drury Inn and Suites. We picked it because it was right on the Riverwalk and close to the Alamo. It didn't disappoint.

This was the view from our balcony. You could see the boats and people on the Riverwalk! I totally didn't expect that! 

We decided to head out and explore the Alamo first and then get dinner. We never ate lunch today (unless you count convenience store beef jerky and popcorn), so the natives were getting restless. The walk to the Alamo was five minutes max, but it's once again 100•.

The line to see the Alamo was 10 minutes, so we hopped in the que and read all the informational posters as we waited.

And took selfies.

Once inside, photography wasn't allowed. The rules were interesting. No hats, no vulgar or obscene clothing, talk quietly, no guns without a license... I didn't take any pictures. 

Until we got back outside. Can you believe this was the only cactus pic I got this whole trip m? This is the only time we saw one and the kids could get near it. We've decided we are going to grow them...but since we kill almost everything we "grow," it might be better to get an Aunt Norma cactus.

Alamo pics! Right after the lady took this family photo, her friend started shooting her while she said "today we're going to visit the Alamo". And an idea was born. Next time we adventure, we're going to vlog. Not sure about the details, but I'm so excited I may vlog about gymnastics practice or talking Browny for a walk next week. 

After the Alamo, we were living on borrowed time. Zack, Zoe and I could keep going forever as long as we are fed, or at least sugared, every 4-5 hours. It had been way longer than that. Eye rolls were becoming more prevalent - and the kids were getting nasty too. Rocket Fizz soda pop and candy shop to the rescue. We bought fun sodas and candy and enjoyed looking at all the blasts from the past.

We also found our ornament for the year in this super fun shop. So many sugar skulls! I love sugar skulls!!

Then it was back to the Riverwalk.

All together now, awwww...

Dinner tonight was at Acenar. Those things on the wall are guacamole bowls!

Awesome jalapeño cucumber margarita...rivals Taco Lu! That's how good it was! The guacamole was incredible too. They made it table side which meant I could request it without onions and cilantro (actually Bender did...because he loves me, weird food aversions and all). It was delish. I got fish tacos that were yummy. Chris got pork loin something that he really enjoyed and Zack got nachos. Zoe got soup that she really didn't eat...but Chris and I thought it was yummy. She ate enough guac to hold her (why did I ever introduce her to guac? Now she eats it all).

We made our way back to the hotel to find that the bar was closed. Bender offered to go out and grab me another margarita to drink by the pool, so the kids and I headed upstairs to get them changed. As we're getting into the elevator behind another family, Zoe hands me a piece of chewed Now and Later candy with a molar in it. Blood dripping down her chin (because you can't swallow when you have blood in your mouth...or close your mouth). The other people in the elevator made a joke about it always happening at the worst times, but I'm pretty sure they were grossed out too. Teeth give me the heebeegeebees! Chris was pissed when he found out. He loves pulling teeth and Miss. Emily (her gymnastics coach) got to pull out the last one.

Funny story, while Bender was looking for my margarita (which he didn't find because they aren't allowed to do Togo liquor - just beer and wine - on the Riverwalk), he saw a boy in jeans and a baseball hat. That wasn't normal here. It's 100...people are not wearing extra clothes. So he looked behind the boy to the dad who was wearing jeans, a cowboy hat and a crazy belt buckle. The man looked at him and said "Hi" to which  Bender responded (in true Bender fashion) "Howdy." I so wish I was there. When Chris was retelling the story I had to stop walking to compose myself. I wish I knew what the other guy was thinking!

On to the pool. The kids were psyched to swim on a rooftop pool. It was pretty crowded, but much fun was had.

After their swim, we went for one more short Riverwalk and then came up to get ready for bed. We'll have a bit of time to explore tomorrow before catching our flight, which makes me happy!

Hope everyone had a fantastic Saturday. Say a prayer for smooth flying and no traffic on our drive to the lake tomorrow!

XOXO, 

Benderzj