They allow liberals in Texas, right?

Howdy Pard’ners!

Two weeks ago the planets aligned: I had Halloween (officially “Nevada Day”) off, the Cougs were playing Notre Dame in San Antonio, TX(more on that later), and we had tickets. So on Friday morning we loaded a plane and headed off to meet Jill and Leland (Jo’s folks) in San Antonio. Jo’s aunt and uncle (Mary and E respectively) have a house just outside of SA so we were able to bunk up with a couple of “locals” and not have to stay in a hotel.

Despite our reservations about Texas (we are tree-hugggin’, granola munchin’, gourmet coffee sippin’ hippies, after all) San Antonio was a great all-around city. We spent our first day going along the Missions Trail: the road that connects the Alamo to four other outlying missions just outside of San Antonio. Jo did a great job of describing the missions in her travel blog…So I am just going to post a few pictures.

We ended our first evening in Texas with a true Texan meal; barbeque. We went to Texas Pride, a little joint that was covered on “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.” Good? Yes. Great? Eh.

On Saturday we went to the Alamo. It was crowded…and in my opinion, overrated. The other four missions were much quieter and by far more interesting. We prowled around the river walk (an outdoor walkway along the river that boasts restaurants and boutiques) and made our way to the Alamo Dome for the game.

Ahh the game…At least I got to see Emmett, the band grad assistant from my last year at WSU. Other than that… it is still a rebuilding year?

Sunday we traveled out to the sleepy little town of Gruene (pronounced “green”) and walked around the boutiques and antique malls. It was a quiet time just hanging out, sipping local wines and walking through eclectic shops. I even managed to procure an Edgar Allen Poe action figure.

It was a whirlwind weekend. We’re not ready to move to Texas, but it was a nice place to visit.

Yeeeehaw!?

Cory