texas, part five
san antonio, and beyond. we did a TON of stuff here!:
gruene:
charlie and amy, lunching with us at the gristmill in gruene (pronounced "green").
it was my 27th birthday that day, and i celebrated by staring at a free strawberry shortcake which i couldn't eat! how sad is that??? i've had s. shortcake every year for my birthday since i can remember. :) my mom's is the best.
amy, bless her heart, trudged around downtown on a full bladder and flip flops to show us the sights. ;) thank you, mames!
some sort of shindig going on in front of the alamo.
big ol' oak, at the alamo
oh, wish we could have gone in!! it was closed in honor of fiesta week, which is like san antonio's mardi gras, and there was a big market selling fair-type food blocking the entrance. i would have rather seen the cathedral. 
vegging at haven and amy's. both joe and i finished two books on our trip! amy and haven, we LOVED being in your home and seeing you again after so long. thank you SO much for the energies and fellowship spent on us while we were there. we love you and cherish you both. (well, three actually!)
guess he's learning a lot from that there marriage book. 
the riverwalk was so pretty, with all its lush trees and well-designed buildings. like i said, it was fiesta week there, so we saw all kinds of street musicians, tourists, and drunkards alike. :) we took a boat tour down the river, and the boatman said that they find all manner of paraphanelia in the river every year: laptops, cell phones, wallets, engagement rings, etc.
the parents-to-be!!
these guys were good!
so were they!
this is where we had some more good barbecue. i gave in and had ribs, even though it technically wasn't on my diet. the sauce was worth it.
the alamo:
this was a strange moment. we came to see the alamo. but surrounding this gorgeous piece of history was the davy crockett motel, ripley's believe it or not, haagen-daaz ice cream, and mall, and a myriad of other modern attractions.
wildseed farms:
they were so cute!! so in love even after almost four years.
it was SO windy!!! but it was a very warm, humid wind, and i kinda liked it. i was never cold in texas...except indoors because everything was air-conditioned. 
alas! this is my only picture of julie!! this was SO fun. while the guys went off and toured some war museum and had beer and dogs for lunch, we had tea. it was the CUTEST place, adorable in every way. i loved the waitresses aprons. i should have gotten a pic! they were very amy butler-ish.
looking out the back door of a shop
and, to prove that we saw them, bluebonnets.
gruene:
charlie and amy, lunching with us at the gristmill in gruene (pronounced "green"). 
it was my 27th birthday that day, and i celebrated by staring at a free strawberry shortcake which i couldn't eat! how sad is that??? i've had s. shortcake every year for my birthday since i can remember. :) my mom's is the best.
downtown san antonio:
amy, bless her heart, trudged around downtown on a full bladder and flip flops to show us the sights. ;) thank you, mames!
some sort of shindig going on in front of the alamo.
big ol' oak, at the alamo
oh, wish we could have gone in!! it was closed in honor of fiesta week, which is like san antonio's mardi gras, and there was a big market selling fair-type food blocking the entrance. i would have rather seen the cathedral. shertz:
vegging at haven and amy's. both joe and i finished two books on our trip! amy and haven, we LOVED being in your home and seeing you again after so long. thank you SO much for the energies and fellowship spent on us while we were there. we love you and cherish you both. (well, three actually!)
guess he's learning a lot from that there marriage book.the riverwalk:
the riverwalk was so pretty, with all its lush trees and well-designed buildings. like i said, it was fiesta week there, so we saw all kinds of street musicians, tourists, and drunkards alike. :) we took a boat tour down the river, and the boatman said that they find all manner of paraphanelia in the river every year: laptops, cell phones, wallets, engagement rings, etc.
the parents-to-be!!
these guys were good!
so were they!
this is where we had some more good barbecue. i gave in and had ribs, even though it technically wasn't on my diet. the sauce was worth it.
the alamo:
this was a strange moment. we came to see the alamo. but surrounding this gorgeous piece of history was the davy crockett motel, ripley's believe it or not, haagen-daaz ice cream, and mall, and a myriad of other modern attractions. 
wildseed farms:
they were so cute!! so in love even after almost four years.
it was SO windy!!! but it was a very warm, humid wind, and i kinda liked it. i was never cold in texas...except indoors because everything was air-conditioned.fredricksburg:
alas! this is my only picture of julie!! this was SO fun. while the guys went off and toured some war museum and had beer and dogs for lunch, we had tea. it was the CUTEST place, adorable in every way. i loved the waitresses aprons. i should have gotten a pic! they were very amy butler-ish.
looking out the back door of a shop
and, to prove that we saw them, bluebonnets.charlie and julie: thank you SO much for hosting us in your precious bed and breakfast, for feeding us, shopping for us (jen especially!), for making us laugh and filling our souls. we love you and cherish you!
posted by jen at
4:41 PM
2 Comments:
Aw! I love all these Texas pictures! (I only managed to get ONE the entire time you guys were out here, how did that happen!?)
It was such a joy to see you both! We love you guys!
*Y'all come back now, y'hear!
yes'm. ;) luv you!
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