It was a whirlwind of a week and weekend. We finished up our class on Saturday around 3:00pm and headed down to San Antonio. We were so close, that it didn't make sense to not go to the Alamo.
Killian drove down to San Antonio and the traffic is Austin was horrendous. It was a parking lot for about 45 minutes and then stop and go for the next 30 minutes. We finally made it down to the hotel in San Antonio and he was done driving. I don't blame him. It was nerve racking.
After checking into the hotel, we drove down to the river walk. We did the boat tour and then walked the loop before eating dinner at the Provost Haus. Which is situated in the historic Villetta. After dinner, we went back to the hotel and got in about 10:30pm. We were both worn out and ready to sleep.
Sunday morning, we got up and drove down to the Alamo. It is quite an experience and I recommend a visit to everyone who hasn't been there. A friend of my husband once stated that at the Alamo "you could feel the boys." I have to agree but it was more than the men and boys who died. I could feel the worry and concern of the women who were there waiting in fear for the battle to end. I could feel the grief of the wives and mothers who lost sons and husbands. It can be a very spiritual experience.
After the Alamo, we got on the road heading home. As we were driving through Houston there were boards in the road. Boards with really long nails in them. I'm talking 2x4s with at least 4" of nail sticking up. I was driving. Fortunately I was able to straddle the ones in my lane. There were 5 cars and a semi on the side of the road with multiple flat tires. I am thankful that the car in front of me slowed way down and that alerted me to some thing being off. I did the same but the car behind me was too impatient and ended up with flat tires. It was a mess. We were luck enough not to have any car trouble on the trip. Of course driving the brand new car probably contributed to that.
We also stopped at a Buckees while we were still in Texas. If you haven't been to a Buckees, it is an experience. A reel i saw on facebook describes it as Walmart and Cracker Barrel had a baby. Plan on at least 30 minutes to get the full effect. Killian and I got the XL chopped brisket sandwich, which was awesome. The soda fountain had all sorts of flavors and more than just cola in the diet flavors. The fudge bar was huge, we got an assortment box and it was all yummy. (No, I haven't eaten it all up already) I also picked up a box of Pecan Pralines, also very yummy. We even got souvenirs. Killian got a hat and I got a tee shirt.
We filled up the car while we were there and got back on the road. We didn't leave the Alamo until 12:30pm and had a 6-7 hour drive. I drove until we got out of the heavy traffic then Killian took over. We got to our hotel in Covington, LA around 9:30pm. We were both exhausted. Between the classes, the travel, and the sight seeing, we were done in. We didn't even get dinner. We just went to bed.
On Monday, we got up and were on the road by 8:00am. We had rain almost the whole way but it wasn't too terrible. Killian drove the rest of the way home. e got in about 4:30pm. We unloaded the car and talked with Perigrine who had dinner waiting for us. We were glad to be home.
Killian went back to work today. I go back tomorrow. I spent today doing the paperwork for some dental and vision insurance claims. I was going to try and finish the taxes but I still can't find the one 1099-inv for the stock dividends. Oh well. I will look some more tonight.
Back to the grind tomorrow. Do you ever struggle going back to work after some time off?
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