Where love is....: January 2012

Chris had been in Utah for two weeks on business. When he finally made it home we decided to take a road trip to San Antonio before Christmas Eve. It is a three hour drive west of Houston and is pronounced San Antone by some of the locals. On our way we stopped by Seguin, Texas to see where Chris' dad grew up. We saw the graves of his grandparents (Nanny and Opa) and great grandparents along with his dad's childhood home. It was special to finally see the place where so many fun stories were created over the years.

We continued on and arrived in San Antonio later that afternoon, checked into our hotel, and headed for the River Walk. We strolled the river and later found a great Tex Mex place right on the Walk. The evening weather was nice, we were seated on a balcony overlooking the river with mariachis serenading. It was very romantic minus the squirming baby and keeping our kids from throwing things over the balcony...ha. The next day we headed to the Alamo. This place was inspiring...200 Texans held their ground and fought to the death against thousands of mexicans under the direction of Santa Ana's rule of tyranny. "Liberty or death....remember the Alamo." Chris has a distant relative named Major John Joseph Baugh that fought and died at the Alamo, pretty cool. Psssss...remember to remove your hat and speak softly when you enter or they will let you know....this is considered hallowed ground in Texas.

After a lot of fun we headed back to Houston. On the way home we pulled off the beaten path to a little town called Luling. This is home to a famous small-town BBQ smokehouse. I truly felt like I was having a real "Texas experience". Being in a small, cute town eating BBQ with some reputation. There was quite a line and their own special way of ordering. There were huge smokers the size of cars, unlike anything I had ever seen. The ribs, brisket, and sausage are ordered by the pound, served in a pile on butcher paper, and paid with cash. By the way we ate everything with our hands except the "tater salad". I could not get enough of the sauce, it was soooo good. We had a fun road trip and created some good memories.