San Antonio, Texas

March 20th, 2007

I took my wife away on a surprise Texas getaway this past week. My mother-in-law and sister were very generous and babysat our kids during this time. My wife Shell had no idea about the surprise until I told her to to pack her bags 1.5 days before take-off. Texas is one of our favorite states and we had a blast visiting San Antonio and Houston, we were in Dallas/Fort Worth a few years earlier and loved it as well.

In San Antonio we stayed in the heart of downtown at a hotel called “La Mansion“. We had a great room (not the cheapest) with a view of the Riverwalk, so close that we could spit in it (not that we tried anything like that). The Riverwalk was easily the most enjoyable part of San Antonio. It a beautiful area filled with nice restaurants and shops. We also visited other San Antonio attractions including the Alamo, and the Missions. All the people were SUPER NICE. The weather was great… 70’s all the way up to 85 degrees. This was especially nice since Lancaster, PA received 5 inches of sleet and snow while we were away.

On Friday I had another surprise for Shell. We took a 3 hour trip to Houston for the Rodeo (considered the largest in the nation) as well as a Dierks Bentley concert (he’s a cool country singer). Photos of our getaway here.

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