San Antone Christmas

Cousin-in-law with little one - Pic courtesy of L. Stevens

by blogSpotter

Today’s blog is a little bit of retrospective, being the last day of 2013. I came down with a horrible cold over the holidays and even as I type this I cannot breathe through my nose. I’ve been housebound drinking fruit juice and soup for 3 days now – cursing the zinc tabs that had no influence on my cold.

SAN ANTONIO

In spite of the cold, I had a terrific Christmas vacation in San Antonio. It was down-scale by some peoples' standards.. my brother and I stayed at the Days Inn right on Loop 410. Semis whooshed by through the night but the fan blocked out most of that. My brother described the lobby as smelling like “pooh/curry” though I didn’t really notice that. We dined at iHop and Whataburger across the highway most of the time. We visited our young cousins in Bandera, TX and I reaffirmed that I’m not excellent with toddlers.

Highlights of the trip were:
o Christmas dinner in Bandera with extended family
o Christmas Fireworks later that night
o Visiting Market Square and the Alamo with cousins
o Dining at Little Gretel in Boerne, TX and exploring the arts district

San Antonio is a beautiful city – Bandera Road is every bit as fetching as Austin’s FM 2222. It appears that half my family has relocated to West San Antonio, so who knows where I might settle in retirement. My heart is still with Austin, but no telling.

If you go somewhere with an A-D-D 3 year old, minding the toddler will take major precedence over anything else like shopping or eating. I must hand it to young parents everywhere – that’s a test of both sanity and endurance.

BYE to 2013

I guess it’s been the best and worst of times. We had a disastrous health care roll-out and also a government shut-down. But we’ve also had resurgence in the stock market and auto industry. From a personal standpoint, I’m a bit nervous about starting a new project at work in January .. I guess that makes our lives an adventure to shake it up sometimes. I really like my comfort zone though.

Here are some things in Big D we can look forward to in 2014:
o Completion of the DART Orange Line to DFW Terminal A
o Completion of the beautiful new Parkland Hospital
o Repeal of the Wright Amendment at Love Field
o Completion of the Love Field Modernization project

The above items should add attractive options and flexibility to our lives. Happy New Year to my couple of readers ;-) Now pardon me while I take some more cold pills.

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