I\u2019m writing this on Day 4 actually.\u00a0 I never got around it to yesterday.\u00a0 Needless to say, we arrived in San Antonio with only one incident on record.<\/p>\n
We followed our usual on the road routine.\u00a0 We got up, got ready, had breakfast, and made a quick exit out of town.\u00a0 The weather was really nice.\u00a0 The temperatures were mild enough to have the windows down as we drove down the road.\u00a0 This meant I could take advantage of the sun for some tanning.<\/p>\n
I get my tan for the year by working in the yard and the gardens and while driving on vacation. \u00a0Probably explains why my legs don\u2019t get that tan.\u00a0 It\u2019s hard to tan your legs sitting in the car.\u00a0 I tend to cast a shadow on my extremities as I work in the yard.<\/p>\n
We headed into Dallas to catch 35 heading to San Antonio.\u00a0 Wow, Dallas has grown since I was last here.\u00a0 The roads were once again confusing.\u00a0 We had to catch the next exit and come back to hit 35.\u00a0 Don\u2019t worry, it wasn\u2019t just us.\u00a0 I bet three or four of the cars behind did the same thing.<\/p>\n
We stopped off just south of Dallas to eat.\u00a0 Rich found a southern restaurant that he wanted to try, but it turned out to be closed.\u00a0 Our second choice worked out better.\u00a0 Dickie\u2019s BBQ was just up the road a piece.\u00a0 The food turned out to be pretty good with a wide choice of sides.\u00a0 I like that in a restaurant.\u00a0 I\u2019m not in the fries thing too much.<\/p>\n
Back on the highway, we dodged the slow cars and the semis.\u00a0 We were only 3 hours out of San Antonio at this point.\u00a0 We reached Austin good time.\u00a0 This is another city that has grown.\u00a0 I told Rich we should find out if the Peterson Brothers were playing anywhere.\u00a0 This is their stomping ground.\u00a0 Then I remembered they were Louisiana for a festival.\u00a0 Too bad, it would have been fun to see them at their regular gig.<\/p>\n
We got the outer limits of San Antonio and prepared to wind our way into Rose\u2019s house.\u00a0 I punched the gas to get by one particularly slow vehicle in preparation for our turn.\u00a0 Just then the air conditioner stopped for a second and then the fan came back on.\u00a0 However, there was no cold air blowing out.\u00a0 Rich messed with it a while and finally declared it dead.\u00a0 Now we had to find a shop to fix it while we were here since the 90 degree weather would bake us.<\/p>\n
We navigated the frontage road system to Rose\u2019s house.\u00a0 Sorry, JP, your house, too.\u00a0 Rose and JP live in a gated community.\u00a0 I had gotten the gate code from Rose while she was at our house a week or so back.\u00a0 Rich dug out my phone and opened the Evernote with the code.\u00a0 The gate slid back and I felt like I was welcomed.<\/p>\n
We arrived!\u00a0 Rose came out to greet us.\u00a0 The house is very nice and very chilly.\u00a0 Just what you need after driving in 90 degree weather with the windows all down.\u00a0 Stephanie, Rose\u2019s friend from Seattle, was in for vacation.\u00a0 We got reacquainted.\u00a0 Stephanie was just in to work on her tan since Seattle see so little sun.\u00a0 She was doing a nice job on her tan.<\/p>\n
George and his wife, Michelle, were here to enjoy the day.\u00a0 Some other friends had stopped by for a few moments to see the house.\u00a0 I think the young couple was looking to buy in the area and it was a chance to see what one of the properties looked like.\u00a0 George and JP know each other from one of the companies they had worked at together.\u00a0 George and Michelle are expecting twins in October.\u00a0 She looked so small for twins, but I\u2019m sure the best is yet to come as time gets closer.<\/p>\n
The previous owner of the house had installed a smoker in an alcove in the garden.\u00a0 It was handcrafted and very cool.\u00a0 Needless to say, JP is doing the time honored practice of experimenting with smoking dinner.\u00a0 He was trying a version of brisket and pork roast.\u00a0 This, of course, got Rich going on his experiences with learning to smoke.\u00a0 I think this is just something guys like to do.\u00a0 If they can\u2019t kill it, they can at least smoke it.<\/p>\n
The brisket was very nice.\u00a0 The pork was taking a lot longer because the heat of the smoker was fluctuating.\u00a0 When it came up about 12:00 midnight, it was very tasty.\u00a0 Yep, midnight.\u00a0 And I was still up for the festivities, which is very unusual for me.\u00a0 We had a snack of pork before bedtime.<\/p>\n
Stephanie needed some things and I volunteered to take her to the store.\u00a0 I hadn\u2019t been drinking and it seemed like the safe thing to do.\u00a0 We borrowed JP\u2019s truck and headed out.\u00a0 Getting out of the neighborhood was easy.\u00a0 We went to the local Walgreen\u2019s.\u00a0 We talked as we gathered up the goodies we came for.\u00a0 We checked on fireworks, like sparklers, but apparently they never got any for the season.\u00a0 Too bad.\u00a0 At the checkout, Stephanie attempted to buy a carton of cigarettes.\u00a0 She was informed that they didn\u2019t have any cartons.\u00a0 Turned out, they were robbed of all the cartons under the front counter the previous evening.\u00a0 Then the clerk points to one of the front doors, which was covered with a board.\u00a0 At about 3:00 AM, someone broke in and took what they could. Luckily, the store was closed.<\/p>\n
On the way back to the house, we had a little trouble with the gate.\u00a0 Stephanie said there was a button to open it.\u00a0 I took a chance I could find it and pulled past the panel to enter the code.\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t find it!\u00a0 There was truck behind me, who eventually opened the gate just to get me out of the way.\u00a0 We waved a really big thanks.<\/p>\n
As it had started to get dark, the women walked down to the block party taking place in one of the cul-de-sacs.\u00a0 Everyone was very friendly.\u00a0 We introduced ourselves and talking for a few minutes before the fireworks from the next neighborhood over started.\u00a0 We decided to walk back to the house and see what fireworks appeared from the top deck.\u00a0 This meant walking back up hill.\u00a0 I thought it was easier going down.<\/p>\n
From the top deck, we could see maybe 5 or 6 different sets of fireworks going off.\u00a0 This included downtown San Antonio and Six Flags.\u00a0 Interestingly enough, they looked pretty much the same.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t see too many differences in the patterns and colors.\u00a0 Fireworks never last too long and after 20 or 30 minutes, most were over.\u00a0 It was just the illegal fireworks that we saw on occasion after that.<\/p>\n
We sat out on the deck talking for a long time.\u00a0 The breeze was blowing and the temperature was pretty moderate.\u00a0 Rich, Rose, and Stephanie were drinking.\u00a0 I just couldn\u2019t feel like I needed to have any alcohol at that time.\u00a0 Maybe tomorrow I\u2019ll feel the need for something.\u00a0 We had our pork snacks and drifted off to bed.\u00a0 Man, was I tired.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow morning, we\u2019ll find a place to fix the Honda.\u00a0 Then we can enjoy our stay in San Antonio without further worth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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