Spring Break in San Antonio

We went with a bunch of LDS med school couples to stay in San Antonio for three days. We left Saturday morning and arrived in time to see the outside of the Alamo and tour the Riverwalk. The Riverwalk was packed due to Spring Break and St. Patrick's Day. They had dyed the water green for St. Patrick's Day. We had to wait in line for 35 minutes to eat at Saltgrass Steakhouse along the river.

The next morning we went to church, toured the Alamo, and visited the San Jose Mission. The San Jose Mission is one of five old Catholic missions in San Antonio (the Alamo is another one). It is an active church that has mass every Sunday. I wasn't prepared for how warm it would be. The nursing shield became a sun shield for the day and Nicholas wore shorts for the first time in his short life! That night, we went back to the hotel for dinner and to play games.









Monday morning we headed back. We stopped in Lockhart, the BBQ capital of Texas (and hence the world). We had fabulous ribs and brisket at Black's BBQ. They were the best ribs we have had in Texas so far. You can see Meleece and Jake who carpooled with us. We had a full car. They brought one small bag and the rest of the car was filled with Nicholas's stuff.




Next, we toured the state capital in Austin. Nicholas figured out how to make a great new noise on the trip. It was something between a growl, clearing his throat, and a cough. He decided to practice it non-stop during the guided tour of the capital. Joseph put his hat over his head and that made his stop for about a minute while he tried to figure out why it was suddenly dark.