On our way down to San Antonio we hear this rumble on the right side of our car. We pull over, get out, and yep, we have a flat :-( We were able to get into a Texaco gas station, and Roger proceeded to put on the spare. It took a good thirty or so minutes. We had planned on getting to San Antonio around seven o'clock in the evening and walking the Riverwalk at night, which is so romantic. It's this river in San Antonio with restaurants and shops along it. It's gorgeous at night with all the lights glinting off the river. However, because of the flat, we knew we wouldn't make it there until ten o'clock. So off we went again and when we got to our hotel in San Antonio we were pooped. It would have been annoying if we hadn't been together and in good spirits. That's the cool thing about having a genuine companionship. You can weather anything when you at least have each other...
Next day, we get up and eat breakfast. And guess what they had at the hotel? A Texas waffle maker!!! This thing is the coolest and now I want one. It makes waffles in the shape of Texas (see below). Too cool and a boon to my healthy Texas pride :-D
After breakfast, we found a Wal-Mart Tire and Lube and spent the next hour and a half waiting for our tire to be replaced on our car. Not exactly where you want to spend an anniversary trip, but what can you do? At that point, we didn't have a lot of time until we had to head back home. But we got to the Alamo. A lot has changed in the ten years since I was last there. The inside of the chapel is set up differently and the museum pieces have all been moved to a side building. Still, I always feel that soar of pride and honor when I read about the 200 men that fought against Santa Ana's thousands, providing Sam Houston the needed time to escape and rally the Texas troops elsewhere.
Finally, we took a stroll down the Riverwalk and found a place to eat right next to the water: a restuarant called The Republic of Texas. I enjoyed that part the most. Sitting there with my love and enjoying his company. I love the times it is just the two of us. It makes it all so much more special.
Then it was back home. Praise God it was an uneventful trip. We made it back and now we're tired, but happy and giving God the glory for our two years of marriage!