A Visitor from the East Coast

Woo Hoo!!!! We have a visitor!

Marlaena visited us this weekend - as some of you already know. She arrived last night. We brought her to a local resort where we had drinks and appetizers and met up with one of our fellow residents. Then we went to a local Italian restaurant and had some good family style italian food. It was excellent!

Today we showed Marlaena the base. Then we went downtown to the riverwalk, where we ate lunch. It is one of our favorite places - where we will happily take any visitors when you come out here! After lunch we walked to the Alamo and visited the grounds there. Despite the rain, our spirit was not hampered. But some of the pictures may show evidence of the rain. It is surprising because it almost never rains here between June and September. After the Alamo we went to Pat O'Brien's. It is a pub that began in New Orleans. It serves southern favorites like jumbalaya, po' boys, and gumbo. But they are most famous for their drink: The Hurricane. Unfortunately the original Pat O'Brien's is probably submerged in water due to the hurricane (no pun intended). So we went to the one in San Antonio and ordered 3 hurricanes. The proceeds of every hurricane you order there this week is donated to the Katrina Relief Fund. We had a fabulous time today and have returned home to get ready for tonight.

We are meeting up with a woman who is in our resident class and her husband who arrived to San Antonio for the first time last night. She has not seen him in 3 months. So we are going to a place called Howl at the Moon. It is a bar that features dueling pianos. It should be an absolute blast! We will forward all pictures that come out of a potentially deboucherous night! For the time being, enjoy the ones we took today.