Dan continues to work ridiculous hours -- BUT as a reward for all of his hard work, his wonderful boss scheduled a 3-day weekend off and told him to go far far away. So we packed our bags and spent 3 relaxing days in... San Antonio!
We did the typical tourist thing on our first day -- enjoyed strolling along the Riverwalk, gawked at the Alamo and ate really tasty Mexican food. In an effort to avoid the oppressing heat on our second day, we visited a quiet Japanese sunken garden that had been carved out of an old cement quarry. It was absolutely stunning (and definitely made me homesick for my Grandmother Ellie -- I think she would love it here).
During the heat of the afternoon, we visited the McNay Art Museum -- an expanded personal collection shown in Marion McNay's Spanish Colonial Mansion. Complete with original Monet, Van Gogh, Matisse, O'Keefe, Picasso, and so so much more. The paintings were amazing -- but her house (and courtyard in pictures below) were to die for. Next time we find ourselves in San Antonio, we will definitely be coming back!
All in all, we had a great trip.
Funny your cats just bunny-kicked the squash. I'm sure mine would have eaten half of it, too, the weird vegetarian that he is!
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