i feel super de duper tired today ... so i'm going to share some fun times i've had so far here with you to attempt to snap myself out of this.
thursday night we had our first night off campus. we went to the river walk. it was so cute! under the surface it was a little strange though because there are all these water fountains and lush greenery ... you would never know san antonio is in stage 2 of a draught if you just went there. that aside. we parked near the mexican market and walked through it to the river walk (with linda as our tour guide... i swear that woman knows every little fact about san antonio, a wealth of knowledge). we all wanted to eat together so we ended up at a bbq restaurant. paula couldn't leave texas without bbq. (yes friends i can go to high meat places too and be just fine. i think i'll do a more thorough post about that later.) we walked over the the alamo and got a group picture... oh yes we can be tourists too. by the way if you would like to see a few pictures so far here are some posted by marcelle. so you can put some faces with names...sort of.
YESTERDAY WAS MARCELLE'S 36TH BIRTHDAY!!! as we repeated constantly all day feliz cumpleaños (happy birthday) and at dinner some of the sisters sang the mexican happy birthday song. (which i think i might like a little more) there's a tradition that on your birthday a group will gather outside your window and sing that song to you! =)
We had dinner with our spiritual companions at IWM and then went to an irish pub for her birthday. it was good to get out! paula had a little culture shock when we were there because she didn't have her id on her (she's 32) and they wouldn't serve her. gosh in america we are sticklers on ids. we're all used to it, but the english not so much.
i'm very excited tomorrow we're going to mass at the cathedral and they say they have a mariachi band! then we're taking a walking tour of that area! fun times!
i have the strong desire to do an art right now. i would love to paint something (i have no paint) make a collage (i have no glue) draw with sidewalk chalk (none of that either). maybe i'll make a design out of the fallen dead leaves on the ground. sounds good to me!
off to another class...
thursday night we had our first night off campus. we went to the river walk. it was so cute! under the surface it was a little strange though because there are all these water fountains and lush greenery ... you would never know san antonio is in stage 2 of a draught if you just went there. that aside. we parked near the mexican market and walked through it to the river walk (with linda as our tour guide... i swear that woman knows every little fact about san antonio, a wealth of knowledge). we all wanted to eat together so we ended up at a bbq restaurant. paula couldn't leave texas without bbq. (yes friends i can go to high meat places too and be just fine. i think i'll do a more thorough post about that later.) we walked over the the alamo and got a group picture... oh yes we can be tourists too. by the way if you would like to see a few pictures so far here are some posted by marcelle. so you can put some faces with names...sort of.
YESTERDAY WAS MARCELLE'S 36TH BIRTHDAY!!! as we repeated constantly all day feliz cumpleaños (happy birthday) and at dinner some of the sisters sang the mexican happy birthday song. (which i think i might like a little more) there's a tradition that on your birthday a group will gather outside your window and sing that song to you! =)
We had dinner with our spiritual companions at IWM and then went to an irish pub for her birthday. it was good to get out! paula had a little culture shock when we were there because she didn't have her id on her (she's 32) and they wouldn't serve her. gosh in america we are sticklers on ids. we're all used to it, but the english not so much.
i'm very excited tomorrow we're going to mass at the cathedral and they say they have a mariachi band! then we're taking a walking tour of that area! fun times!
i have the strong desire to do an art right now. i would love to paint something (i have no paint) make a collage (i have no glue) draw with sidewalk chalk (none of that either). maybe i'll make a design out of the fallen dead leaves on the ground. sounds good to me!
off to another class...
Hey Lisa,
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are having a great time. Take care of yourself!
Grandma & Aunt Julie
Hello Lisa, we really enjoyed talking to you last night! We found your sewing kit with no problem, the other item is a problem.
ReplyDeleteWe were curious about the photos you linked to. Would you please do a left-to-right listing of the persons' names so we can match faces and names? Please take good care of yourself!
Love,
Mom & Dad