For Memorial Day weekend, we decided to pack up and drive to San Antonio, only three hours from Houston. We've heard that San Antonio is a great place to visit and so we had to go see for ourselves! Here we are, sitting outside of our hotel, right along the river.
"The Riverwalk" is San Antonio's most popular attraction. It is a beautiful river, located below street level, that is loaded with restaurants, bars, music, and tourists. It was probably even busier than normal, since we picked Memorial Day weekend to visit, but we didn't mind. 
We paid a visit to the nearby Mexican Market, which was a festive, colorful few blocks in downtown San Antonio. Here we found Mexican artwork and pottery, Mexican food, and lots of fun music.
A friend of ours recommended The Little Rhein Steakhouse, which is a great place right along the quieter part of the river. We enjoyed great food and a beautiful sunset.
This was so sweet! We bought a bunch of fish to feed to the dolphins. The dolphins were super friendly and came right up to us (and anyone else holding food). Doesn't it look like they're smiling? :) We couldn't get enough of this.As cheesy as it sounds, the Shamu performance was pretty amazing. Being there today made me realize that you don't have to be a kid to enjoy this stuff. It really is incredible what the trainers teach these creatures to do.
We'd always heard of the Alamo, but before this trip, we never knew what it's significance was. Admit it: you don't know what happened at the Alamo either, right? The site of the the Alamo was originally a mission and fortress built by the Spanish Empire in the 18th century. In 1835, The Texas Revoloution began, which was a battle between Mexico and The Republic of Texas. The Texians (yes, there is an "i" in there) lost the Battle of the Alamo. However, they eventually defeated the Mexican Army at the Battle of San Jacinto. Today, the Alamo stands as a symbol of Texas independence.
We love baseball, so we headed to our first Houston Astros game! As Goody says, "baseball is everything that is right with America." The name comes from Houston's role as the center of the U.S. Astronaut program. The Astros used to play in the Astrodome, which was the world's first domed sports stadium. Today the 'Stros play in Minute Maid Park, which has a retractable roof. The Astros lost this game, sadly.
We were very excited to go to our first rodeo! We have heard that the Houston Rodeo is the biggest in the world. It was a very fun experience for us, even though we stuck out like sore thumbs (as you can see, we have no boots, hats, or fringe). The evening consisted of Texas-style barbeque, cowboys, and one of our favorite country singers.
We were very clearly rodeo rookies, because we showed up in our seats at 6:30pm sharp, expecting Kenny to begin his show then (that's what our tickets said!) We figured the cowboys had been hee-hawing all day and that the nighttime part of the rodeo was just for the concerts. However, when we got to our seats, we noticed that there weren't many people in the rest of the stadium and there was no stage to be found! We asked a local guy and he told us that Kenny wouldn't be out until several hours later. So, for the next 2 1/2 hours, we watched bull-riding, sheep-riding, and tried to adopt some Texas culture.Okay, so this is one of the funniest things we have ever seen. It's called Muttin' Bustin'. It's like bull riding for kids, except they ride sheep instead of bulls. A kid will sit on a sheep, wrap his arms around the sheep's neck and hold on for dear life. Then, the sheep runs as fast as he can and someone times how many seconds go by until the poor kid falls off in the dirt! These kids could not have been older than six. I was nervous about them getting trampled by the sheep, but they didn't and they LOVED it! After falling off of a sheep, each kid would stand up all proud and tall with his arms in the air. It was absolutely hilarious.
As I was strolling by Lincoln Center last week, I saw a crew filming for Gossip Girl. P.S. . . James works with a girl who lives in the same building as Chace Crawford. Not as cool as us living in the same building as Chace Crawford, but oh well!
John, Diane, James, and I went to see a musical, A Little Night Music, featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury! It was a great show! We sat in the front row and could almost touch Catherine (but don't worry, we didn't).
