Busy in Boerne

We all seem to be feeling better and we've been having a good time in Boerne!  We had lunch with Pam and John at the Bass Pro Shop restaurant at The Rim.  We had a good time and it is always fun to check out Bass Pro Shop!

Gloria's brother Bob and his wife, Marilyn arrived in Boerne from Illinois on Tuesday night.  We've been visiting with them and doing some sightseeing.  We went to Cavenders boot shop and Bob bought some very nice Alligator boots.  Funny, he said he couldn't find these in Illinois!  Only in Texas!  John bought some black Ostrich boots.  Ted and I refrained from any boot buying! 

Next we had lunch with Chris Madrids.  They have delicious, huge hamburgers.  You wouldn't want to go there at night but it's a great lunch place!  Everyone shared burgers so we weren't so stuffed!  Next we went to the Mercado.  It is a small Mexican shopping village in San Antonio.  Gloria needed some Vanilla and they have the best at a reasonable price.  John, Bob and Ted got a new leather belts and I got a new leather change purse.  Marilyn found a very pretty silver flower neclace.  We were all happy with our purchases!

On Thursday night, John and Gloria's granddaughter, Haley, was elected to the National Honor Society.  We all went to see her Induction Ceremony.  She is a junior this year.

Yesterday Gloria didn't have little kids for day care so we all took off for the San Antonio Riverwalk.  We first did a tour of the Alamo.

After we did the tour and visited the gift shop, we went over to the riverwalk for lunch.  After lunch we took the 5 mile tour on the river.  They are extending the riverwalk and will allow personal watercraft on about 8 miles of the river by the end of next summer.  It took us about an hour to do go all the way through the locks to the the furtherest point you can go on the river and back.  It is a nice ride through the locks.  Part of the river is 9 feet higher and the lock holds about 27000 gallons of water.  They have restaurants along the way, art museums, a park, and have added artwork under bridges and along the river.

Today we are all meeting our friend Laura Joann at Hillbillyz for a barbeque dinner.  Tomorrow we leave Boerne and head to San Diego!

A good time in the Hill Country..."Ain't Life Grand!"