Sign of the (old) times!

We came across this motel while driving in the outskirts of San Antonio. Take a look at the features that this ritzy place has to offer! Swimming pool! Refrigerated air (is that AC?)! Television (no mention of HBO)! Telephones! All for only $25.95 (per day or hour?). What is a tejas?

Picnic at St. Matthew

St. Matthews had their annual picnic recently. The weather was perfect, everyone brought a dish (or two or three) to share, the Knights cooked hot dogs, burgers, and chicken, the kids had several 'jumpy' contraptions to play in, all commissions had info booths set-up, and there was even a pie eating contest. Everyone had a good time!

Kellie's Graduation

Kellie graduated from Kennesaw State University on May 14, 2008, with a BS in Elementary Education. She will be teaching 3rd grade at Green Acres Elementary School in Smyrna, starting this July. We are so happy for her, and very proud of her. She graduated with honors, also. She had a few cheering sections at the ceremony, including ten folks in our row, her sorority sisters across the hall, and other friends and classmates scattered around. We celebrated afterwards at Taco Mac, where everyone had a good time. Next adventure wiil be setting up her new apartment in the Kennesaw area.

Spring Break 2008 Follow-up

A little late, but here's a wrap-up on our trip to Texas. Everything went well, from flights to rental car to hotels to food, etc. We had a great time. Spent the first two days in Austin (to avoid the NCAA Final Four mess in San Antonio). Kellie is a big University of Texas sports fan, so we visited the campus a few times. Went to the top of the UT Tower (great views). The LBJ presidential library is on the campus, so we visited it. Went to Lady Bird's wildflower park one morning (a very hot day to walk around and look at flowers!). Austin has some great, quirky restaurants, and we were able to visit a few. Leaving town, we drove to the LBJ Ranch and took the tour. Very interesting, and a lot of history in the area.
Finally made it down to San Antonio! Our hotel was right on the RiverWalk, so we rode the river taxis the rest of the week. Visited the Alamo downtown, and also two Spanish missions south of town. Of course we hit the trinket shops, and Kellie bought something for each of her 3rd grade students in her student-teaching class. Again, we found some great restaurants (mainly Tex-Mex). It was fun to sit along the RiverWalk and sip a cool beverage (even Mom had a couple Margaritas!). We drove out to the west of town, and visited some sights, too.
Overall, it was a great vacation. It may have been the first vacation ever that didn't involve being near an ocean!