A Quick trip to San Antonio

One of my fun responsibilities at church is working with the youth, and specifically with a group of young women. Every Sunday I and other leaders get to meet with them during the third hour of church, sometimes as their teachers but mostly to learn from them. On Wednesday nights we usually meet for some sort of activity. This past week, we didn't meet on Wednesday, but instead planned a Saturday youth temple trip to San Antonio. This presented an opportunity for Michael and I to spend a little extra time out of town. On Friday night after work, Michael loaded us up into the car along with the necessary supplies for an over-nighter. We made a quick stop for dinner at our favorite barbecue place "Rudy's" and then drove into downtown San Antonio where we checked into a hotel by the river. It was a nice hotel and we had an amazing view out of the 20th floor. Our room had a cute little balcony so we were able to take a couple of pics with the Tower of the Americas before heading to the temple on Saturday morning. The San Antonio temple is a beautiful small temple with lots of amazing and colorful stained glass. I could have stared at the windows the whole time but I was there to help out the youth so that is what I did. I couldn't help but have that wonderful feeling that meant to me that we were in a special place. Afterwards we all met up at the local church building for lunch and to share the feelings we had felt, then parted ways so that the youth could return to their homes. Michael and I continued our San Antonio adventure. My dear cousin Michelle aka Shelleigh lives in San Antonio and we were able to stop in at her work, The Cheesecake Factory, and enjoy a meal as well as a brief visit. It was nice to see her and for her to see Savannah again. She had made the trip to see us all right after Savannah was born. Somehow eight months have flown by! We enjoyed our quick trip and hope that there will be more day trips and family get-aways.