Remember the Alamo

After visiting with several supporters and friends in the San Antonio area, Glenn and I spent 1/2 day in the Alamo City. 

We thought the best way to explore the River Walk would be to take the River Boat Tour.  Good idea, Glenn!

My memories of San Antonio

While still pregnant with Ellen back in 1982, Glenn and I hopped on a Delta jet for a quick weekend get-away about a month before Ellen's due date.  Glenn checked into a hotel right on the River Walk, specifically asking if the hotel had a pool.  I needed to "float in the water" and get out of the HOT Texas Summer heat.  The attendant said "oh, yes, there is pool on the 2nd floor".  We gathered our stuff, checked into our hotel room, then proceeded to the 2nd floor, only to find that the supposed "swimming pool" was actually a "BILLARD POOL" room... not what we were expecting.

A second memory of San Antonio was way back in 1984, when we had a short weekend visit with G'mommy and G'daddy after attending Eric and Susan's wedding in Austin and Ellen, only 2 years old, had her first ice cream cone.  We sat her down on the park bench and watched her delight, as she enjoyed her vanilla cone while the ice cream squeezed through her possessive little fingers and dripped down off of her hand onto the ground and her pink tennis shoes. 

The third highlight that comes to mind of memorable San Antonio experiences came while we were visiting friends in 2001. They took us to their church on a Wednesday night where Max Lucado asked visitors to introduce themselves. Upon hearing we were missionaries he called us forward and prayed for us. What a wonderful privilege!

"Remember the Alamo", 

after all, today is Veteran's Day.

~J