On New Year’s Eve, Bryan made us reservations for dinner at Acenar on the Riverwalk.
I was so excited when our server led us outside, through the crowds, and to a little secluded table on the balcony overlooking the Riverwalk. So cool!
Just look at those pretty lights!
It was a delicious meal, and a great way to celebrate the end of a terrific year.
After dinner, we wandered amidst the Riverwalk crowds until we came out at the Alamo.
Last time we visited during the day, so it was neat to see it at night. While you couldn’t get inside, they had the facade all light up and glowing.
Exciting people that we are, we headed home early. At midnight, Bryan was asleep, but as I lay in bed reading, I heard the fireworks for quite some time. Sounded like fun…but maybe not as much fun as being cozy in bed.
On January 1, we headed home. We drove from San Antonio to College Station, stopping for lunch at this great restaurant in Bastrop.
I don’t know if you heard last summer about some of the big fires in Texas. Bastrop contained an area known as the “Lost Pines,” a beautiful pine forest. During last summer’s drought, fire took out 34,000 acres and burned over 1,600 homes.
Bryan and I drove through Bastrop State Park, and we were awed at the extent and thoroughness of the fire damage. Really impressive, sobering destruction.
We drove the rest of the way to College Station, then flew to Dallas and finally to Madison, where the weather was in the teens. Burr! Bryan had off work on January second, so we sat around the house and enjoyed pretending like we were slugs. It was so nice to have a little down-time at home before Granny flew the kids up on the 4th. Thanks oodles to Granny and Grandad for giving us this lovely time together:)