First stop: Dinner and drinks while we waited to board from Portland to Newark, NJ!
We had a beautiful sunset!
We went from Portland to Newark, NJ and had to run to catch our flights to Houston, TX. Once we got off there was a little golf cart waiting to drive us to our last flight to San Antonio! A total of 8 hours on a plane, boy were we wiped! We got in at 2 AM Texas time!
We slept for a few hours and got up and headed down to a delicious breakfast at 9:30! We had omelets and headed to the Army Base! We got in a bunch of history and saw the progression of Army Medicine.
After we headed to check out some Cowboy Boots! Wow!
We hit the road and headed down to the Riverwalk! What a super fun area! I snapped a quick photo as the boat was cruzing behind us!
We had some yummy pizza and headed to check out The Alamo! What a cool historical area! We posed on this carved piece of wood that was made into a bench!
We did some more walking around town and headed back to the hotel room for FREE happy hour! My dad and I snuggled up on the lobby couch!
Wednesday morning Mom, Dad and I headed down to the gym before breakfast! I got in a quick 30 minutes of cardio and did a circuit of 6 different exercises (total body) for 3 sets! I had a delicious omelet again for breakfast! No better way to start the day with exercise and a healthy breakfast!
After breakfast we headed out for some SHOPPING! One of our favorite stores - Charming Charlie, was right down the street! We got some great deals! We were feeling silly in the back seat trying our new lipgloss! Dad and Cyn were trying out the different Beats Headphones together at Best Buy!
From there we headed to lunch! Cyn and Dad got the biggest beer glasses ever! The Resturant was extremely decorated & very busy!
After lunch mom and I took a walk to get a Latte at Starbucks then headed to the Riverwalk Center Mall! We found more great deals because they start there Black Friday shopping early! We loved seeing all the Christmas lights up on our walk home!
We got back in time for Happy Hour and got dressed and headed to Salt Grass on the Riverwalk for dinner! We enjoyed Coronaritas for the first time! What a fun drink!
We bundled up and headed to the Towers of America! It is 750 feet up! The Second tallest building in America! What a beautiful view over the city!
Thursday morning my parents were packing up to leave, but we got to enjoy another yummy breakfast and watch the parades with them! Once they left we headed down the Riverwalk, again, to find some fun for our Thanksgiving day! We jumped on a boat tour around the river and grabbed lunch at an Italian Resturant! We definitely were missing a home cooked meal and being surrounded by family on this special day of thanks!
Thankfully, we were able to make the best of it together! We still got in an afternoon snooze - it wouldn't be thanksgiving without one right?! After we headed out looking for Dessert! We got an Apple Cobbler at the Hard Rock Cafe! Followed by another Happy Hour! Yum! Boy, have we been lucky to indulge this week!
I was feeling ambitious and too full to function so I headed to the gym for a quick 35 minute cardio session! I felt so much better after! We packed up, found some football on TV and headed to bed!
Friday morning I was up at 7 and headed to the gym! Got in another 35 minute session of cardio followed by some weights! After we headed to breakfast and last minute packing. We were at the airport around 9:30 ready and waiting for our first plane to take off! We treated ourselves to a yummy Cinnabon! Mmmm! It's been years since I had one of these!
We had got in to Philadelphia at 4 and grabbed lunch and landed in Portland at 6:30! Pam and Pete picked us up and we went to there house for leftover turkey! Pete, Murph and the Boys came over too! We watched a Christmas movie and ate pie!
Saturday morning I work up feeling super sick, but I had asked Lululemon if they needed any help today and they put me on the schedule for 10-3. I couldn't let them down so I rested until 8:30 and hit the road!
I had a great shift, so great that I stayed an extra half hour without even knowing it! We were all asked to wear red and since I haven't been added to the system yet they got me my first top! I love it!
After work I hurried home to be with family!
Sunday morning we got up to go grocery shopping and get our tree! We made an adventure out of it and found the perfect tree! We had a wonderful day surround by family!
Little Kayla quickly became belas best friend!
Cyn got me my favorite ornament! A Cupcake!
We had a nice evening at my parents an we gave my aunt an early birthday present! It was nice to finish our weekend at my parents house!
Life has a crazy way of doing things to open our eyes to other things we might not have realized. It throws us curves and we have to make our best judgement on how we react. Nothing should ever be taken for granted. We need to appreciate and express our love and gratitude to everyone we come in contact with.
After this weekend, I am feeling extremely different about life and different choices I have made. Life is short. There is no time to spend it unhappy. Life is to be lived to its fullest extent and moving forward I plan to leave all my cards on the table no matter what it takes!
Remember: “Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.” —Arnold Palmer
Being the best person you can be is all you can do... Don't give any less than your best, ALWAYS!
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