Our New Life in San Antonio

Welcome to Texas....Schertz, TX!

We arrived to the small city of Schertz on Feb 26 around 3:30 and got ourselves situated into our new home. By the time Thursday came along, all of our boxes were unpacked and shoved into our tiny outdoor balcony closet, which also contains the awesome washer and dryer. (We've had a fair share of not so awesome washer and dryers so we know when we've got good ones) I did all of our laundry, cutesy up the apartment and even made some cookies for our nice neighbors who helped us move in and Kyle's new team members at the City of Schertz!

I have to admit that as we were driving from Utah to Texas, we both were a bit depressed by the scenery. Leaving the Majestic Rocky Mountain Range and heading towards the south, our drive became more and more desolate. But you know we really tried to make the best of it. We jammed out to our music and also, according to Kyle's  view "lets listen to more of Aunt Jemima", The Help.  We took our sweet time traveling and decided to try go see the Carlsbad Caverns but we were too late and they were closed. Oh well though, it was worth it when we had to take the "shortcut" road back to the highway.

Everyone has been so friendly and nice to us...and so has the weather!!! Apparently there was a huge snow storm back in Utah and you want to know something? (well, you'll probably have no sympathy for us) We don't miss the cold at all! Of course it's taken me multiple wardrobe changes to realize that even if it is rainy it is still really warm and you don't need a long sleeve shirt, sweatshirt and pants. I decided to turn on the AC even!(I discovered the whole idea of opening up your windows at night to keep the house cool for the day kind of thing doesn't work as well here) That freaked out Kyle at first because "it's just not normal to have the AC on in February!" but he appreciates it now. This climate change is going to take some getting used to but I have a feeling it won't take very long.  It is quiet around here too except when the kids at our apartment complex are out playing after school everyday which is cute, and we have a train that is really close and comes by every 3-4 hours. We are not used to it's annoying horn yet but it sure does make for some funny moments for us. We laugh about how annoying the train is.

Our first weekend here Kyle took me out to a nice dinner on the Riverwalk in downtown San Antonio! He has been planning this "romantic date", he keeps calling it, since Valentines Day. What a sweetie! The Riverwalk is extraordinary during the night. It's a really life Jungle in the city.  I love it!

The view from our table at the Gristmill Resurant

We also visited the cutest little tourist town called Gruene, pronounced GREEN.  Kyle was excited to visit because it is the closest town that has a fly fishing shop. We walked around the town and then had dinner at the most quaint restaurant that overlooks the river. Our waitress spoiled us and made us feel very welcome.  Gruene reminds us of Park City but it's not as big or as great as Park City. We like to bring people here, so expect to go visit Gruene when you come visit.