Everything's bigger in TX

...like layovers, BBQ, apartments, rivers, and my belly as result of all the yummy food. I would have to say the Alamo is something that's not so big in size, but a big tourist attraction.

Let's start out with Wednesday. I was up at 5, worked 6-3, headed to the airport for 5pm flight to Denver and then off to San Antonio at 7pm. First flight was delayed due to tornadoes in Denver. We boarded the plane and then they took us off because another tornado hit and we couldn't leave for another hour. Received update that connecting flight wouldn't be leaving until 8pm. Re-boarding plane at 8pm as quickly as possible and decided to stay behind to ask about updates on our connecting flight since it was supposed to be leaving Denver already. Yep, it had. The very unfriendly staff at Frontier Airlines (their motto: "A Whole Different Animal"...so true) had apparently not planned on letting us know any sooner and were just going to let us on the plane to Denver and let us figure it out when we got there. Luckily, since we asked, the lady took down our names, told us we would be put on standby for the next flight to San Antonio and to check with the staff in Denver which flight that might be. In all the rush, she did tell us that we could stay in Salt Lake and receive a voucher which would be good for 1 year, or we could try to make it onto a flight on standby but since it was a holiday weekend and most flights were full we might not get on for a couple days. As she is saying this another person is yelling at her that he has to close the gates so she tells us that we have to tell her our decision RIGHT NOW. Without really thinking, I just said, "okay, let's go." Adam was being hesitant, and I still can't believe I took that risk! As soon as we buckled in, I thought about what I had just done...was this the right thing to do? Were we given that option because we were really supposed to stay in SLC because the plane was going to crash?? Were we ever going to get to San Antonio??

Prayer works! We got to Denver safely at 10:10pm and we were there told that the first flight was at 11:50am. So we camped at the Denver airport for 13 hours! Luckily we had some snacks with us. Adam watched the extended edition of the Fellowship of the Ring while I attempted a few hours of sleep with my head on his shoulder, we checked email, facebook, baby strollers, and made a list of apartments that we wanted to look at if we ever made it to TX. (And entertained ourselves by taking pictures of each other...here are some of the highlights)


We actually made it onto the 11:50 flight, got to TX, showered (the best shower of my life!!), and headed out to look at one apartment and catch the "worst BBQ" for dinner. Just a bunch of guys BBQing and they sell food by the pound. That giant jar of pickles did catch my pregnant eye, but I resisted.
They served our food on a crate and gave us a stack of bread to eat with it. We got some ribs, brisket, creamed corn, peach cobbler, and "chopped," which is a mix of their sausage, and a couple other meats in their BBQ sause. Yes, the way they spelled sauce bugged me the whole time, but the food was delicious!!


The next day, Friday, we slept in until 9ish, got some yummy breakfast tacos, and then apartment hunted for HOURS...until 6pm when all the offices closed. I'm only going to show you our very favorite one! Oh, we didn't stop for lunch because all 6 places we went to offered complimentary cookies (I didn't refuse at any of the locations, and I even helped myself to seconds half the time)! My favorite were the white choco/craisins cookies! Never would have thought to do this myself, but LOVED them! K, so here we go on the tour of the apartment:

We love the flow of the place, the natural lighting from the big windows, the bay window, and the openness! AND the plush, non-industrial carpet!!

Kitchen: Notice the DISHWASHER to the right!!! Haven't had one of these in 3.5 years and are so excited for the possibilities!

From our bedroom, There is a vanity area with 2 sinks here, next to it is the room with a toilet and tub, and next to that is another vanity area with 1 sink that leads into the 2nd bedroom and also to the living room. AND in the mirror reflection here you can see a sneak peak at the washer and dryer which is included in the apartment...not just hookups. Can you imagine??...Going from 1 sink with no counter space and having to go up and down 3 flights of stairs to do laundry....to 3 sinks, lots of counter/cabinet space, and having a washer/dryer right inside the apartment?? Heavenly!We went to the River Walk to obviously walk around and then get some dinner. We got some yummy Mexican food and sat at a table right by the river. Such a gorgeous evening!


And here's the Alamo. Um, what else do I say here?
Saturday morning we slept in until almost 11am! We were so exhausted from the day before. Our friends had to head out of town, but their parents gave us the car to go to the mall for a couple hours before taking us to the airport. It's sure hot there, but so fun to be with Adam on a vacation together!
Here we are, back at the Denver airport for a planned 3 hour layover with no delays! Hooray! Much happier in this picture!
Back to Utah and here's the latest baby belly picture!