So I am still unemployed, although hopefully not for long, and I though I would spend a little time blogging about some of the fun things we’ve discovered about San Antonio.
The grocery shopping is about a million times better here. There is no tax on groceries, which is a luxury we didn’t enjoy in Georgia. Also - a lot of the produce comes from nearby farms or from nearby Mexico so it is cheap and very fresh…also a luxury we didn’t enjoy at our local grocery store in Georgia.
The Mexican food is plentiful and delicious. You can’t walk a block without bumping into at least one, if not two or three, authentic Mexican dining establishments. Some are a little more upscale, and some are complete hole-in-the-wall types of places…but so far we’ve discovered that most of it is good. Last week we went to Mi Tierra, the oldest Mexican restaurant in the city, and it is open 24 hours! Needless to say, this place is very famous and is thus overrun by tourists most of the time…so I don’t know how often we’ll go there, but it was a fun experience. One of the best in the city is rumored to be Paloma Blanca’s , and we plan to visit soon.
When we’re not in the mood for Tex-Mex, there seem to be plenty of other yummy choices as well. Today for lunch we had Chris Madrid’s …and it was heavenly. A better atmosphere and better burger than Fuddruckers any day of the week. And I love Fuddruckers!
Some new friends let us borrow a very cool book of theirs, called Walking Tour of San Antonio. This book literally leads you on numerous walking tours through the historical neighborhoods, the missions, the riverwalk/downtown, the parks, etc. I learned tons of history after just browsing through the pages…and it was especially fun to read little historical tidbits about some of the homes in our surrounding neighborhood!
We quickly figured out where all the necessities are located, although a funny thing happened when Jarrod tried to go to the nearby pharmacy to buy some Advil. He walked in and realized that the Olmos Pharmacy did not in fact sell medicine any more, but rather it is an old pharmacy that still serves malts! Ha!
Soon we plan to visit the following places:
San Pedro Park: The second oldest municipal park (second only to Boston Commons) in the United States. It is supposed to be really gorgeous with a spring-fed swimming pool.
Central Market: The best HEB grocery store in town with TONS of fresh food, organic produce, and delicious meals.
And of course, we’ll plan a trip to float the Guadalupe or Comal Rivers soon!
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Texans at last...
Hi everyone!
Long time no blogging, huh? Well, we're here in San Antonio, and so far...life is good...very good.
There are a couple reasons I haven't posted yet, and here they are:
1. We have no camera yet and therefore have not been able to take pics of our completely fabulous apartment to post.
2. I haven't taken a job...yet. Don't want to post on this until it is all settled, which will likely be very soon.
So there you have it...I promise a post is coming soon, and hopefully pictures too.
In the meantime I can tell you that Jarrod is all settled in his office and starts teaching tomorrow. He has been working long hours every day trying to get ready for classes and the debate season. Muggsy and I have been holding down the fort at the apartment, but I have quickly discovered that I would make a terrible "homemaker". I am going nuts. It has been over 3 weeks since I worked and while the break has been nice...I am now completely stir crazy. Now you may think to yourself, "why wouldn't Becca just keep busy by decorating the new apartment, working on projects, etc.?"...but the problem my dear friends, is that we found out last week that Jarrod doesn't get paid until September 25th!!! Yes, that is more than a month away. SO...all decorating projects, new furniture purchases, etc. are on hold for about a month...and hence, my state of boredom and stir-craziness.
The one thing I have done is interview, interview, interview. I have one more (hopefully final) interview today and then I have a big decision to make. So, stay tuned! Also - we are getting a digital camera in the mail any day now, so I promise to take lots of pictures ASAP and post them very soon!
Long time no blogging, huh? Well, we're here in San Antonio, and so far...life is good...very good.
There are a couple reasons I haven't posted yet, and here they are:
1. We have no camera yet and therefore have not been able to take pics of our completely fabulous apartment to post.
2. I haven't taken a job...yet. Don't want to post on this until it is all settled, which will likely be very soon.
So there you have it...I promise a post is coming soon, and hopefully pictures too.
In the meantime I can tell you that Jarrod is all settled in his office and starts teaching tomorrow. He has been working long hours every day trying to get ready for classes and the debate season. Muggsy and I have been holding down the fort at the apartment, but I have quickly discovered that I would make a terrible "homemaker". I am going nuts. It has been over 3 weeks since I worked and while the break has been nice...I am now completely stir crazy. Now you may think to yourself, "why wouldn't Becca just keep busy by decorating the new apartment, working on projects, etc.?"...but the problem my dear friends, is that we found out last week that Jarrod doesn't get paid until September 25th!!! Yes, that is more than a month away. SO...all decorating projects, new furniture purchases, etc. are on hold for about a month...and hence, my state of boredom and stir-craziness.
The one thing I have done is interview, interview, interview. I have one more (hopefully final) interview today and then I have a big decision to make. So, stay tuned! Also - we are getting a digital camera in the mail any day now, so I promise to take lots of pictures ASAP and post them very soon!
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
No blogging until....sometime hopefully sooner rather than later!
So today is Wednesday, August 1st. On Tuesday, August 7th, one VW Jetta, one Ford Explorer and one 26 foot Penske truck will pull into San Antonio carrying 2 Eatons, 3 Atchisons (yes - Muggsy counts) and a lot of stuff. Thankfully as of today, we finally have a place to actually pull in to. Yes folks - Jarrod is obtaining a money order as we speak to send in our deposit on an apartment - we have an address - finally. We were beginning to think we would have to live out of the truck!
No, we haven't seen it yet (a little scary), we are blindly trusting our agent to have picked us a nice place (also a little scary) and it doesn't have a washer or dryer connection (very scary). But...it is in a good neighborhood very near Trinity and it is twice the size of the loft we've been living in, with a new kitchen and bathroom...so...we'll take it. If you're ever in San Antonio and want to see us, you might just try popping into a couple laundromats because chances are I'll be there.
Alright, enough sarcasm. Seriously...this is good. We have a place to live and it is only a 6 month lease so we aren't tied to it for a whole year and will be able to buy a house as soon as we sell the loft. We'll post pics after we get there!
Which brings me to my actual point of this post...we're moving, so I won't be on the internet until...well...until we have internet in San Antonio. But next time I'm back I'll undoubtedly have some stories, some pictures and some desire to share details of all the adventures that we are about to embark on.
Alright...back to packing...we're almost done! (Mom - you said you didn't believe we would be done by Friday, but you are SO wrong!)
No, we haven't seen it yet (a little scary), we are blindly trusting our agent to have picked us a nice place (also a little scary) and it doesn't have a washer or dryer connection (very scary). But...it is in a good neighborhood very near Trinity and it is twice the size of the loft we've been living in, with a new kitchen and bathroom...so...we'll take it. If you're ever in San Antonio and want to see us, you might just try popping into a couple laundromats because chances are I'll be there.
Alright, enough sarcasm. Seriously...this is good. We have a place to live and it is only a 6 month lease so we aren't tied to it for a whole year and will be able to buy a house as soon as we sell the loft. We'll post pics after we get there!
Which brings me to my actual point of this post...we're moving, so I won't be on the internet until...well...until we have internet in San Antonio. But next time I'm back I'll undoubtedly have some stories, some pictures and some desire to share details of all the adventures that we are about to embark on.
Alright...back to packing...we're almost done! (Mom - you said you didn't believe we would be done by Friday, but you are SO wrong!)
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