Its the Alamo! The Alamo is pretty unimpressive as far as national monuments go, but everyone knows that. Its still cool to have seen it. I saw the giant live oak that's pushing down the walls, and we walked around the shrine.

San Antonio has lots of other missions, so after the Alamo we went to Mission Concepcion. It was really cool. We couldn't go in the church because they are restoring it, but we went in some of the side buildings. You could still see some of the colorful frescoes on the walls and ceilings. In one room, there was a large shelf, probably for a bed, and there was a doodle of a ship above it.

After that we went to the Natural Bridge Caverns. It rained about 8 inches the night before, so the caves were dripping. We had to walk through a lot of "rainy" spots, and the water was flowing down the path. Our feet got really wet, but it was worth it. The caverns were really cool. This was just a walking tour, but they offer tours where you get to crawl and climb through the caves. I think that would be fun to do.

Jon and I are going to San Antonio for the weekend! No reason, we just thought it would be fun. His friend from grad school lives down there, and we have yet to see the Alamo. The drive wasn't too bad, around 5 hours. The only problem was the monsoon we had to drive through from Austin to Seguin. I couldn't see the lines on the road. There was a truck in front of me, so I just followed his tail lights.

When I was looking for a new car in January, I test drove one that had a trunk caddy in it. That car was too expensive, but I loved the pouches. So when I got this car, I had them throw in the pouches. They probably thought I was weird, making such a big deal over such a simple item, but I love organizational compartments. I can't wait to put stuff into them.

This car started out pretty expensive, but I talked them down. I got pretty mean too. Thier downfall was that we were negotiating in a cubicle, like at work. I get mean at work, and the cubicle environment brought it out in me. Also they offered me some pretty weak deals, and even suggested a lease. Please.

Happy Birthday, Jon!!

Today is Jon's birthday. He loves rocks and fossils, and when we go hiking he is always stopping to look at and pick up rocks. When we dug the pond in my backyard, we found lots of cool fossils that he took. He said his career choices came down to engineer or paleontologist, and he decided to be a professional engineer and amateur paleontologist, because you can't do the opposite.

So I decided to give him some geologist tools for his birthday. I got him a rock hammer, a belt holster, and a magnifier. He's very excited. Now we need to go hiking somewhere where he can use them.

Archie likes to dive into the laundry basket and pull out washcloths. She then carries them throughout the house, dropping them in random places. I came home from work once and found 7 washcloths in the living room. Her favorites are black dress socks though. It doens't matter how deep I bury them in the hamper, she will pull them out. She will sometimes put those in her waterdish, and then drag them through the house. Lovely. I tell her she doesn't have to do laundry, but she insists.

Oddly enough, I have never seen her carrying laundry thoughout the house. But who else is here to do it?

Jon is feeling better today. We went to the ER this morning and they checked his stitches, and they all look good. He doesn't have to take his pain meds any more, but he's still taking it kind of easy though. I don't blame him.

I went to 5k class today, and ran faster than I wanted to. For the past couple of years, ever since I started running, I've only been focusing on finishing the distance I want to do. Now for the first time I am working on getting faster. Its a very different mindset, and my body is not really enjoying it. Thats good. It will make me stronger.

I love Clean Sheet Day. The bed is so soft and smooth and fresh. I just want to burrow in and stay. I have a comfy bed anyway, so its usually really hard to leave. I have a king size pillow top mattress. I don't know why anyone would want a bed smaller than a king. The space is awesome.