Remember the Alamo

We headed to San Antonio on December 23rd for our 3rd trip to the Alamo Bowl. DJ had to go down a day early (the team went on the 24th) to set up meeting rooms, and the girls and I figured we would go down early too. We got up, picked up the house, finished packing, and headed out around noon. 

The girls and I have a Get Out Pass and a lot of the activities we can do are in San Antonio. We used one of our passes for an hour jump at a trampoline park and headed straight there after we left the house. 

The girls had a blast jumping, climbing, and playing.

The Get Out Pass is avaialable in several states and we have loved using it over the last year! You can use the code itselainewelte to save on passes for your family! 

It was so cold our first day. I wore my favorite leggings, my new boots, and a cozy pullover. 

We left the trampoline park and headed for the hotel. First stop after unloading our suitcases- a photo op with mega megaphones. 

The Riverwalk mall was beside our hotel, so we walked around for a bit and the girls opted to spend a dollar to ride the bus. 

We stopped for cookies and ice cream after the girls bus ride. 

We use to eat at Cold Stone Creamery all of the time when we lived in Oklahoma, and these girls barely remembered it! 

DJ was still setting up meeting rooms; we were finished walking around the hotel, so the girls had some fun at little Christmas photo areas set up in the hotel. 

And then they played on the escalators. 

They were having the best time. 

Eventually DJ got finished and we were able to go grab some dinner before calling it a day. 

On Christmas Eve day, we visited two of the missions in San Antonio. I figured the girls have seen the Alamo before so we wanted to visit some of the other historic places in San Antonio. 

The two missions we visted are still used as churches today. 

After our stops at the missions, we headed to Mi Tierra for lunch. 

Their chicken verde enchiladas were delicous! 

We walked through the market, and were so thankful for the sunshine even though it was still chilly. 

We made it back to the hotel to see the team arrive. 

We had snacks and cookies in our hotel room that afternoon. 

Then we made it the our first bowl event. DJ and I were gifted Oakley sunglasses from the bowl. The girls received Alamo Bowl sunglasses, and we braved the chilly night to take the most picturesque photo in front of the Alamo all lit up at night. 

So pretty! 

Our first few days in San Antoonio were busy, but we were just getting started! 

 

That's a Wrap.

Football season 2022 has come to an end. We played our last game againist Baylor the day after Thanksgiving, and now we get ready for a bowl game. 

This game is always a litlte bittersweet. At the beginning of the season, I'm excited and ready for the season to begin, but I'm also excited and I count down to the weeks that it's over. And then it ends, and I find myself wanting a little more football. The games are fun. The atmosphere is fun. I know what our weekend plans will be. I can predict what life will be like during the season. And when it's over, it just takes us some time to get back in to a routine again. 

We headed to DJ's office about an hour before kick off to get settled. We stop for a family picture, grab some water, head to the bathroom, the girls mess with his students, and then it's game time. 

DJ's dad and stepmom came down for the game too! The girls headed to the meeting rooms to play with the other kids, and then the rest of us got settled in our seats. 

We made it out in time to see the senior video students on the field for senior day. 

Senior day makes me cry. Every single time. 

The students and players put so much work in to this program for 4 years and then it's gone. They're done. Definitely a bittersweet time. 

One last coin toss before the game starts. 

I took zero game pictures, but took some video instead. I was also afriad my phone would die. 

Post game we headed down to the field, gave DJ a big hug, and sang the Eyes of Texas together. It's always my favorite moment after a game. Then DJ heads back inside, and the girls play on the field

They tracked down a cheerleader for a picture. 

And Pops had to have his picture with her too! 

We went to see Bevo. Who was not in a good mood and had his back turned toward everyone! Ha! 

This girl has been great this season. She's been a huge help with the other coach's kids and with her sisters.

Megan ended her season with 30 yards of back walk overs on the field.

We headed back in and caught a glimpse of post game player interviews, and then headed to DJ's office to say bye to his students and wait around for traffic to clear out! 

And that's a wrap on the 22 season. 

 

Some Texas Pre-Game Fun

I had promised the girls that we would take one game day toward the end of the season to take in all that UT has to offer on game day; it's a lot, it's so fun; it's crowded, and it's hot at the beginning of the season, so we tend to avoid it. But, we had friends in town last weekend for the game, and we were prepared to take it all in! 

Friday night we met up with my friends and headed to the University Co-Op so they could grab shirts. Adalyn kept pointing out all of the things she wanted for Christmas, and I couldn't help but fall in love with the McConaugh-Tree. 

After dinner, we took our friends to see the offices, and Adalyn had a blast in the players lounge. We also shot some basketball. 

Earlier in the day, DJ headed to the set of college game day. They've been on our campus 3 times in the past 2 years, and while it's so exciting, we've lost every game they've been at, so they can stay away and it will be fine with me. 

Saturday morning, these two were watching game day on TV before DJ had to leave for meetings. 

I got dressed in what I thought was warm clothes and we were ready to head out. 

We dropped bags, coats, and a kid off in DJ's office, walked through the office, and made it outside in time to see Bevo's parade on Bevo blvd. 

We were standing on the steps, and the band comes down and performs, so we had to move, but we had a front row seat to the band. 

Then we were off to explore and play games. First up, a football toss. 

Then it was photo booth time! The girls put on jersey's, chose their background and we were texted the coolest picture. 

Megan had to have a turn too, and chose the same background. 

And then we all had to take a big group picture! 

We pushed our way through the crowd and up to Smokey's Midway. First up was the Fun Slide, which wasn't much fun becuase you had to push yourself down. 

The guy working also separated Megan and Adalyn so we had to wait a bit longer for them to each have their turn. 

The girls tried their hand at the rock wall. Megan is on the far right. 

They through axes; Adalyn almost hit the bullseye on the first try! 

And they played a horse racing game, where you roll a ball up, and the hole corresponds with how fast your horse moves. Megan won a game and was thrilled. Adalyn lost and cried. 

We stopped and listened to about 5 seconds of the Third Eye Blind concert going on because the kids were cold. 

We made it in to the game to watch the pregame festivities, and parachuters flying down. It was dark, but each parachuter had a light on them so we could see them in the sky. Some landed right on the 50 yard line and others landed down the field. One guy we thought was going to end up in the crowd. 

This is literally the only other picture I have from the game. It wasn't a great game, but having friends in town made it so much fun!