Austin/San Antonio Weekend

Karen, my former biking buddy and good friend, moved to Austin. Her daughter got married this past weekend so Mel and I went down for the wedding. Jill and Robb married at St. Francis King of France Church and the reception was at the Bob Bullock State History Museum. The young couple will settle in Raleigh where Robb is a lawyer. Jill just received her masters from Harvard and will be job hunting once settled. We had a fabulous time at the reception and got back to our downtown hotel quite late. At 4 a.m. we were evacuated because they had found an empty fire extinguisher on the tenth floor above us. It wasn't much fun to walk down those flights of stairs. I bet we were all a funny looking group wandering around the Omni Hotel block in downtown Austin--I, along with others, was in my nightgown and robe!

Karen and Chris at the reception.

The Bob Bullock State History Museum, site of the wedding reception.

The state capitol as seen from the museum.

After we attended a brunch at Karen's house on Sunday we headed to San Antonio. This is my friend, Frances, who we visited. You all have probably heard me mention her. We met through church and one of the ministries in which I'm involved. She is a very dear person and everyone who meets her instantly forms a bond with her. She has so much going on in her life (dialysis 3x a week, etc.) but is always positive about life and her many blessings. We had a wonderful visit with her, then stayed overnight and visited with former neighbors and friends, Jack and Mary Louise.

We took a scenic route through the Hill Country coming home and checked out small Texas towns and a state park that we hope to visit this fall.