Roy had a NATSAP (National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs) Convention. He doesn't love to be without me for a whole week, so he arranged for me to accompany him. We flew into San Antonio on Monday. Tuesday, Roy drove up to see a client (facility) that was about an hour away from the hotel. I would have gone with him, but he was going to be in meetings from 9 to 2, so I stayed behind and exercised and read. His convention started Wednesday and he was on his feet talking about Bluestep from early in the morning until dinnertime, then there were receptions, etc. that he had to be to for networking purposes. I was able to join him for all the meals (those in charge let me have a badge) and parties in the evening. In the daytime I just played, read, exercised, etc. It was nice and relaxing--for me. For Roy the event was incredibly busy and stressful, but he was able to set up a lot of demos for potential clients.
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| Roy and Keller |
During on of the evening entertainments, they had a mechanical bull. There is no way I would ride one of those. It turns out they took it very easy on the participants--they knew their audience, I guess. One of Roy's potential clients said to him, "I'll go if you will," so Roy rode the bull. (see link below)
Roy riding the bull
On on of the afternoons, I drove up to a little po-dunk town called Helotes. The hotelier told me about it. It's not really my type of thing--just a lot of boutiques, bakeries, antique stores, etc. The Floore country store (below) is apparently their claim to fame, but it is only opened on weekends, so that was a bust. It was quaint and fun to look around, though.
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| Note the tin rooster. Pretty red-neck. I bought some comfy slippers here. |
Charlotte asked me if I looked for her grandson, Grant, while we were in San Antonio. I didn't look for him because I didn't remember he was there. I was trying to think if I knew anyone who would be there. I didn't see any missionaries, but it wouldn't be that weird to run into him--Caitlyn ran into a boy from our previous ward in Ireland last summer. She only saw him from the bus, but it was enough to call out to him and get his attention.
Friday afternoon Roy was done with his work, and we were able to play. We went to downtown San Antonia. First we watched an IMAX movie about the Alamo. I didn't know my history well enough to know that pretty much everybody died. After the movie we went through the building where the Alamo took place. When it actually occurred, there was no roof. Later the army bought it and put a roof on. The next day, at the Briscoe Art Museum (Museum of Western art), we saw a model of the Alamo. There were so many Spanish soldiers under Santa Anna and only about 130 Texans. It was obvious they would have had no chance. It's kind of amazing to me that they didn't surrender. Our history may have been drastically different had they not delayed Santa Anna for 9 days--as well as killing many of his men.
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| Saturday--on the river. It was graduation for many air force cadets They were everywhere with their families. |
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| Also on the river |
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| We ate at a restaurant--the food was good, but the atmosphere was shocking. Next time I'll pay a little more attention to the waiter's T-shirts. |
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| At the Briscoe. |
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| After we went to the museum, we ate lunch at a small shopping area a couple of miles from downtown. They had a Farmer's Market going and we got in on the last 1/2 hour before they closed (at 1:00--early, I thought) |
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| Greta--not in the best mood for a birthday celebration |
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| Coconut Key Lime Cake by Adrienne There were 4 candles--1 for every decade. |
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| All the grand children that were present except for Ila and Avie. From left: Rubie, Effie, Oli, Ori, Hyeji, Gunnar, Greta and Finn |
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