Let them eat cake!

Sunday Rev. Hubby was honored for pastor appreciation and the wonderful ladies of the church bought two different kinds of cake—a devil’s food chocolate cake and a white cake for those poor souls who don’t like chocolate (I can’t believe they really exist).  This Strawberry was not even tempted by those delicious delicacies.  Not at all!  Who am I???  I couldn’t believe it.  I have reached the part where (to me) nothing tastes as good as being thinner looks.  In the weight watcher circle, there is a phrase “nothing tastes as good as skinny looks.”  I like my phrase better because I have seen some unhealthy looking skinny people and I’ve seen some healthy looking larger people.  I want to be a healthy thinner person.  I AM truly going against my grain.  Hallelujah!

Look Ma! No cake crumbs on my black dress!

I mentioned in a previous blog that I traveled this past week.  What I didn't mention was I didn’t plan out what I would eat.  I’m still struggling with that plan word; what can I say?  My friend and I stayed at two different hotels.  Each one had a fabulous breakfast buffet!  JB was worried I wouldn’t be able to find anything to eat at the complimentary continental breakfasts.  Let’s face it, most establishments provide sweet rolls or cereal or toast.  Or maybe I’m showing how long it has been since I’ve stayed at a hotel!  The first one had those items PLUS scrambled eggs, sausage links, and hard boiled eggs.  Since we were in Texas, they also had Texas shaped waffles.  They are so cute—so big!  I wonder if hotels in Florida offer Florida shaped waffles.  Probably not, it might be mistaken for a male appendage.  Eeeks, let’s not go there!  The second hotel provided fruit cups, yogurt, sausage cheese biscuits, TX waffles and mini waffles and fresh fruit.  We were really impressed with both hotels.  For lunch and dinner, we picked places that we could both enjoy.  You've gotta love San Antonio.

The sights....

San Fernando Cathedral

Emily Morgan Hotel

The sounds....I wish I could upload the mariachi music we heard over and over and over and over.....while eating our dinner that first night.  Then during our historic walk (yes, we got in exercise too!), we were serenaded by screaming Americorps Kids yelling cheers at the Commissioner's Court and then by the Sam Houston marching band.  They were excellent and very entertaining.

Food and Song

The tastes....

olé!

The smells.....

Hot Tamale

and let's not ever forget the ......SHOPPING!!!!!  Whatever you do: do not open up the credit card bill too early after the trip.  The margarita or the cigar smoke or the corn concoction will come back up!  Just saying.

Mariachi Plaza had no mariachi music. Go figure!

oooh, and I found the dog in Corpse Bride (I hear he ran away from Tim Burton-- not making as much money as Johnny Depp!)....