San Antonio

We just got back from San Antonio. What a blast! I had to work for a few days there, but we still had plenty of time to play, so we made it a working vacation!

The first day we were there, we went to the San Antonio Temple. BEAUTIFUL! It's one of those smaller temples, but still absolutely outstanding. Every window was made of stained glass and so amazing. It's a little different in those smaller temples, but still, the spirit is there and you know you're doing God's work.

We went to the Alamo the third day we were there. How amazing. The feeling there is so sobering. . . to walk the streets where men died fighting for their land, their country and the freedom gives one a feeling of respect and remorse all at the same time. It's astounding at how small the Alamo really is.

Then on Thursday, I got done with work early, so we went to a place called Natural Bridge Caverns as well as the Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch. What an awesome day! The caves are tremendous. It's so neat what water, minerals and rock can do in a few thousand years. The Wildlife Preserve was by far our favorite thing. It felt like driving through the Serengeti with the animals all running around loose. We got to feed whatever animals came up to our car. As you can see, the zebras and ostriches were the most friendly. We laughed so hard as they took food right from our hands and kept sticking their whole heads in through the window. How fun!!! We're going to save our money for a real African Safari one day.

Here's a link to the rest of the pictures if you'd like to take a gander.