Deep in the Heart of Texas..

September 8-11, 2011

Covey-lovey trip..

{a sad Covey-lovey trip.. down to 2 couples, who ironically live about 20 minutes away from each other!}

{yes, Andersons.. You. Were. Missed.}

Davy & I arrived in Austin early in the afternoon, so we decided to head straight for San Antonio and the Alamo!

..a really cool tree on the grounds of the Alamo..

..its branches all touched the ground..

The River Walk..

Now, back to Austin..

{Curt & Shana arrived about midnight..}

Texas State Capitol..

Davy & Davy {Crockett}

The hinges of the Capitol Building..

So pretty!

Outside!

{we learned the Capitol Building & Visitor Center close ridiculously early}

..don't worry, we'll come back tomorrow..

From here we headed to "The Co-op"

We would call it "The Bookstore"

Let's just say, I've never seen anything like this in my life!

I am positive it is possible to buy anything in burnt orange with a Texas logo..

Just a peek..

..polo shirt section..

..Halloween shirt section..

.."dress shirt" section..

..suitcase section..

..dress section..

..children's floor..

The souvenirs covered 2 huge floors..

Apparently the books were in the basement..

Really..

Here's a tidbit:

Did you know Austin, TX has the world's largest urban bat population?

Well, they do!

Lining up on the Congress Street Bridge is a tourist attraction,

as everyone waits for dusk to see something like 11 million bats come out at night to feed..

..looking pretty excited to see bats..

..especially since I'm terrified of birds flying over my head..

Shana, Curt, & Davy waiting for the bats..

Here is a pathetic iPhone picture looking down at the bats..

So, I stole some off the internet so you could get an idea..

..crazy stuff!..

Day 2 Texas State Capitol:

These next 3 photos I would like to title:

"Fun in the Texas Capitol Visitor Center/

My husband lost his pride in the Texas Capitol Visitor Center"

On to Darrel K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium!

The team arrives:

Coach Mendenhall

Jimmer {waving}

{had lots of other pictures, but I didn't see anyone else I recognized :)}

Me, Shana, and some Texas cheerleader dudes..

Nosebleed seats looking straight into the sun?

check

pregame

Let's just say, this wasn't the game of Davy & Curt's dreams..

There was a lot of wallowing in anger & agony after this game was through..

One place Texas didn't fail us??

Restaurants!!

I loved 'em all!!

This was a great one to finish with..

{can you say gingerbread pancakes??}

{somehow, Curt & Davy thought a good appetizer would be queso..

don't ask}

All that's left was heading home..

Was I happy to have a layover in Nashville??

Was I happy to be flying home on September 11th?

I think we all know the answer..