this life is lived in perfect symmetry
I worked here in 2005. This was prior to working with Xerox/Marriott.
It was during the World Shoot and I processed all the medals for the shooters. There were thousands (?) of them. I also did admin work.
Tonight Julie and I are going downtown to the Mercado and I will hopefully not be totally lame and actually take pictures there – it’s a riot of color and Mexican-ness.
Yesterday I went out and about to all my favorite shopping places in San Antonio. First I stopped at Yarnivore in Castle Hills off NW Military Highway. I had never been to Yarnivore, as it opened about four months after I loved. It’s a great store and the girl running the place was really nice. They had a knitting machine in the middle of the shop, which is cool because a lot of times people are like, ew, knitting machines.
I bought some sock yarn:
Panda Cotton, Collinette Jitterbug, and Fannie’s Fingering Weight.
I then went to Alamo Heights and stopped at Nomadic Notions, where I bought some charms, and then I stopped at the Yarn Barn, which has changed ownership and I wasn’t really impressed with their sock yarn selection, which is basically how I judge a store. I did pick up some Regia Surf in yellowy blues and greens. It’s a cotton/wool blend that will make nice socks.
Then I stopped at the Rim, which is a new shopping center just north of La Cantera (a ritzy outdoor shopping mall that boasts a Neiman Marcus and Tiffany’s) and looked at the new Michael’s, which didn’t have anything that the Brentwood Michael’s didn’t have. After that I stopped at Taco Cabana and then at Hobby Lobby.
At Hobby Lobby I got some beads.
Today we went to the outlets at San Marcos and I got some stuff at Bath & Body Works. And an owl bag at the Charlotte Russe outlet:
Then when we were going down I-35, we saw a different Hobby Lobby (in Selma) and we stopped there and Julie got some stuff and I got some more beads, but also in the same shopping center was a new beads store called Beads 2 Go, and I got some awesome beads there…
Tomorrow I am staying at the apartment and putzing around watching tv, and then Julie and I are going downtown to the Mercado and out to dinner at County Line.
Mmm, County Line.
The decision to leave San Antonio was not one I made lightly. It still eats at me from time to time. But to be back here, with my girls, and in the state I love with near all of my heart, it’s a good feeling.
Also, the tequila here is superior:
top to bottom: Margie, Cindy, Tara, Julie, Me
Saturday night we went to Jacala, a restaurant that’s been around since 1949, and has been a favorite of ours for years. My mom first heard about it on the Food Channel, and so my parents and I went when they visited back in 2001, and I introduced it to the girls. I had a 4(b), which was a delicious cheese enchilada, a beef puffy taco, a CHIP AND QUESO, and rice and beans. And, er, two margaritas. A house and a blue swirl.
Then I lost my wallet!
Then I found it again in my suitcase back at Julie’s apartment.
Today I slept in, and then Julie and I headed to Walmart for groceries. We spent a long long time at the Super Walmart. I love Super Walmart. Then we went to Sonic for lunch, and I had a super sonic breakfast burrito (tots, cheese, jalapeños, eggs, tomato) and a strawberry limeade.
Then we picked up Tara and went to the Shops at La Cantera. I bought some things at Sephora and at Lerner’s. We dropped Tara back off, and then Julie and I headed back to the apartment where we made pizza for dinner and also cupcakes with neon frosting and watched National Treasure 2.
Tomorrow Julie is letting me borrow her truck with gimp plates and I will be going to the yarn stores and Nomadic Notions, the bead store.
It is 98° and about 61% humidity, not bad at all!