- Through absolutely no fault on her part, Girlie Bear scheduled her wedding the same weekend in San Antonio as the NCAA Men’s Final Four basketball tournament.
- I guess that explains the cost of airline tickets, hotel room, and automobile rental.
- We took Irish Woman and the Young Prince down to see the Alamo the morning after the wedding. I figured a little history education would be good for the boy.
- He really enjoyed it. They’ve added quite a bit to the plaza, and it’s got a lot more educational content now.
- However, ESPN was just starting to broadcast from Alamo Plaza when we left. To say the crowd was large would be a gross understatement.
- There probably haven’t been that many rowdy people in front of those walls since 1836.
- When looking at a statue of Jim Bowie, the Young Prince asked, “Is that the guy who came up with the knife?”
- Just at that moment, Irish Woman caught up with us. She asked, “Is he related to David Bowie?”
- There are two kinds of people.
- We walked over to the San Antonio Riverwalk, which was thick with basketball fans. My newly minted son-in-law directed us over to an area that is usually quieter.
- You’ll never guess where all four teams, along with their cheerleaders, bands, and throngs of adoring fans, were holding a pep rally.
- Did I ever mention that my beautiful wife bleeds Kentucky blue, and the Duke fight song was playing just as we got there?
- She’s still pissed about 1994.
- Funny story – A ‘friend’ tried to convince me to name the Young Prince “Christian”. No, I did not know its significance, and yes, he most certainly did.
- After that quieted down, I started hearing chanting. I couldn’t be sure what they were saying, but it was close enough to “No Justice, No Peace!” that I decided happy fun time in downtown San Antonio was at an end.
- Note to self – Check a personal protection pellet thrower next time you fly. All I had was a CRKT folder I’d checked in my bag almost as an afterthought.
- Ladies, when your husband gets his game face on and starts herding you away from a crowd, that is not the time to start making new friends. It makes the little vein in his forehead throb something fierce.
- We visited the hotel bar a couple of times this weekend. Sometimes, when you’re marrying off your one and only daughter, you need a beer.
- Irish Woman noticed that the bar had a bottle of Elmer T. Lee bourbon. This used to our go-to. It was reasonably priced (around $20), and tasted good. It hasn’t been available in Kentucky liquor stores for about a decade and a half.
- Of course, Irish Woman imbibed. It was like she found someone who could make fried chicken just like her meemaw did when she was a kid.
- Did y’all know that a serving of top-shelf bourbon costs $30 in San Antonio? I sure didn’t, but my wife’s happiness is worth every penny.
- The trip home was positively boring compared to the trip to Texas. The most exciting part was seeing the tornado damage to the Cincinnati airport after we landed.
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Posted by daddybear71 on April 6, 2025
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Anonymous
/ April 7, 2025Wait. What? You didn’t go down into tte basement when you were in the Alamo? 🙂
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daddybear71
/ April 7, 2025The Illuminati were having a meeting. According to the sandwich board outside, it had something to do with tariffs, Deep Sevens, and Mardi Gras
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Anonymous
/ April 7, 2025Well, you got through it, and nobody got hurt. Consider that a win and go on down the road! 🙂
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