Alamo Part 2

It has been roughly 12 years for Brian and 22 years for me since either had been to see the Alamo.  We definitely remembered it being bigger! ha! Funny how you remember things.  This time around (being older and more mature, I guess!) we really enjoyed learning more about the history leading up to the battle, and what happened afterwards.  We made a few stops around the Alamo to use the almighty iphone to read up on different aspects of Texas' history.  I would like to rewind back to when I was teaching my 1st graders our Texas history unit. I simply didn't do it justice! My Oklahoma-native friend and fellow teacher and I joked about having to learn it so we could teach it!

All joking aside, Brian and I began to understand why Texas is so proud itself! We just thought Texans were a bunch of prideful people thinking they were better than all the other states. Now we understand why, and it's pretty cool. Now, don't go getting any ideas here. I am still a proud ARKANSAN, but a little less annoyed by the whole 'Texas is awesome' mentality.=)

In our attempts to kill time before meeting our friends we discovered this Japanese Sunken Tea Garden. It was a beautiful find. We just spent some time walking around, enjoying the beauty!