Birthday Boy Week

For the past week I have been visiting Daniel in Texas. The week started out really rough. Daniel joked about my luggage getting lost and to our surprise he foresees the future! To say the least, I wasn't even slightly amused by his new found gift. I flew in Sunday and my bag was finally found on Tuesday. I have never been so happy to see my bright purple bag! Speaking of purple, how the heck do you not see that when transferring luggage?!

Luckily I had all my valuables, you know, the necessities, in my PanAm traveler bag. The laptop, books, phone... the stuff that can sure save a rainy day but seems entirely useless when you have no comfy pants. This beaut scored me extra pretzels by the flight attendant! (Don't worry, I learned my lesson on keeping extra clothes in my carry on for said incident!)

Daniel had his 24th birthday on Wednesday the 14th and we decided to go spend it in San Antonio on the Riverwalk. It was a blast!! Dan and I aren't fancy shmancy people. The Hampton Inn is our "fine" inn but we decided to explore our options and stay at the Grand Hyatt in downtown San Antonio for the same price. It was a nice hotel, but it was too nice! We felt as though we had to spend more time in the hotel for that reason than exploring. However, the view was spectacular enough from our nineteenth floor view to stay in. We explored the Tower of America last time we visited S.A. but it was still enjoyable seeing it all lit up as we settled in for the night.

On Daniel's birthday night we decided to take it easy and head down to the bar inside the hotel. I've always been a beer drinker so a mix bar was a whole new territory for me. I was afraid the cute Columbian bartender was going to make fun of me when I told her I've never really done the bar scene. Instead, she marked his birthday in the history books and made us have the most enjoyable time. We tried several different drinks that were probably way more potent than they tasted and Dan and I truly relaxed from the stress of money, work, and distance. I might add a sidenote that the Hyatt was hosting a PetCo convention and all the managers were drinking in the bar as well. Stephanie, the bartender, ended up surprising Dan with a birthday cheesecake and that began the birthday song from all the drunk PetCo managers and even included free shots on them! I never knew PetCo employees could be so fun! Seriously, this boy got better treatment on his 24th birthday than I did on my 21st!

And to top it off, Stephanie only charged us $28.00 for a clearly triple digit tab! We had to return the favor....

All in all, I am not ready to depart from my other half. Although it sucks sitting here 8 hours through the day by myself in the middle of small town South Texas, the few hours Dan and I sit and hang out with each other in the evening makes it worth it. I truly took the times prior of him moving for granted. I am waiting on pins and needles for him to come back to Oklahoma! This week was defiantly what we needed and have fallen even more in love. (It's okay to barf, being lovey dovey is a puketastic thing!) We ended the trip with seeing my women crush, Miss Jennifer Aniston, in the very raunchy but hilarious film, We're the Millers. Highly recommend. To top it off, I've been in my new Friend's related Frankie Say Relax tee (surprise from Dan) and Kelly Kapowski hair in the middle of a Texan thunder storm. Thanks for the tip Frankie!

Conclusion, we learned three lessons this trip:

1. Don't jinx luggage getting "lost." It'll come back to bite you in the bum and you have to buy your girlfriend new clothes.

2. Always stick to the Hampton Inn when that seems high class to you. (No judging! Have you slept in their beds?!)

and 3. Make an effort to enjoy your time with loved ones because when it is limited by 700 miles and a 30 minute phone call every night, you cannot complain.

Shout out to Stephanie at Bar Rojo at Grand Hyatt Hotel for taking care of us!