beginning of week three.

well, we are just starting our third week in san antonio. i am getting more and more used to the area and am really starting to enjoy it. 

this past weekend, we went to a huge pottery barn outlet. it was awesome. i am pretty sure you could walk around there all day and keep finding things that you want. i have never seen a shop with so many home goods before. 

on labor day, we headed up to a river in new braunfels, which is a city about half an hour away from us. you take an intertube with you and float down the river. there was like a thousand people there and it was innnsane. it took us the whole afternoon to float all the way down. it's like those lazy rivers at water parks except it's way longer and real, not a ride. 

after hanging out on the river, we went to a real texas bbq restaurant! it was called rudy's and they had ribs and brisket and things like that. the creamed corn was amazing. when we lived in michigan, i always thought bbq meant bbq sauce, but not anymore. they give you your food in a delivery crate which is not really my style, but i guess it was good in a different sort of way. also, you order by the pound, which is hilarious to me. for example, i said to the man: "i will have a half pound of the brisket, please." i never really thought i would ever say i will have a half pound of brisket but i did. hah.

more funny things about living in san antonio:

the speed limit on the highways is five mph less at night. for example, I-35 is 70 during the day, and 65 at night.

there are as many (if not more) radio stations in spanish as there are in english.

people gain like forty pounds when they move here because the food is delicious, big, and all carbs.

feta cheese is practically non-existent at the grocery stores, much to my dismay.