One Year Anniversary Trip--Part 1

This past weekend Austin and I celebrated our one year anniversary!!! Since this will likely be the only anniversary for a long time that we will get to celebrate alone, we decided to splurge a bit on a trip to Corpus Christi, and some time at the beach! :) Fortunately for us, momma and daddy agreed to "hamster sit" for us the couple of days we would be gone, and take us back and forth to the airport. Here we are Saturday morning, waiting for our flight! We were pretty excited.

Our flight took us to the great city of San Antonio first, and we rented a car there to drive down to Corpus. However, while we were in the San Antonio, we decided to visit the Alamo, and have a fun afternoon learning about Texas history! :) It was pretty warm, but luckily for us it wasn't too hot.

Here we are! Austin especially liked the Alamo, and it was neat for me to go now that I'm the "grown-up" and not the "child" because everything seems so different, and that is exciting! The inner part of the main sanctuary of the Alamo was being remodeled, so there was not as much historical memorabilia set up in that building as usual, but it was still neat to see!

Here we are at one of the inner courtyards of the Alamo. One of the outer buildings by this point had all kinds of neat historical artifacts, including rifles and sabers, as well as pottery and jewelry.

Of course we had to be a little silly (life is more fun that way)...here I am with one of the cannons.

And here is Austin showing a excited face for the six flags mounted by the Alamo for the six flags that have flown over Texas throughout the years: Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, United States of America, and the good ol' Texas state flag.

In the middle of another courtyard there is a wishing well fountain where you can sit down and enjoy the breeze. Austin decided to take out a coin and make a wish while we were there...unfortunately when he flipped in his coin, it did not make its original target, but hit a young teenage boy instead! :( Oh no! The boy was alright, but Austin was kind of embarrassed...I guess whatever wish he wished was not intent on coming true that day!

After we finished in San Antonio, we started our trip down to Corpus. What a fun ride! We rented with Enterprise and had a very nice 2011 car that was a joy to ride in! Finally we got to our condos, after stopping for some groceries and some Chili's To Go (for dinner).

Our condos were right on the beach, and we enjoyed every minute we were there! They had a pool there as well, which was nice too. :) Here's the view of our condo when you walked in the door: there is a couch to the right of that white wicker table, and a small kitchenette, bathroom, and bedroom straight back.

The room was nice and cozy...just perfect for a weekend anniversary trip!

And here is the view from the bedroom looking straight out. The window shades we kept open when we were in the condo, because they were just steps from the beach! We had a wonderful view, and a fantastic time! :)

Here is the view standing on our doorstep. This is the sunrise our first morning there.

The water was so clear and warm, and there were no jellyfish in sight! We did see a couple of sea snails our first night there, but everything was just perfect! The sun, waves, and cool sea breeze were just what the doctor ordered. :)

There were even a couple of people out riding horses! Unfortunately the riding stables that I rode at a few years back is no longer there offering beach rides, but it seems that a few people with horses of their own still get to enjoy the surf!

While we were there, Austin and I made a quick stop at a local CVS store, and found this cute sign. How fun! This trip was so perfect, I think it is a collection of memories Austin and I will treasure for years to come, especially with our little girl on the way! :)