Road trip just doesn't seem the same when being accompanied by two small boys as it was in the past. We have only been on two trips since Xander was born. Last year was to Colorado and this weekend we went for a short trip to Austin. We had a great time aside from the lack of sleep and the continuous "Are we there yet?" questioning from Preston. Xander isn't old enough to ask, but his screams from the back of the van were more than enough to get his point across, too. Luckily, Austin is only about a 3-4hour drive from here or I probably would have been in a much worse mood. What amazed me most about the drive was that the whole last hour was spent just getting from Round Rock to our hotel in South Austin. I just hate traffic and Austin is just way too full of it. Also, the fact that our GPS kept telling us to take exit 230A off I-35 to the hotel and that exit does not even exist was really annoying. After we got lost we called the hotel and found out it was supposed to be 229, so I still don't understand what the heck my GPS was trying to tell us.
The hotel was great and the pool was indoors, even better! Preston went swimming 4 times in two days, but if he had his way, he would have just stayed in the pool the whole 2 days, lol. It was really nice, especially since most of the guests seemed to be there on business and the pool was empty almost the whole time. Preston loved the fact that his bed was actually a sofa bed, it's amazing what they find to be cool. Now, he wants one for his room, too. Friday was spent hanging out at the hotel and we had nice time with just the 4 of us. Saturday, we met up with my mom, Lindsey, Brandon, Trent, Rebecca, Gabe and Kaleb. Preston was thrilled to get to meet his cousins and Xander had a great time running around and making messes. We went to lunch and then to the State Capital. Preston was totally bored, except for being able to run up the huge staircases and getting to play out in the front lawn with the kids. He reminded me several times how bored he was as we wandered around inside. However, when we came to the room with the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals he was very interested in the glass etched windows. He asked what one of them said and Lindsey told him it was the Supreme Court. Preston, in true boy fashion responded, "What sport do they play on that court?" Hahaha, kids.
After spending time letting the kids run around outside we went for appetizers and drinks at Freddie's. They had great food, drinks, live music and a play area for the boys. When we left Freddie's Trent and Brandon had to head back home. We went back to the hotel, went swimming and had dinner in the room. Sunday morning we had brunch at The Oasis before heading back to Fort Worth. The Oasis was fabulous and the view was great. The only thing that disturbed me was in the gift shop. They had lots of glass pendants and dishes very similar to the ones I make, but they were about 4 times the cost. I just can't believe that someone would pay that much, but obviously they do or they wouldn't charge that much. Just shows me once again that Fort Worth is just a bad market for me. I really need to be in a tourist area or at least find a few shops in other areas to sell my jewelry. Trying to figure out where to start, but it seems overwhelming. It just gets so frustrating. Oh well, at least we had a great trip and had fun seeing everyone. Can't wait for the next time.
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