Visiting and BBQ in San Antonio, TX

While at Canyon Lake we planned to spend some time with our son and his family in nearby San Antonio.. Last time we visited I was helping him build an outdoor kitchen and this time the plan was to do a little painting and replace a kitchen light fixture. Prior to leaving we had a couple of days to enjoy the hill country before we locked up the RV and headed to San Antonio to visit family.

We pulled up and were shocked to see how big our grandson had become. At 15 he now has a deeper voice as well. His sister has left home since we were last here and gave birth to a baby boy just a few months after our daughter gave us a granddaughter.

Happily she came for a visit giving us the opportunity to meet our first great-grandson who is quite energetic. At about 10 months old he is already trying to walk and has several teeth as well. It is really hard to believe that Sharon and I are now great grandparents… does this mean we are getting old? Nahhhh!

The first few days at their house we were able to paint the whole downstairs which is what they had hoped to accomplish.The kitchen was also painted and when I took out the old overhead light fixture it was apparent that an electrician was needed to move some wires and ensure everything was done to code. The good thing  was that since they were going to need an electrician they decided to go ahead and have all recessed lighting installed instead of a single overhead fixture. It sure looks a lot better that way.

It wasn’t all work as we also made time for playing down by the Riverwalk in the Pearl District. It is an area developed around the old Pearl Brewery from years gone by and replaced with a multitude of shops while also featuring food and drink establishments. It is really a quite active area and a great little place to visit in San Antonio. I also had to make time for some good rubs on the grand-dogs…

We also visited a few breweries in the greater San Antonio area. We found there are some pretty good breweries there. We had a lot of fun hanging out with our son who was able to take vacation the whole time we were there.  Our daughter in law had to work and Cameron was in school so the plan was to take care of dinner planning and after school snacks as a treat for them..

We mostly did dinners at the house where we were able to break in our son’s new smoker by smoking a brisket one day and a couple of pork butts another day. We froze a lot of the pulled pork so Sharon and I could take some home to break out in the future when we are both craving some good ol’ smoked Texas BBQ.

The week sped by and the mini vacation with family ended as we returned to the RV to enjoy a few days at Canyon Lake before moving on to College Station, our old hometown.  There we will spend a month visiting old friends, our favorite establishments and taking care of some medical appointments.

NOTE: We are now in College Station, TX until May 11th…