CabbyCraft: [Flashback] January 2013: Celebration and Travel!

Sunday, December 22, 2013

[Flashback] January 2013: Celebration and Travel!

Nine days from now, we will be welcoming Year 2014. Oh boy... where did the time go?

January is our wedding anniversary month and we celebrated our 4th this year. Oh, what a joy to be married to my husband. God has blessed our marriage with His grace and love. We may not have a lot financially but we never grew hungry and even enjoyed the pleasure of travel and good food. I totally love the professional stainless steel bowls that he gave me.

We've never been to San Antonio so we decided to visit and check out the featured restaurants for the weekend.

Carmens de la Calle - We were able to meet the owner, Carmen and watch Flamenco. Very nice!

Their sangria, paella and empanadas were delicious!

Mi Tierra - The place is open 24 hours and is always packed during peak hours. We were lucky that there was no queue when we arrived. When you enter the restaurant, be prepared to be transformed to a place filled with Christmas lights, shiny paper and trimmings. As their website describes: "MiTierra is a little loco and a lot of fun!" Wooooo! Their chicken tortilla soup is delicious and very traditional (not like those in TexMex restos). Oh, when you do go there and try them out, check out their mural.

Lulu's Bakery and Cafe - Lulu's takes the quote: "Everything is BIG in Texas" to heart. Golly! Their "Texas sized portions of great tasting home cooking at reasonable prices" philosophy is just that. HUGE! They were featured by Adam Richman of Man vs. Food for their Country Fried Steak and 3 1/2 lb cinnamon roll.

They speak highly of their country fried steak which my husband really loved - he got the "Deputy Special" which was more than enough for both of us. Our visit wouldn't be complete without trying the cinnamon roll - it was really huge but surprisingly soft, moist and not too sweet. We had to take it home where it lasted a couple of days before we could reach the "nugget" or the yummy, center of the roll.

San Antonio Texas, Carmen's, MiTierra, Lulu's Cafe

The Riverwalk was beautiful! The weather was sunny and cool, perfect to take the river cruise!

That Sunday, we went to church at Oak HIlls Church after which we had a hectic social schedule: we met with my Uncle and his family for dinner at the original location of Rudy's in Leon Springs. Well, I don't know if our minds were conditioned, but it tasted better than the other branches (my folks said it's this particular locations' roasters makes the difference). After dinner, we met with my sister-in-laws beautiful niece. I made her a polymer clay heart monogram and card.