First Few Days of Spring Break (Starting Sat. March 10th)

I naturally took PLENTY of pictures to document our FUN, FUN time in Texas! We did sooo many things and went so many places that I've decided I will have to post pictures in segments...by event, place, or time. So, without further adeu, we begin the trek to College Station at 8:00 a.m. Saturday morning...
Kayli was a great traveler, watching her new DVD (Barbie and the Mermaid Tail Two) about 3 times (enough to learn the lines of all the characters, of course)...

we arrived at Matt's apartment around 8:ish, and brought the rain with us! Matt said it had been overcast all day, but no rain until we arrived! Loved Matt's place! (The view from those windows is a full view of their "resort-like pool!")

As soon as the car was unloaded, we headed out for Mexican Food and the ever-so-refreshing-and-long-awaited Margarita!

First thing in the morning, Kayli ran to the window to see the beautiful pool...

Unfortunately it was still raining, boohoo...but fortunately there's always shopping to be done! I asked Matt if he could find us an off-the-beaten-path-jewelry-accessory-kind of shop, and he pulled out his trusty phone, googled the key words, and we were off and running! Great find...Karen, Kayli, and I all found some FABULOUS accessories for an equally fabulous price! We moved on to some "mall shopping" and found a department store that we don't have back home. Matt gave us the grand tour of the campus and town, culminating in a trip to the "only-in-t*e*x*a*s-drive-through daquiri store!" Yep, you heard it right, we drove up to the window and ordered from a menu of frozen concoctions! What did I order? Well, a margarita, of course...I'm on a roll!
By dark, the rain had stopped,  and Kayli was begging to swim in the pool, so she and Matt put on their swimsuits, and we all headed out to the pool. Karen showed me around the clubhouse, while Matt and Kayli took an evening dip in the pool...

you can see the clubhouse with the workout room on the top floor. There's a theatre with big screen for watching games. There's a kitchen, computer room, printers, etc. Outside, there are cabanas and grills, and according to Matt, things get pretty crazy out here when the sun is shining!

back inside, Matt pulled up Netflix and found a long forgotten episode of Land Before Time that we all settled in to watch. Naturally Kayli was thrilled with this and even though a few years have passed since she was immersed in this cast of characters, she just picked up where she left off...

Tomorrow...we're off to Galveston Beach!!!