Schlitterbahn
This weekend WE and I went on a Stay-cation with my parents. We met up in Austin on Friday night and then went the rest of the way down to New Braunfels to go to Schlitterbahn. Neither of us had been before and since the river is flowing so slow right now, we thought that it would be more fun to visit the water park.
We packed up our cooler, slopped on the sunscreen, and joined the thousands of other families standing in line to buy an incredibly overpriced plastic wristband. And wow, that’s exactly what we had coming – LINES and more LINES.
We even had to stand in line just to ride the bus from one section of the park to another. Our only saving grace was the fact that the weather was really great and at least it wasn’t burning hot as we stood in line. I think that in the 7+ hours that we were there, we rode a grand total of 5 rides (that couldn’t have lasted more that 20 minutes in combined duration). Wow, next time we go I’m definitely NOT going on a busy Saturday!
Now, so as to avoid leaving the impression that I’m complaining about this weekend – here’s what was priceless about our Stay-cation:
1) Not being in a cubicle all day!
2) Chattin’ with the parents about anything and everything from lot loans to the recession
3) Loose livestock in Dripping Springs
4) Chocolate chip waffles at the B&B
Well, your next “stay-cation” could be to see us. We won’t make you stand in line to change Owen’s diaper or feed him or play with the boys… and we could probably whip up some chocolate chip pancakes!
ha ha… loose livestock… those funny country road signs make me laugh every time.
Hey, there was loose livestock- it was that cat wondering around that Ron kept petting
did anyone else read loose livestock drippings? i thought we were talking poo for a minute there.
Yeah, all those words (esp together) just make me laugh.
BTW, Russ Brown’s reception is really close to Dripping Springs (it’s a little West of Austin). I was bummed that we can’t make it. It would have been fun to go.