Visiting the old (city), and welcoming the new (child)

We travelled another 500 miles east on the same Texas interstate today. We're now on the outskirts of Houston. We saw many oil wells, some sheep (yeah!), horses, and cattle ... but not much else. The landscape did green up quite a bit, but apparently Texas received plenty of rain this winter, so that wasn't surprising.

We stopped for lunch at the Boerne Epicure Gourmet Market, in the small city of Boerne (population around 12,000). Foodies might enjoy the video of the store and deli. We thoroughly enjoyed the food. Nope, I didn't even check Tripadvisor; we just decided by walking in there!

Although part of the Greater San Antonio area (population 1.78 million), Boerne has retained its quaint old-town feel. It has many old, restored buildings. This particular one, with its railing work on the balcony, reminded me of New Orleans.

While in Boerne, I just had to play tourist and sit with this beautiful bronze statue of Wild Bill Hickok.

On a more personal note, congratulations to my nephew, Kyron, his wife, Joanne, and their son, Sami, as they welcome another son into their family today. Welcome, Oliver James, to the Sullivan family.