San Angelo

We've only been here a week now and are finding our way around town and learning where to go/where not to go. The store Michael is working at is a Drive-Thru Only. Seems crazy but it's one of the busiest stores in the whole country. You wouldn't believe how long these lines get! 

You can walk up to a front window to order and take it over to the covered patio. Carmen sure loves running around and chasing the birds. The store itself is pretty old and they are planning on building a brand new one next year - with a full service indoor restaurant. Too bad we'll miss that! 

See the cars in the background wrapped around the store?

The first 4 nights we stayed in a hotel. We didn't have a kitchen so we ate out for every meal (boy do you get sick of that quickly!). Here's Carmen having a pizza party with mommy in the hotel room while daddy's working late.

Living in the hotel room meant nap times for everyone when Carmen had to sleep. I didn't complain.

And here is how she passed many, many an hour the first week. I'm a little sad to admit it, but hey, she's really good at iPad puzzles and games now. And it won't be the norm. Just maybe every time we move.

Texas loves itself. Here's our morning waffle at the hotel breakfast bar. Texas.

Some of the best parts of San Angelo so far:
- Everything is a drive-thru! No kidding. These folks love a drive-thru and I for one am SO grateful! Subway, Little Caesar's, Ice cream shops, all Starbucks, other coffee shops, BBQ, tortilla factories - all have a drive-thru. Mom-with-Babies-Heaven

- It was 60-85 degrees the first week we were here. Then all of a sudden we had an ice storm and it was in the 20s BUT I hear these temperature swings are common which means more warmth coming our way.

- The stars are huge and bright and gorgeous out here!

- Tex Mex. I had a meal of 3 tacos, rice, beans and homemade tortillas for $3 and some change.

- Everyone really does drive a pick-up truck. Or a Tahoe. My SUV is all of a sudden really small.

- Most all people are friendly, nice and helpful. They were too in VA but not this friendly. People here aren't so self-absorbed in whatever errand they are running and they ain't in no hurry to get on with it.

- Sweet Tea is standard.

- There are some good churches to choose from!

Some of the not-so-best parts of San Angelo:
- It's in the middle of nowhere. 1 hour to the closest small town. 3 Hours to anywhere remotely resembling Northern Virginia.

- It's windy and gets really cold, really fast.

- There's not much "shopping" to choose from - which is hard at Christmas time. There is a Target, a Walmart and a small excuse of a mall but that's it.

- There's always a shortage of water here.

- It's so small. Texas small.

More to come on our living arrangements!