Late 2024 outings

I haven’t been great at updating these past six months or so, but I am still alive and well! I’ve been working on my business (did you know I’m a professional organizer and KonMari Consultant?) and it’s been busy, even though sadly not all work hours are billable hours.

In August, I did this crazy thing where I flew to Montreal on a Thursday, drove with Dear Sister and Dear Brother-In-Law to (and back from) a small town south of Quebec City for my grandmother’s funeral on Friday, flew to Dallas-Forth Worth on Saturday to meet up with the Engineer and our kids for a concert, then drove home to San Antonio with them on Sunday. I had never been so jet set in my life! Anyway, this gave me the opportunity to see a bit of Forth Worth. Of course we made it to the Stockyard for the cattle drive and walked around that part of town. We also went to Bass Performance Hall, where the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra was performing the music from Final Fantasy VII. It was a beautiful building, in a nice part of town, and we really enjoyed the show!

 

In September, my friend Jen from Montreal was in town for a conference. She was staying at the JW Marriott Hill Country Resort & Spa. I had been dying to try out their famous lazy river, so this was the perfect opportunity to spend time with a friend WHILE lazing down a river – 10/10, highly recommend.

October flew by and I don’t remember a special outing that month.

Finally, in November, we went to Escape Room San Antonio, where we escaped from the Harry Potter room with minutes to spare! It was the second escape room puzzle for the Engineer and I, but the first for the kids and my mother-in-law. We really had fun! There were a few times when we needed a hint – funnily enough, each time, one of the kids had obscured (or absconded with) an essential piece of the puzzle without us realizing it! Anyway, I loved it; I feel like it’s a great activity, it’s fun and works my brain in a different way than I’m used to, and hopefully we’ll go again next year.

This month, we’ll probably stick to driving around neighborhoods with beautiful holiday lights and enjoy the season.