For several months my dear friend Lindsay and I had been talking about a little visit. I'm all about taking a break from the tundra winter and couldn't wait to see her and her wonderful husband Jay. The last time I saw Lindsay was in the summer of 2008, when she and Jay got married in St. George, Utah. Time flies and I'm grateful for modern technology like iphones, gchat and blogs that have kept our friendship up to date. At the end of the day Lindsay is more like a big sister to me than a good friend. I have been so blessed with good people and she's been a constant force for good in my life since I was 17. I'm grateful for her.
We started the trip with a vitamin D sun bath outside of Hobby Lobby (double win) and then lunch at the wonderful Panera. I just cannot get over Lindsay's adorable baby belly, there's a little girl cooking in there and I cannot wait to meet her!

From there we spent the afternoon catching up and talking. Lindsay and Jay just purchased a 5D and I am so excited for them... and I cannot wait to get one of my own. We were such bloggers and photography nerds carting around our huge DSLRs and chatting lenses :)
Driving around San Antonio blew my mind- those overpasses! The big stars! We just don't build highways that tall in Minnesota. Jay and Lindsay were nice enough to take me to a Spurs game. Everything is certainly bigger in Texas, the auditorium is just gigantic and has a parking lot to match.
Jay is a wonderful guy. I have few friends who are married but I can safely say that "your'e the company you keep" is a true virtue. Jay is as wonderful as Lindsay and they compliment each other perfectly. And he smiles all the time. While waiting to eat at the elusive and delectable Magnolia Pancake Haus I treated Lindsay and Jay to some Starbucks... would you believe Jay has never been there!?!
This is what I devoured for breakfast on Saturday... this amazing German apple pancake with a side of bacon (naturally.) Good times, good times.
To burn the above off we visited the famous River Walk, Alamo and Mission San Jose. I love the Missions, what incredible works of art and pieces of history they are. I am so glad I also got to see where Davey Crockett died, haha. The world is small and I ran into a few people from my mom's small hometown in Pennsylvania and of course they knew my family. I love when that happens.



At the Mission San Jose I took some great shots of Lindsay and Jay. I love how these contrast with some of the wedding photos I took of them four years ago- so much has changed and there is so much excitement on the horizon. Isn't Lindsay adorable?


I couldn't of asked for a betting setting that this Mission. I love the look of the church, that perfect "tree of life" tree and the grounds. It's places like this that I find completely rejuvenating to my eyes. I love to see different stuff and this was a complete creative feast.

Stay tuned for the rest of my San Antonio adventures, and our little Austin day-trip...