Saturday morning we left bright and not that early for San Jose. Daryle was doing conferences all day at church on Saturday, and then preaching Sunday morning, and since I had a 3-day weekend, which is rare and therefore cherished, we decided to make it an overnight trip! We found a great hotel that truly caters to large families, so we packed up the kids and set off for a great adventure! (We need more of you, family hotels!!)
The kids and I stayed for worship and the first session, then took off to get some lunch and explore the area a little bit. And let me just say, San Jose is really cool! I had planned to take them to a really great children's discovery museum that I'd heard a lot about, but time didn't really allow for it, so we're saving that for another day. I discovered an amazing shopping center full of inviting stores called Santana Row, but sadly my children do not have the "skills" it takes to enjoy shopping. (And by skills I mean the fortitude to calmly walk around and NOT destroy every neatly displayed stack of whatever they come across in the afore-mentioned stores.)
We did find a gorgeous park that was just calling for the Smith kids to come romp around in it, and they were more than happy to oblige!! We went back to church for the last session and closing worship and then went out to eat. WE LOVE TO GO OUT TO EAT!!!
Daryle had been wanting to go to Tony Romas for awhile, and we'd never been to one, so we were pretty excited to find one just down the road from the church! Ribs, filet medallions, shrimp scampi, loaded mashed potatoes... The.Perfect.Meal. :)
We went back to the hotel room and had every intention of hanging out, doing something fun, but we were soooo exhausted!! I last remember looking at the clock and it said 8:38... Pathetic!!! I beat my own children to bed.
We love you, San Jose!!! Can't wait to visit again!!!
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