The New Digs

It took three full days to get unpacked and set up, but we're done. Our apartment complex is surrounded by trees, and actually San Antonio as a whole seems to have a lot of trees, so it's easy to forget we're in the middle of huge city. It seems like a really cool area, with a ton to see and do and we're excited to explore!

The living room from the front door. The doors on the right lead to the office.

The office.
The dining area, or bike garage, however you want to look at it!

The bedroom had an extra nook that fit the loveseat perfectly, which worked out because it would have been a tight fit in the living room.
This is the office window, which looks onto the balcony.
This is the view from the balcony. Bridget enjoys hanging out and keeping an eye on what's going on down below. So far she's had a hard time not barking at people, but we're working on that.
The view from the patio door looking back at the front door.

McAllister Park

We drove through McAllister Park yesterday, which is right next to our apartments, and stopped by the dog park. McAllister Park is huge with lots of trees, picnic areas, and bike trails. On just this one drive straight through we saw 15-20 deer, and they're not afraid of cars. They take their time going across the road and look at you as if you're bothering them. This is just the first one we saw.

The dog run is actually a dog park, where dogs can play on dog playground equipment. Bridget is still trying to get back up on the horse after her last couple bad experiences at the dog run in Lincoln, and stayed away from the other dogs.

Moving

We moved Sunday and made it to San Antonio safely. The new apartment is awesome, and we should be finished setting up tomorrow. It's in a great location, right next to a park with all kinds of trees, bike trails, and a dog run. Tonight when we drove through we saw two deer, one about 10 feet away from the car with fairly large antlers. These are a few pictures from the move, but for the most part we were too busy to be taking pictures!

Scott buzzing around the Stennis ramp with the Budget truck getting into position to load the toolbox and car. This probably wouldn't be cool with everyone at San Antonio International!

The beagle.
The G450 that Taylor sold to Valero, with it's new paint job and N number.
The weather is BEAUTIFUL! It's hot, but mostly just in the afternoon and it feels like there's no humidity. No more breaking a sweat just walking to the car!

Alligator Trap

Today there was a gator out toward the middle of the lake right in front of our apartment. We happened to be walking Bridget when the St. Tammany Sheriff came to trap him. They relocate the alligators they find around our apartment back in the marsh where they belong.

The sheriff trying to hook him.

Scott keeping an eye on the proceedings.

He moved to the point, where they were able to hook him the first time.

The line broke and they lost him for a few minutes, but then they hooked him a second time closer to the dock.
The sheriff asked Scott to help reel him in while he got ready to rope him.

Hauling him up on shore. The sheriff kept his foot on the gator's head.
We had heard he was four feet but he looks more like six...
Here he's getting perturbed...
He tried to avoid the tube, but the sheriff picked him up by his skinny little arms and threw him in.

Scott's Truck

Scott got a truck, we picked it up yesterday afternoon. It's a Ford F-150 Supercab and has 35,500 miles. He's very excited, it was a very good birthday.

Another Alligator!

We took Bridget for a walk tonight and there was an alligator on the other side of the complex from our apartment. A guy who lived on that side said he's been there for about 3 days now.

San Antonio update: Scott is going apartment hunting July 15-18th, so we'll have an address then. We're tentatively planning on moving Sunday, July 27th. We'll then have a full week to get settled before we both start work August 4th. Renee will be able to transfer to the San Antonio office, which is only 10 minutes away from the airport. There is a big park with bike trails and a dog run right in the middle, so we're hoping to get an apartment on the park and each have 5-10 minute commutes. We'll keep you posted!