Wednesday, March 11th, Day Three

After a much needed good night's sleep, we all woke up, ready to hit the pool/beach, especially Ashlyn. We decided to make a quick run to Walgreens first to pick up a few things that we hadn't found at the K-mart the night before. Traveling with kids means you need a lot of food, so we loaded up on snacks for the pool! Luckily, there was a Walgreens (and a lot of other eating establishments) within walking distance. Here's 2 of my fave pics we took on our way to the Walgreens. This is us in front of the El San Juan Hotel & Casino!

Like I said, Ashlyn could hardly wait to get to the pool, and since we had gotten up and out pretty early, it was only about 9;30 and we hadn't had breakfast, so my parents ventured on foot to get us all some breakfast, while Kristy, the kids & I headed for the pool and waited for my parents to bring us breakfast at the pool. Did I mention, this is the life!

Oh, just for FYI - Kelly & Brandon had been up and our early that morning with the wedding planner to go get their marriage license, that's why they weren't hanging with us.

After a few hours poolside, Kelly & Brandon showed up and had picked up the last few Puerto Rican additions to the Welcome Bags. So, we all headed upstairs to get cleaned up and finish stuffing the bags. More people would begin arrive that afternoon and we needed to pass the bags off to the hotel to deliver to each couple/family.

At 2pm my mom, Kelly, Kristy & I met with the caterer from the hotel. She & Kelly needed to confirm the locations and food at the Welcome Dinner on Friday night, the wedding, the cocktail hour after the wedding, and the dinner & dancing that followed the wedding. She was super nice and showed us around, explaining the set up for each event. She even made us stop by the bar at the pool and order a drink. My mom, my prego sister (Kristy) and my drink were all virgin, but Kelly tried a real Pina Colada. Trust me, mine was waaay better. Here's a pic of us with our drinks.

When we were done with the caterer, Kristy & I were pretty hungry, so we walked across the street with my mom and her kids and had lunch at Chili's. Yes, I know, not very adventurous or Puerto Rican, but so good and convenient!

My memory is blurry here and I can't quite remember what we did between our late (3:30pm) lunch and then dinner. I can only assume, we hit the beach!

After a few hours at the beach we went upstairs and got cleaned up for dinner. We thought we'd try this little place that was next door to our hotel. When we had seen it the night before it was busy and had some outdoor seating and fun festive lights...all seemed promising for a good dinner - WRONG! I wasn't super hungry since we had had a late lunch, so I just munched on everyone else's plates. It was all okay, but none of it was great...so far, not impressed with Puerto Rican cuisine. I guess we got back pretty late and just headed for bed after our first full day in San Juan! Here's Ash & I at our not so great dinner.

Brandon's mom had arrived so he moved his stuff and stayed with her, so my mom & Kelly moved into the room with my dad (where B had slept the night before), leaving just Kristy and I with her kids in our room. This made for a much more comfortable sleeping arrangement.

next post: shopping in Old San Juan

Super Duper: Baylor is doing well in the NIT tourney!

Super Pooper: still feeling run down, can't decide if it's a cold or allergies...ugh