December 24, 2010. San Antonio, Texas. Dinner on the River Barge.

It was an evening of magic, with twinkling lights  and excellent food.   And the cousins all together.   We ate dinner on a barge on the River Walk.   It was better than we anticipated.  Suzanne and I planned it months ago and a good thing too because the river was busy.   The evening was enjoyed by both children and adults which is often not the case.  But last evening, dining on the river,  had a special magic  that was  thrilling to all,  especially Molly.

We met at 5:45 in the bar of Saltgrass and boarded soon after and sat at  one long table down the middle of the boat.  Soon, salad was served and we were off,  marvelling at the millions of colored lights.  It really was a wonderland.    After  twenty minutes of quiet on the river  enjoying our salad we returned to have our steaks served.  Then we were off for an hour and a half of a river trip, eating our dinner and listening to the tour director.    I have heard the  spiel  several times but I learn new information each time or perhaps I just forget, but it was interesting  to all.  The journey took us to the north  area of the river, just newly opened which was very quiet as the regular barge trips never go.  We felt special.

Then we completed our river trip but did not finish our evening.  We had arranged to eat dessert in the restaurant, so we all trooped upstairs to tables prepared for us, with the girls at one table and the adults and Molly at an adjacent table.  The desserts were enormous, a fitting ending for our magical night.

Molly, who is three, loved it best of all.