Y un poco más de Fiesta

For you monolinguals, the title is Spanish for "and a bit more about Fiesta". I'm on my way to the Texas Cavaliers River Parade, & since I had an item due at the Library (the Central Library is near the parade's finish, and thus not too far from where I enjoy watching it) I took advantage of my need to go there to get on-line a few moments.

Saturday morning I attended two Fiesta events, which were somewhat disappointing. Oh, well! At midday I returned to La Fiesta Apartments, where I live, to partake for a short while of a pool party sponsored by the La Fiesta management. Then it was on to work at Fiesta Texas, the Opryland-like themepark now claimed by the Six Flags chain. I work on the train there, as Depot Agent and as Conductor.

Sunday I attended the Fiesta Mariachi Mass at San Fernando Cathedral (the oldest cathedral building in these United States). The beautiful edifice was packed to the walls, including with Fiesta royalty & officials, there to be blessed. Of course, the Rector, Father David Garcia, did not ignore that the day was the second Sunday of the season of Resurrection. Afterward, I attended worship at Mexican Christian Church, my church on the Westside.

In the evening my upstair neighbor, Dennis from Detroit (he moved here half a year ago to take a civilian job at Fort Sam Houston), and I got together to go out & enjoy some more Fiesta. We watched the fireworks display finale of the Fort Sam Fiesta, from the Jim's Restaurant where I worked when I first came to San Antonio. That first year I was working that evening of the Army post's Fiesta event, & the nite manager called me over to the picture windows, to watch. So being there again while the Fiesta military fireworks were shining up in the sky was sort of deja vu! Then Dennis & I capped off the evening by strolling thru El Mercado with its Fiestas Fantasías del Mercado & listening to the sounds of live music on a couple stages & the many colorful sights of the Mexican Marketplace.

You know, it's really fun to introduce a newcomer to the joys and treasures of San Antonio, and of its fantastic party-to-end-all-parties!

And now. . . to the riverbank, to view the parade!