Thanksgiving Trip - Day 2

[the girls slept until 0745 - I teleworked for a few hours in the morning - at 0830, Mollie left with Kathy and Bonnie to explore the area - she ended up having breakfast (Sweet Fire Grill) with them - Brenna took a long time to wake up - the Twins and I ate granola bars that Erin had brought from home - from the restaurant, Mollie coordinated a trip to the La Cantera Mall (departure planned for 1000) - Brenna and Erin took a very long time to get ready... - Mollie returned from breakfast with leftovers - eventually, they all left for the Shops at La Cantera area and I did some more telework - Mollie called me a few times and eventually recommended that we meet up at a place Gabriel (Uber Driver) recommended - I took the hotel shuttle (1200) and met everyone at Palenque Grill for lunch (Mexican) - it was a very nice time and the food was great (finished at 1330) - the kids and I later walked back to catch the shuttle (1400) - Brenna didn’t feel well and wanted to take a nap - after I’d coordinated a later room cleanup time, Mollie, Erin and I met up with Mary and she drove us to the Rim shopping area - we dropped Erin and Mollie off at James Avery - Mary and I went to buy drinks at Total Wine & More (1505) - we all met up again later at Bass Pro Shops - Mollie and I had fun at the shooting gallery - I’d planned to meet up with one of my Navy friends but he ended up being too busy - we made one more stop at the Cheesecake Factory and I used a gift card to get a variety of slices for the “party room” (1530) - we then went back to the hotel and met up with the rest of our cousins (including Leo, Sean and Shannon) - Chuck was running late so it was pretty crowded in one of the smaller (private) rooms - I went back to our own room to check on Brenna and tried to help her with her headache (made her hydrate and try to fix per pillow situation) - Mollie also tried to find chewable headache medicine at the hotel (no luck) - after learning that Chuck had arrived, Mollie and I coordinated movement of items between the rooms and then I convinced Brenna to leave the room for a walk - we explored the hotel (pool, stores, restaurants, gym) and made a stop at the Spa to check on targeted massages (for Brenna’s neck) - she didn’t end up wanting one but said she had started to feel better - we met the entire extended family at Chuck’s room later (1745) and enjoyed some snacks while everyone else agonized over the dinner location - once everyone agreed to go to the Shops at La Cantera, we got rides to the restaurant (from Leo) - once there (1900), the kids said they wanted to eat at a different place than the group (PF Chang) so we walked a short distance to Luciano’s Pizzeria - we had a great dinner (cheese pizza, salads and cheesy bread) - we finished at 2000 and took the shuttle back to the hotel - Brenna said she didn’t feel well again so I encouraged her to stay in the room for more hydration, a bath, no social media and an early bed time - Mollie and Erin went back to Chuck’s room to enjoy the family visiting some more and I did a little more telework - by 2145, Mollie returned and watched TV with Brenna - I asked the girls to mute the volume and went to bed at 2230 - Erin had not returned when I woke up briefly at 2345 but she came in as I was getting a drink - just at that same moment, the hotel fire alarm went off and we had to evacuate the hotel - Erin told me she’d been having a nice time with our cousins but Mollie and Brenna were annoyed that she had not been answering them - after a short time outside, the “all clear” was sounded and we went back to the room - everyone tried to get back to sleep (tough) but I think everyone was settled before midnight]