San Antonio Apartment Living: May 2018
Welcome to this month's edition of San Antonio Apartment Living, brought to you by Iron Horse Valley Apartments, our apartments for rent in San Antonio, TX. This month we're bringing our residents suggestions for celebrating National Hamburger Month and National Bike Month; topics surrounding upcoming holidays like Mother's Day and Museum Day; movies you might want to check out this month like Show Dogs and Solo: A Star Wars Story; and book suggestions, including The Wisdom of Wolves: Lessons from the Sawtooth Pack by Jim & Jamie Dutcher and An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. Read on to learn more about these topics in today's blog post.
May Celebrations
National Hamburger Month
May is National Hamburger Month! To celebrate, we recommend visiting Chester’s Hamburgers, a local restaurant chain that has been voted both Best Burger in Town and Best Burger in the State. Chester’s has been serving old fashioned hamburgers for over 30 years and has become a San Antonio tradition! Their menu also includes fresh cut fries, real ice cream shakes and malts, salads, buffalo wings, and more. Chester’s Hamburgers is about a 6-minute drive away from our apartment community.
National Bike Month
Along with being National Hamburger Month, May is also National Bike Month. Get outdoors and stay active by visiting one of your favorite biking trails here in San Antonio. We recommend Greenway Trails, which includes over 40 major trail heads. The Howard W. Peak Greenway Trail System (Greenway) is a growing network of approximately 65 miles of developed multi-use and accessible trails. The Greenway trails wind through natural landscapes along many of San Antonio’s waterways. Check it out to celebrate National Bike Month before the month is through.
Upcoming Holidays
Mother's Day
Don’t forget about Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 13th) this year! If you are looking to get your mom something more meaningful this year, we suggest making her something that she can use. House Beautiful shared some simple ideas for DIY Mother's Day Gifts that are sure to make your mom feel extra special! No matter how you choose to celebrate Mother’s Day this year, make sure you let your mom know how much you love and appreciate her.
Museum Day
Celebrate Museum Day on Friday, May 18th by visiting a local museum in the area. The DoSeum is a great option for a unique hands-on museum experience. The majority of the exhibits at The DoSeum boast a science, technology, and mathematics (STEM) focus, which is integrated with literacy and creative arts concepts. The museum features exhibits unlike those found in any other children’s museum in the country, including an interactive robot named Baxter, a spy academy filled with math challenges, an interactive puppet parade, a musical staircase, a Children’s River, and a significant outdoor space with plenty of water features, shade, and an ADA-accessible treehouse. From solar energy and water recycling to habitat restoration, The DoSeum was designed and constructed with a thoughtful, sustainable approach and offers a number of features to make it both kid and environmentally friendly. The DoSeum is about a 15-minute drive from our San Antonio apartment community.
Movie Suggestions
Show Dogs
Beginning Friday, May 18, Show Dogs plays in theaters. Check it out this month! “Max, a macho, solitary Rottweiler police dog is ordered to go undercover as a primped show dog in a prestigious Dog Show, along with his human partner, to avert a disaster from happening.” Buy your tickets online today to see Show Dogs!
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Do you have any weekend plans yet? We suggesting going to your local theater and checking out Solo: A Star Wars Story. It comes out in theaters on Friday, May 25. “Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo befriends his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and meets the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes.” Plan your weekend today by purchasing your tickets to see Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Book Suggestions
The Wisdom of Wolves: Lessons from the Sawtooth Pack by Jim & Jamie Dutcher
“For six years Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived intimately with a pack of wolves, gaining their trust as no one has before. In this book the Dutchers reflect on the virtues they observed in wolf society and behavior. Each chapter exemplifies a principle, such as kindness, teamwork, playfulness, respect, curiosity, and compassion. Their heartfelt stories combine into a thought-provoking meditation on the values shared between the human and the animal world. Occasional photographs bring the wolves and their behaviors into absorbing focus.”
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
“Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced to twelve years for a crime Celestial knows he didn’t commit. Though fiercely independent, Celestial finds herself bereft and unmoored, taking comfort in Andre, her childhood friend, and best man at their wedding. As Roy’s time in prison passes, she is unable to hold on to the love that has been her center. After five years, Roy’s conviction is suddenly overturned, and he returns to Atlanta ready to resume their life together.”