Around 11:15 as I'm stepping off the elliptical to leave the SLC my phone rings. It's a 254 number I don't recognize so I don't answer it. I go to the bathroom, my phone alerts me that I have a voicemail, I then get a text. As I'm walking toward the door I check my phone and see a message that says "Two black males, 1 wearing a black shirt & 1 wearing a white shirt, armed and thought to be on campus. Please remain inside until further notice" (voicemail said the same thing).
So naturally I turn around and head toward the computers in the SLC planning to hang out and see if an announcement is made. About 10 minutes later an announcement is made to stay inside the SLC and employees start locking the doors. No other announcements are made, but through others at the SLC we learn that the two men were spotted by memorial and that there are a ton of police cars all over that side of campus. At midnight the SLC closes and the lights go out. We are once again advised to stay in the building. However, a large group of guys announces that they are leaving and a few ask me and the one other girl in the SLC if we want them to walk us to our cars. I say yes, because I live way off campus and can get home without driving on campus, plus I'd rather be at home than on campus with no information about what is happening or where the suspects are worrying that they may walk through the doors.
As a group we all head outside, running to our cars and jumping in once we hit the small parking lot by the SLC. I did make it home fine, the whole time hoping that the armed men weren't looking for a getaway car! We just now (at 12:45) got the official all clear, a little while ago it was announced that the men were arrested outside of Penland.
News Story: http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/UPDATE_Officers_in_Manhunt_for_Suspected_Robbers_of_Local_Stores.html
And now, on a happier note, the good part of the weekend in pictures!
Saturday Morning I headed to Austin, battling the rain and traffic to visit Ryan and his family for the rest of the weekend! Saturday it was really rainy but we went to The Domain, B&N, ate dinner at Pluckers, and enjoyed wandering around 6th Street.
Sunday lunch at Iguana Grill on the lake. Very yummy Mexican food!
At the Oasis on the lake. We had a really good berry sundae desert here!
View from the Oasis, there are some insanely massive houses out there!
After lunch we visited the Capitol building where they were setting up for the inauguration.
Ryan and the picture of the Tx president who chartered Baylor
Looking down onto the floor, later we were under the floor in the basement!
Unfortunately the Senate and House were closed so we couldn't go in there.
The dome!
Back of the capitol. It looks white, but really it's very pink!
Capitol building at night
We ended Sunday night with delicious white pizza at Home Slice and Mission Impossible.
Sunday afternoon we set out for lunch and adventure!
After crossing the river we saw a place to pull off where you could hike.
This is the awesome view from a cliff we hiked up!
Me and Ryan on the rocks
What a good way to work up an appetite!
For lunch we went to this really good burger place called Shady Grove.
Then I headed back to Waco
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