I cannot wait to do nothing this weekend. However, I am grateful for all the fun we had last weekend, and for besties who assume other besties are coming too even if they’ve only met once. … and grateful for the sleep I got to catch up on this week and will continue to get.…
Biking to work A very low-key 4th of July, but still getting to connect with old friends AND watch fireworks off my parents’ porch Deep Eddy Cabaret & Hen House aka the inevitable high school reunion that is being back in Austin and out at night Four Seasons girls happy hour Nerf gun wars Anticipation…
Now I have a new dumpling obsession after last night’s Luxe Magazine‘s Battle of the Chefs event where I ate Tanuki‘s scallop dumplings (they won the competition). I brought a couple of friends and my mom, which brought back so many memories of all the Orange Coast events I attended! Ah, a different chapter of…
She may not care about her birthday, but it’s an important milestone, so I will care for her. To the best mama. … or maybe I care more because it means my 35th is impending??
Today, we’re just doin’ a traditional gratitude list. Walking Town Lake My parents’ porch overlooking Lake Austin Ranch waters at Ranch 616 Crab claws Justine’s Athleta shopping with my mama (bought this dress I never would have if I hadn’t tried it on) Yard work … how awesome is it to have a yard to…
I feel good. And it’s not just the IV hydration drip my coworkers and I went to get during lunch! After a good weekend and week of solid workouts, good eating, yoga, and a new hiking spot, I’m just content. Which isn’t to say there wasn’t anxiety and emotions this week, just that we’re dealing…
the overview (activities!) / the eats The Fanny Packs Order ’em here. Will be worn at the wedding as well. A big hit, very convenient, and hilarious. I came up with the sayings after much internet research, but she has standard sayings you can use too. I filled them with only a few essentials at…
the overview (activities!) / the swag If you only pick one place for a group dinner, make it Odd Duck. The entire experience was absolutely fantastic. The service was wonderful, the food was plentiful and amazing, the wine was perfectly paired. It. Was. Awesome. It’s $55 for an 8-course tasting, and $55 for a 5-course…
Ah, a throwback to the iterations of this here blog … like me, a restaurant from Aspen has returned nay, come home to, Austin. Because Aspen and Austin are inextricably yet inexplicably linked, perhaps the first restaurant to move from Aspen to Austin rather than vice versa (hi Clark’s), is House of the Rising Tanuki-San,…
This marks the FOURTH weekend IN A ROW that I’ve been in Austin, without plans. This is (the last weekend) a record since I moved back, and probably a record for a long time in wherever I called home. It was very intentional, and it’s been very, very fun—but, actually really challenging as well. It’s…