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The Memorial Day Post

I’m throwing a bachelorette party this weekend, so I’ve all but written off Memorial Day, which means that in purely selfish interest, I’ve yet to post on the beloved summer kickoff (some call it a holiday to honor our fallen heroes …. psssh). Last year I went big, with a Memorial Day Party barge through…

Deep Eddy Dive-In Movie

Okay, okay, I made up the “Dive-In Movie” part, they call it “Splash Party Movie Night,” which is just boring. And this picture looks like it’s from 1993. Anyway, summer Saturdays at Deep Eddy feature a movie projected onto a screen, which you can watch while floating in the pool! Freakin’ sweet. It’s a family…

What a Memorial Day Weekend

Phew, I am exhausted. And dehydrated, but that’s my own fault for not drinking enough water for three days of playing in the sun. I did manage to escape without any hint of a sunburn–my mom is so proud! So contrary to my earlier post about toobing the Guadalupe, apparently people go to other places…

Toobin’

Now that summer is pretty much here in Austin–only a few rare May days requiring a sweatshirt remain–plenty of Austinites will head south to the river(s) to float the Guadalupe or Comal from Gruene, New Braunfels, San Marcos, or one of the little other towns. I think the average float trip goes something like this:…