Well, I have to admit, Austin is growing on me. Just a little bit.
Katy and I decided to take a random road trip this last weekend to the hill country. Quite a fun adventure to say the least. There was a crazy state trooper, an injured chihuahua, giant flowers and a birthday party – all before we got to Lampasas! I did a pretty terrible job at documenting, save a few shots, but we went out to COTH for the day on Saturday. Ended up sorting donations items of clothing, toiletries, medical supplies, and every other 'odds and ends' item you can possibly imagine. Some pretty classic stuff. Campers will be arriving in just a few short weeks. Check out the camp website here if you'd like to donate materials or finances; they are still putting together all the final summer needs after the dining hall fire.
From Marble Falls we journeyed on to Austin and a cookout at the lake with Luke, Kendra, and Andy. Tejano music and two hot dogs later (yes, I actually ate a hot dog!), we headed back to Kendra's apartment to sleep through some George Clooney goat movie. Breakfast at Rudy's, which I highly recommend, on Sunday morning, then off to find some elusive mountain hike overlooking the lake. Elusive indeed... We gave up the hunt and made it to Zilker Park instead. Due to my previous internet hunting skills, we had a coupon for renting a 2-man kayak for 2 hours for $10. Kicker? Be there by noon. We pulled into the parking lot at 11:54 still in our jeans. It was like Amazing Race for a few short minutes, but we made it. Chased some turtles down on the lake, planned a few life events, and luckily didn't tip over. Good thing, cause in our 'Race' hurry, we forgot the lifejackets on the bank. Hehe. Kayaking complete, it started raining, and we headed downtown.
World Market was the next stop, followed by Title 9. (This is one of about 3 stores in which I will spend my lottery winnings someday. Just so you know.) A stop at Sheplar's to try on cowboy boots rounded out our Austin experience, and we headed to Round Rock via chocolate milkshakes. After turning left on Donnell instead of right, we finally made it to Mike & Abby's to see their new addition, Motley. Cute, cute puppy! We tried to take her back to Dallas but met fierce resistance. Made it back to Big D just in time to grab dinner (and coffee for me) and go see a late showing of Robin Hood. Thanks, Mark F. for the tickets! The jury is still out on Costner vs. Crowe, but it was highly enjoyable.
Thus ended our adventure. Good thing we're already plotting another.
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