Friday – After work Mr. A and I decided to change up movie
night and head down to the new Alamo Drafhouse on Slaughter Lane. We first had
dinner at Kerby Lane on William Cannon and of course we shared a bowl of Kerby
Queso, some of the best stuff on earth. Then we met our friends Jason and
Amelia at Alamo to see the “Five Year Engagement”. This movie was adorable and
super funny! We split the bomb cookies from there, Banana Chocolate Chip. Go
there. Get them. Enjoy. You’re welcome.
Saturday – Mr. A had to work. I got up and met Kelly, her
cute little girl Harper and Janet at the Farmer’s market at Barton Creek Mall.
I have become fonder of the Farmers market every time I go and if any of you
have a chance you should check it out. I am more and more convinced that if and
when I can I will be going to buy local produce that is fresh and in season. I
am sure I sound like a crazy hippy but let me tell you that the groceries I buy
from the farmer’s market are more expensive for sure, but they taste more expensive.
There is more flavors in everything I make from these farmers than anything I
buy at even Whole Foods or Central Market. It is worth the extra money to cook
with such amazing food. Sorry rant ended…
So after we met up and had breakfast Tacos we walked around
and met Jason and Amelia and their sweet doggy Izzy. It was a perfect start to
the day. After the farmer’s market I headed over to my Junior League of Austin
volunteer shift at the YMCA field day in East Austin. We stood outside all day
playing with cute kiddos in a bouncy house. Really, it should not have counted
as volunteering. I totally lucked out too because all the girls with me were
super nice, sometimes this is not the case which makes your time go by like
molasses. After playing outside for 4 hours though I was wiped out. I came home
and took an inventory of our house for our movers and then passed out on the
sofa with the puppy.
Saturday night we went to late night happy hour at the Daily
Grill at the Domain with Ben, Janet, Pete and Corey. It was great to have a
night out. I believe that this will be a staple for Mr. A and I when we move as
it is about 2 minutes from our new house and is super cheap. Where else can you
get $3 cocktails on a Saturday night? Then we headed over to The Park, another
new bar in the Domain and had another drink. It was so much fun to fist pump to
club music with Janet.
Sunday – We got up at about 9:30 and headed down to the Barton
Creek greenbelt. Mr. A hates getting out of bed, but once we get moving we both
love being outside with our pup. We met up with Jason and Amelia (how lucky am
I that I got to see them so much this weekend?) and then we walked to rainbow
falls. The boys and pups jumped in the beautiful water and even did a rope
swing! The water is still flowing and if you live in Austin and can make it out
there you should. Water will not be there for much longer and it is just
beautiful! After hiking back we ran to Central Market and picked up snacks and
then headed to Zilker Park to picnic with a big group of friends. Kelly brought
Miss Harper and it worked out to well. Harper looked totally adorable in her
cute bonnet and we all sat around and chatted as our hordes of dogs played
together. The boys played whiffle ball as the girls caught up under the shade
of a giant tree. The breeze was blowing, the prosecco flowing, it was a perfect
Sunday afternoon. All of us kept saying how rare it is to have us all available
in a weekend to hang out like this anymore. I felt so lucky to get to spend
time with everyone, as I know how busy we all are.
After we finished up at the park, we headed home and passed
out! We were both showered and asleep by 830. It was glorious really.
As you can tell my love affair with Austin, food and our
friends continues. Looking forward to closing on our house this week and
painting all next weekend!
1 comment:
Sounds so fun!
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