Girls Trip 2010

Last weekend I flew to Austin, TX to meet up with my awesome college buds (aka "seesturs" - Ashley, Heather, Rebecca, Shannon and Weez).  This was hands-down our favorite trip so far!  We laughed until we cried, reminisced, laughed about funny things our kids do, encouraged each other, rebuked each other (true!), were downright silly, laughed some more, and ate and ate and ate.

We were all over that awesome town.  Austin has such a unique culture and atmosphere.  I loved it!  The town's motto:  "Keep Austin Weird".  Enough said.  Everything is local, organic, and purely one-of-a-kind.  One interesting note is that some of the town's best food is from those little food trailers.  Seriously, we ate at the South Austin Trailer Park (Torchy's!).  And, I could have eaten there every meal and been deliriously happy.  We had full days and late nights that I am still recovering from!

It's hard to recap for blogging purposes, but here's a little run down of our activities:

Thursday:  flew into Austin, Weez made us a Cuban dinner, toured the Blanton Art Museum (Turner to Monet exhibit... awesome), Vivos for chips and salsa.

Friday:  Slept in (amen!), paddled on Lady Bird Lake (aka Colorado River), hiked Mt. Bonnell, lunch at Torchy's (the BEST tex-mex I have ever had), Barton Springs, Mayfield Park and all the peacocks, stop for coffee, Target (yes, target), tried on hats and boots at Sheplers -  the world's largest cowboy outfitter store, crashed at Weez's and watched YouTube videos, dinner at Hyde Park Bar and Grill, and then back to Weez's to watch "The Last Song.

Saturday:  More sleeping in, lunch @ The Snack Bar, walked and shopped on S. Congress, incredible pies from the CutiePie and cupcakes from Hey Cupcake (food trailers extraordinaire!), Ikea, outlet shopping, dinner at the Mansion at Judges Hill, driving around downtown and 6th Streets and all the wild scene there, Mozarts for coffee and dessert.

Sunday:  sniff sniff... it was early to the airport and bye to my girls.  I had a little layover in Dallas with Ash, Heather, Rebecca and Shannon before taking our separate flights home.

Now for some pics:

ridiculously good...  I'm having withdrawl.

When in Texas...

the closest we could get to riding a machanical bull... yes, we looked.

don't ask.  :)  I think we were a little delirious from shopping.

So grateful for my hubby who not only encourages me to go on these trips each year, but also takes on all the home responsibilities with the kids!  Thanks, hon.  You are truly the best!