flying solo in the lone star state

i was in austin last week for work and it was quite an adventure. wednesday was a fun long day and thursday was even longer. thursday night i sat at the sushi bar in the hotel and chatted over tasty rolls and endless diet coke with an older lady who lives in the hotel. she told me all the hot spots in town and where the best restaurants were. it was pretty fun.


friday was a shorter day at the conference and i was excited to go out and explore downtown austin. it only took a block of walking to realize how hot 104 degrees and 45% humidity is. it took about 6 more blocks to realize downtown austin is all bars...literally. from coyote ugly to dueling piano bars, i think i passed a million bars hoping to find a cafe or good shopping.

but alas, after about a mile and a half i saw it...my beloved anthro. i was in heaven as i strolled my sweaty body through the store and purchased 4 wonderful items... a pillow sham, earrings, hair pin, and sun glasses with a gift card i've been holding on to for months.

after that my spirits were up and i set out to find a french restaurant i'd heard about. i passed a protest of hippies on bikes hooting and hollering and the national headquarters of whole foods where i stopped and grabbed a tasty naked juice. finally i reached the restaurant, chez nous, which happened to be right by my hotel! i had some tasty salmon and was in for the night.

and finally late saturday night i returned to my hubby who met me with diet coke, a sparkling clean car, and flowers...he's the best. below are some pics of my trip. exciting things going on right now...jeff started school (it was so weird not go back!) meggers is about to have her baby! and it's labor day weekend with the big BYU game! (by the way i don't know why all my words are hyper linked?)