Austin

 Katy has these, so of course I needed them too. They are silent bangles from Paper Source made from recycled flip flops.

 Saturday was Hank's birthday. I baked him a yellow cake with chocolate icing.

 We did a five mile jog at Town Lake.

 We undid our five mile jog by eating wings at Pluckers. They have awesome lemonade.

 This light fixture at Walton's made me think of my Aunt Connie Sue.

I went to Hill Country Weavers for some Manos yarn. I dove in and got the hot hot pink! I can't wait! I'm off to San Diego with Hank's family for the rest of the week. I am so excited! I hope I can see my blog/sister friend, Casey, even if its just to give her a hug. I haven't seen her since I was 18! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Moma, save me some dressing and some pie.

Austin Lately

 How cute is Kelsey in her birthday jumper I made? 

 Hank makes the best breakfasts. This is a fried egg taco with roasted potatoes, cheese, and Hatch chile salsa.

 Hank is pretty good at lunch too! Nachos: grilled chicken (with homemade pesto (I made) marinade), red onion, cheese, black beans, cilantro, and roasted Hatch chiles.

 We went bowling. Hank and I dominated.

 I cut a huge stack of circles for yo-yo's for Saturday football watching.

All done!

Austin Pics

 Hank and I at Uchiko for my birthday (I had a fever, yuck). The food was amazing as always.

 Hank bought me a dress. A DRESS! He did so great! It's a Tracy Reese dress from Anthropologie. I never would have picked it, but I love it. I can't wait to wear it this fall with tights and boots.

 Gordough's Granny's Pie donut. Yum.

 Hank took really good care of me while I was sick. Black bean tacos.

 Peach and Fig Salad from Second Bar and Kitchen.

 Lakehouse!

 Lakehouse sunset

 Cruising around Lago Vista, using my new Instagram app. LOVE IT.

Feeding deer at sunset.

Summer and Austin

 I trimmed some Lantana from Hank's flowerbed. I had to girl it up a bit at his house.

 Hank and I had Homeslice with our best friends to commemorate Hank and my one year anniversary. We had pizza that day with CJ and Mark, so we had to recreate the event, but with much better pizza. Earlier that day, Hank and I tried Stand Up Paddling or SUP on Town Lake. I just call it paddle boarding. It's where you stand on a big surfboard and paddle with an oar. It was a pretty good workout heading upstream.

 Here's a tired doggy after she spent a couple hours at Redbud Isle chasing a tennis ball in the lake.

Cathy and I have been planning a trip to Gordough's for a year. We finally met for dessert on Sunday night. This is a peach filled doughnut with cinnamon, sugar, and cake mix topping. Four forks, but CJ and I ate most of it. It was glorious.

 Here's Bitsy having her first Push Pop. 

 This is Miss Grace Ann, or "Baby Gace" as Bitsy calls her. She is breaking in her quilt I made for her back in March. She's a perfect fit!

 My mixing bowl was on my counter and made a super cool reflection, had to document.

I've been doing some major quilting. I'm about halfway. It sure is hot under a quilt in the summer. 

The start of summer

tomato/basil/mozzarella salad (homegrown basil)

This was my first visit to Barton Springs Pool. It's a cold 68 degrees all the time! I was skeptical, but it was so hot, it felt amazing. There was some great people watching. We also went kayaking on town lake and we saw so many turtles.

 watermelon/mozzarella/basil/proscuitto salad

green chili cheeseburgers and homemade zucchini fries

 lunch at Walton's

 coffee at Jo's

 I took advantage of some rotting bananas. This recipe is the best I've ever used.

 Macy, my BFF in Austin while everyone worked.

Hank pulled over so I could snip some wild sunflowers (weeds).

I didn't want to come home, but I had to so I can get ready for the Deep Ellum Market this Saturday. I'll be selling my stuff, some paper goods for Trina, and the remaining inventory from The Shining. I really really hope Vicki has this silver bracelet left that I have been coveting for over a year.  Hope to see you there! We will be in the covered lot (no sunburns!) from 11am-5pm.

a weekend

 I made a skirt for a little friend of mine, I hope to make some more before Saturday's market.

 I had Brussels Sprouts for the first time. YUM. Hank roasted these and tossed them in a little Parmesan. It's the way to go.

When I returned from Austin, I planted some herbs (parsley, thyme, basil, and chives. It's my goal to not kill them. I got a smallish planter that I can move around to find the good light. Fortunately and unfortunately, my house is mostly shaded, not good for plants. So please remind me to water.

south by spring break

 Here's Hank on St. Paddy's day looking wicked Irish.

 We went to Stubb's for the SPIN party. We saw (or I actually paid attention during) The Kills, OMD, and TV on the Radio. It was awesome. I came close to having an anti social heat related meltdown, but CJ kept me chill with some nerdy dancing, some free crap from sponsors and good people watching.

 We stopped by Flatstock at the official SXSW convention and I was totally blown away by the amount of posters created by actual artists. I could not decide. I left with a small fruit print by Burlesque. I definitely want to go back next year with money to shop.

 Here is OMD singing the eighties classic "If you leave." It was pretty awesome.

 CJ and CJ in our toms. I had to give mine a sponge bath after that show.

Back at home and trying to mentally prepare for Monday aka the END OF SPRING BREAK, I made a pasta dish for the potluck at my mom's. I saw Giada make this on tv and I knew it would be a matter of hours before I would be making it myself. 
penne with butternut squash and goat cheese