Man, is it difficult to unpack after a trip. The cats don’t make it any easier, either!
Author: Classy Otter
Thirtysomething with husband, fresh new baby girl, and cat in Austin, TX. Lover of food, drink, and conversation. And the Oxford Comma.
Lazy Sunday
Woke up early because of Daylight Savings Time. Poor Logan has been sick, which is awesome timing since the project he’s working on starts filming tomorrow. He gets to start at 4:30 in the morning! WHEE! We went to Hot Breads, a favorite Indian joint, for dosas and iddli. So you get another picture of…
Barlata
Last night, we tried to go to Bufalina. It’s become one of our favorite restaurants in town for their Neapolitan-style pies and carefully chosen wine list. However, unfortunately: http://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/substation-fails-leaving-8000-without-power Right before we got there. The whole situation was remarkably calm; The crew was still pouring drinks, which helped. After about 45 minutes without power, they…
Frustration-killer!
I spent the day frustrated. With iCloud, with our HOA, with STUFF everywhere, with November heat (what? Sandals in November? Where’s my autumn crispness?) But then my aunt sent me this wonderful video of the wedding we attended last weekend, and the perma-grin is back! What a fun wedding. How lucky we are that we…
Halloween!
I’m back from running Halloween-related errands. Our condo never gets trick-or-treaters, so I’m going to Crystal’s house in a bit to take advantage of their more civic- and holiday-minded neighborhood. I don’t have a costume, but I do have a mask I picked up years ago at Carnevale in Viareggio. (Though it’s not the one…
Southwest
Just boarded my Southwest flight, which is on a brand new 737-800. The plane is SWEET and the contrast with last week’s American Airlines flight couldn’t be more stark. Checking my bag was free, the boarding process has been swift and sensible, we’re going to leave on time, and the plane is, dare I say…
Today’s walk?
Huntley Meadows. It’s a reclaimed wetland and was full of kids on school trips as well as lots of geese and ducks. And now I’m on the Metro on the way to the airport and I miss Nana already. See you soon.
My grandparents.
They took these pictures of each other while they were living in Fargo, ND for a year in 1948. My grandmother still talks about how stupid cold it was there.
Fort Hunt Park
We desperately had to get a couple thousand steps in before meeting some friends of Nana’s. The park worked nicely. AND there are horses to visit! They’re police horses (though I didn’t see their badges and I’m not sure if they could rattle off my Miranda rights) so you aren’t allowed to feed them. I…
Alexandria
Nana and I strolled Old Town Alexandria today. I racked up 9000 steps, so not too shabby! (Also, did I mention my Nana turns 91 in January? So if 9000 steps is good for me, what’s it for her?) Nana has an Old Town circuit. We visited the Torpedo Factory, which was actually a place…
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