Everyone got into town on Thursday night, so we just stayed in and ordered some pizza. Friday we headed down to South Congress to do a little shopping and grab some lunch at Guero's. Jeff headed home to let RK take a nap, and the rest of us went to the UT campus so Johnny could see the UT stadium. Ben also got his first (I believe) pair of Reefs, complete with a bottle opener on the sole.
UT Stadium - the Horseshoe is better!
Later that night we headed to Driftwood and the Salt Lick, a famous Texas BBQ place that you may have seen on the Food Network or the Travel Channel. It was a gorgeous night, so we got to sit outside while waiting for our table listening to live music and having a couple of beers (it's located in a dry county, so it's BYOB, which adds to the fun). Because it is basically in the middle of nowhere, Ben got suspicious 30 minutes into the drive that we were going to make him disappear in the backwoods of Texas. Luckily for him, he lived to see another day. :)
Saturday, Ben and Kristin got up to run at Town Lake (show-offs), so we stayed at home, then met them out at Shady Grove for lunch and after that, a hike up Mt. Bonnell. The last time I went to Mt. Bonnell with the R-cat, she was nicely contained in her Baby Bjorn and about 16 pounds or so. Well, this time, she's pushing 24 pounds, and only wanted Mommy to hold her as I hiked up the 100 steps. Needless to say, I had to stop several times and hope that I didn't pass out!
It's a beautiful view on top of Mt. Bonnell, so we made sure to get a picture of me, the RK and Uncle Johnny (clearly, she wasn't in the mood).
That night, we decided to go see the Bats, which I have never done in Austin in the 5.5 years I've lived here! Basically, we have the largest urban population of Mexican fruit bats. They live under the South Congress bridge between April - October and fly out at sunset. Big deal for tourists, Kristin thought it would be a great idea. So off we went! We had drinks at the Hyatt first, then headed over for the bats. Coupls of pics and a video of the bats flying out.
The happy couple!
Another happy and super excited to be out of the house without a child couple
Christa looks like she's stalking me and Johnny
Afterwards, we headed to Chuy's for some Tex-Mex goodness, then, to Johnny's horror, it was off to the Broken Spoke, a honky-tonk! One of our favorite singers (and Kristin's), Bruce Robison was playing. Johnny warmed up to the people watching and the cheap pitchers of Lone Star Beer. It was a fun night!
Easter Sunday, everyone was headed home, but we made it to Rudy's (another BBQ place featured on TV) for an Easter Brunch. Johnny ate his weight in brisket, and Ben got to take home some of his coveted Rudy's plastic cups (which I learned from Ben perfectly fit about 4-5 ice cubes and a can of ginger ale - who knew?).
Once again, Riley could have cared less that a picture was being taken
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We just watched a show about the Salt Lick on the Food Network last night. Everyone looks great. Sound like you all had a great time. I really wish we could find some time to come see you guys.
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