Austin!

I sadly never noticed how fun and quirky and interesting Austin really is until we moved away and came back as visitors! Here's an art installation put up for the month of April: pianos were left in random places throughout the downtown area for passerby to sit down and play!

And a fun idea graffitied across a bridge. Yes! Let's pretend we are robots! Lucas would love to!

And this really tattooed guy isn't all that much of an attention-getter to an Austinite, but he caught MY eye after being in much more conservative Charlottesville for 6 months!

Here Lucas is lounging with his two favorite friends. We miss you, Ellie and Isaac!

We also went to visit our old favorite destination for shopping, eating and playing: Central Market! We met up with Lucas' old friend Rand while there. Rand's mom and I used to swap babysitting every week.

And we brunched with the Robinsons and Ami at our favorite Mexican restaurant at the Triangle. Look how incredibly pale-skinned Sophie is here! I think she must have either red-headed Brady genes or Laith's mom (Karen's) fair and blond genes!

Mike and Olivia
Becca and Olivia
Check out those Michelin fat rolls! She's so cute and chubby I could just eat her!

Our first night back in Austin I attended my friend Cheasty's rehearsal dinner. It was Texas-themed, meaning she asked all the guests to dress up as whatever they thought of when they thought of Texas. We had Willie Nelson, a TX sheriff (the groom!), and a TX beauty queen (Kate- whose hair would have been teased much higher if it hadn't been for the heat and humidity... how do you do it Dallas girls?)

Here's Cheasty with her sister

My friends Kari and Kate were there (Kari is the one who introduced me to Cheasty) so that was fun catching up with them too!

Overall a fun-filled, busy visit. See you again at the end of May, Austin! :)