I apologize for my lack of blogging last week. I do sort-of have an excuse- my sweet momma was in town for some much-needed girl time! She has been to Austin before, but not for almost a year and a half, and had never even seen my current apartment. We had four action-packed days of fun- including lots of shopping, eating, desserts, wineries, festivals, and a little educational visit to the Capitol. Its hard to take a lot of pictures when there's only two of you, but we tried! I sure do miss her! :)
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As soon as we got back from the airport, she had a no-bake cookie craving! Recipe coming soon... |
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My favorite King Cake arrived in her carry-on! |
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Delicious dinner at Wink- loving the polka dots! |
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My beautiful Mamma at the Kite Festival |
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Me trying to fly my butterfly kite |
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So many kites! |
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Wine tasting in Fredericksburg, TX- cerca 11:30am... |
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Becker Vineyards |
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Feeling good! |
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Enough said |
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Perfect end to the afternoon |
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Bess- Sandra Bullock's restaurant in downtown Austin |
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Outside one of the "bachelor's" bars on West 6th St |
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Inside the Texas Capitol |
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Of course we managed to go on the day there was a big hooplah- Planned Parenthood protest |
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Mom and her friend Poornima |
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Last lunch at Nordstrom's Cafe- our fav! |
Phew. We were both so exhausted after this visit, but I had such a good time! Love you Mom! Next time I think we should squeeze in a visit to the spa... :)
Yum that king cake looks good.
ReplyDeleteIt was the best! :) Next year I might have to have some shipped in...
ReplyDeleteI miss Nordy's Cafe so much! Of course I miss
ReplyDeletenordstrom a lot, but I miss their fries and amazing aioli so, so much.