Tuesday activities

Tuesday Kyle and I got a good run in (View Ridge loop!) and then set about getting some work done. We worked at Cafe Javasti and enjoyed the cute shop along with tasty crepes and coffee.

In the evening, we met up with Alec and Hadar at Boom Noodle for a drink and a snack. It was great to see them, and a little weird for both of us since we know each other just from being in Austin together, but they have moved back to Seattle now. Three different establishments that we considered going to for the occasion have closed. Apparently the U Village is a tough place to stay as a business!

After that, Kyle and I moved to 3rd Place Pub to do a little work and then catch up with Michael, which was fun, as always! 3rd Place is another favorite place of ours so it was great to be back there.

More Monday activities

Kyle and I saw my dad for part of the afternoon to catch up a little bit, and I also got my ears repierced! I haven't had to take care of newly pierced ears for a long time, so it makes me feel kind of young doing it again.

After we parted ways with Dad and Jan, Kyle and I briefly met up with some friends at the College Inn. Kyle spent the evening with Nicholas, eating pizza and playing video games. I spent the evening with Martha, eating Thai food and catching up and then ice cream at Molly Moon's! It was wonderful to see so many great people today.

Our old haunt. Feels like home!

Salted caramel and chocolate ice cream!

Visit with Fr. Angelovic!

Blurry picture after lunch

Kyle and I met up with Fr. Angelovic Monday morning to catch up and talk about his new iPad! I think that Fr. has already been doing lots of stuff with it, and knows a little more about it now. We even had a nice lunch at the cafe below Fr's apartment.

Vince's birthday!

Vince's birthday

The family celebrated Vince's birthday on Sunday at Vince and Michell's! It was a lovely and tasty family dinner, and great to see the family.

Faux giving!

Faux Giving

Kyle and I flew up to Seattle Thursday evening and drove out to Snoqualmie Pass to a rental house Friday afternoon for a weekend of cooking and eating and catching up with friends. The annual weekend trip has been dubbed "Faux-giving." Kyle cooks the turkey and many of the others cook many tasty dishes to share for the weekend. It is always a great time! There was even some snow Sunday morning.

Date Night!

Last night, Kyle and I spent some time together paying specific attention to each other instead of each being on our laptops. It was really nice! We are used to usually getting some work done in the evenings, and it was a nice change to put it all away and just spend time together. Kyle made a tasty spaghetti dinner while I worked on the rest of the thank you cards from the wedding at the bar by the kitchen so that we could chat! Then we actually ate dinner at the dining room table, and then played a game together! It was a very pleasant evening.

Today we have been packing and preparing for our trip to Seattle. We're really excited to see our Pacific Northwest friends and family again!!!!

New Texas Activity: western Barton green belt and magnolia cafe

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Interesting patterns in the rock near Sculpture Falls (sans the water)

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A parasitic plant on some grass in the riverbed

Kyle and I went for a hike along an urban green belt in Austin this morning with Kristina and Dave. It was fun to catch up, and then we had breakfast afterward at Magnolia Cafe. It was pretty warm out, but some of the leaves are finally changing colors!