Austin

Have I ever mentioned how awesome Austin, Texas is? If Kyler were a girl, we would have named our firstborn Austyn. That's how much we love it! It is definitely one of our favorite places to visit, if not the favorite. We took a trip there this past weekend for a friend's wedding.

One of our first stops was Wahoo's on West 6th.

We were so happy to have arrived in Austin.

Wahoo's is famous for their fish tacos. I got a shrimp taco and a blackened fish taco. The blackened was a little spicy for me but good. And everything else including the rice and beans was amazing.

Brett got a couple of blackened chicken tacos since he's not a seafood fan.

We took a walk around and grabbed some dessert at Walton's - a little bakery around the corner.

Then we ventured back in to share a margarita before leaving the area for the afternoon. It was really really good!

They have bumper stickers everywhere in that place. Here is an interesting one.

And we also spotted this Jesus band-aid. Where the heck do you find those?!?

Later that night we went out to Oasis for dinner and to see the sunset. This is the view from one angle.

Aren't these places amazing? I have no idea what they are. Houses maybe?

Here is part of the Oasis. There are tons and tons of decks. I want to go back some afternoon when it is hot out.

And here is the view of the sunset over the lake. Those islands are not normally there but with the drought they are huge.

It was pretty chilly the first couple of days we were there. I think we brought the Kansas weather with us... and the wind.

The next day we just sort of went exploring. Brett remembered this place (Baby A's) that has purple margaritas so we stopped and he took a "wildcat" picture. They were pretty strong and they would only allow you to have two. I was feeling a slight buzz after just half of one, of course my alcohol intake is pretty minimal these days.

We couldn't leave Austin without stopping by Trudy's for a Mexican martini. It is basically a margarita in a martini glass with olives. They give you the whole shaker and again, they limit you to two. So we shared again. It was sooo good. And pretty nice out on their patio.

That night was the rehearsal. It was at the same place as the wedding. This is where Chris and Julie exchanged their vows in the hill country. It was a pretty view, and even better the night of the wedding with some soft clouds in the background.

After the rehearsal, we went out again. We went to a pretty fancy and pricey bar called the W with the groom and his crew. Then we hit Woodrow's on West 6th before making our way to "Dirty 6th" where the main drag of bars is. They close down the streets at night in that area on the weekends and we usually have a good time there.

We stayed with our friends, Mark and Becky, and they partied it up with us over the weekend. These pictures are at a bar we stumbled into called The Stage on Sixth. There was a great band there from Tennessee. They played rock versions of lots of hip hop songs from the 90s, and did a medley including the theme from Fresh Prince. It was awesome.

Saturday was the wedding. We lounged around in the morning, did a little souvenir shopping, and headed out to the wedding. It was very windy but still beautiful and a lot of fun. Afterward, we headed to the bars for one last night. Brett was reluctant but when we stopped at the Ginger Man and the waitress let him keep this glass, he got his second wind.

We ended up going to Kiss Fly and he got his dance on one last time. There was quite the entertainment there - a male cage dancer. We had What-a-Burger on the way home and Rudy's for breakfast in the morning. Rudy's BBQ is a must stop if you are ever in Texas.

I didn't want to leave, except to see our little Kyler. The weather was almost tropical when we boarded the plane since it had finally rained and warmed up overnight. We almost had a chance to move to San Antonio this summer for about a year but it didn't work out. So here we are in Seneca and always ready for an excuse to visit Austin!