Dino-might...

My Little Sister asked if we could do one of our outings with her brother, "Tito". What sweet kids! They actually say please and thank you for things and really appreciate simple joys, like a good meal. Tito asked if we could go to a dinosaur museum, which I thought was so cute. :) Little boys are made of skipping stones and dinosaur bones!

Growing Up...

I went on a field trip with my Little Sister, Gabby, and some of her schoolmates. We learned all about organic farming and prepped a wheelbarrow of onions for the Farmer's Market! I smelled incredibly delicious after that.

There was one little white girl there who didn't even realize it. She talked like she was from the rough side of LA and I truly believed she would cut me if she found out I was wearing the wrong color undies. But since I'm uber street smart, I just avoided eye contact and kept my mace cocked, locked, and ready to rock. The street WILL NOT claim another life!!!!!!! :)
















After nagging him the delightfully perfect amount, Carl took a picture for me with his Little Brother, Vicente! I have the feeling Mr. Miner will be looking UP to V-dawg pretty soon. :)

Let's go rollin' on the river of love...

I got to go kayaking with my Little Sis and a bunch of other kiddos the other day! I couldn't believe how peaceful it was out on Lady Bird Lake. We even rowed along the shore and met some turtles and swans, then on the way back to the dock, there was a string band on a floating platform playing music to everybody drifting by. Magic!

Serving...

Carl & I went to a Volunteer Appreciation event for CIS. We met some intriguing citizens - one who seemed to be using the event as a networking opportunity as he immediately handed out business cards to every person who made eye contact. Another guy explained in detail how a box of hair glue ended up stuck in his tree. :) You can't make this stuff up!

This lady is kind of a big deal, but I don't recall her name or title. I do remember that she served me cake:












I was suprised to see someone I actually knew! This is the sweet Alison Carmel:













They also served us a new product that I've been seeing at Whole Foods, called "coconut water". Carl described it this way; you know when you're done with a glass of milk and the glass is still slightly coated, but then you fill it up with water? That's how it tasted. :)

ATXcellent Adventure...

My Little Sister & I did the ATXcellent Adventure last weekend! The event was similar to the Amazing Race on TV, but on a smaller, more tolerable level. We had 12 clues to find a specific landmark and each time we'd find a destination, there would be a physical or mental challenge. We ended up getting 11 out of 12 in the allowed time! (3 hours) I was SO sore afterwards!!














If you can come up with all 12 answers, I'll give or make you something! I'll let you know that all of these are fairly close or in downtown Austin, since we were on foot.

1. On the shores of the Colorado, there's a fungus among us.
2. Between 9 & 10, West end swingers park it here.
3. Need some thule? How about some marmot? From sea to summit, your vacation starts here.
4. The best friend you've never met can be found near the start of this adventure.
5. You could search the whole world over and not find another place where a wall of green grows beneath the ice.
6. Wendy, John, and Michael have run off to play with their favorite friend - can you help Nana find them?
7. If you have a crush on a sweetie, you may be able to catch them here.
8. Near Hut's, but far better than the other Hut.
9. Move over Eve & Jill, these guys are riding tandem towards the springs.
10. Spring to the front of the line, this little choo-choo is waiting for you!
11. Over the last 500 years, I've seen tribes gathered, promises made and broken, and tasted the bitterness of unrequited love.
12. The train leaves the station at noon - hurry back for your final challenge!

Thursday Treats...

This morning, Carl & I got up at 4:45am to be at the Four Seasons Hotel by 5:30am for a live SXSW radio broadcast. We watched Blues Mafia, North Mississippi Allstars, The Hours and Erin McCarley!

Then tonight, I took my Little Sister to Amy's Ice Cream. She ambitiously ordered a banana split with two kinds of vanilla ice cream, belgian chocolate ice cream, sprinkles, gummy bears, and hot fudge. Ugh. ;)

Isn't she cute?? (check out the arses framing her so perfectly)

Working for the weekend...

We had quite a fulfilling weekend! On Friday night, we went to the Austin Fiddle Olympics. Not quite as "thrilling" as it might sound, so we left in the middle and went to see some friends perform improv at Coldtowne Theater. That was good times.

On Saturday morning, we got up early and drove to New Braunfels to help with a service day for the Windham Family. I cleaned, organized, and scrubbed everything in their kitchen, while Carl helped redo their front walkway and move a storage shed. A white scorpion (TX is so racist) latched onto Carl at one point, so I'm glad he was wearing gloves! Here's the cute little reason for the day's events:















After much needed showers, we headed to Jamie's Birthday party in Kyle. We got him a pretty card that said something like "Happy Birthday...Let out your inner princess". It's just what we do.

I think Jamie was reaching for Carl's "moob" (man-boob), but missed the mark a bit:




















Obviously boobies were a strong theme at this party. Jamie's wife even had a cake made for him, modeled after sexy Adrianna Lima. Please make note of how cool I am...my shirt has built in thumb-holes.




















After that we went bowling and met radio DJ Bobby Bones there!




















This evening is a bit less exciting...I haven't done laundry for like a week and it's starting to win the battle. I must fight back.

Lovely Little Lady...

This is my "Little". I am now her mentor. Oh the poor child!! ;)

In all seriousness, she's a doll and I'm excited about getting to know her better and helping her any way I can!

Oh, and I love her even more because she thought I was about 20 years old. heehee...