Paint Nite - Hidden Talents

Eddie surprised with Paint Nite at a local restaurant. First, he had me at Italian Restaurant but to plan something like this was really surprising since it was totally outside of the box. Eddie assured me that his hidden talents would be the other surprise. Judging by the canvases, it is true that Eddie has an artist touch. His rocks looked way more realistic. Mine started off looking pretty bad, but ended up looking ok at the end. Eddie is so proud of his that he wants to display it in his office! I think I'll keep my day job.

Getting into the painting mode with some wine.

The finished product presented by your local artists.

Austin - A 10mi race and BBQ

This was our first race that I totally felt unprepared to do. But Eddie was a great coach throughout the way. We finished off the race by going to a Pho place that we both agreed was amazing, and it was the best thing I ever ate. Considering we'd already been eating really good food prior to the race, that's saying something! Well, I'd always wanted to visit the South and eat BBQ, and we did it! We saw new sites, and got chance to see why Austin's slogan is "keep it weird". They like to do things their way, and the food truck scene part of that, and you do see food trucks everywhere. 6th street was ok, more for the 20 something crowd, but not us. It was a good trip, thanks to Eddie for being the planner extraordinaire.

Neat Finds
http://www.southaustinpeople.com/
Breakfast Tacos

Great Eats
http://oddduckaustin.com/
https://www.yelp.com/biz/tan-my-restaurant-austin-2?osq=pho
http://uchiaustin.com/
http://www.rudysbbq.com/page/home
https://www.yelp.com/biz/caf%C3%A9-java-austin-2
http://www.labarbecue.com/
http://www.luckyspuccias.com/

Fun Facts
Fettuccine Alfredo is not Italian.

Nothing like breakfast at Kai's after a run.

Everything is bigger in TX, state capitol Austin.

 

Duck Tour with quacker included.

Food trucks during our food tour.

Awaiting a monte cristo. Eddie loved it, but I thought it was ok.

 

Lonestar Beer, when in TX, drink like the Texans do.

Not sure why Eddie has a cone head in this pic.

Guilty! We ate pho twice in what we discovered was a little Chinatown.

Meet Starsky and Hutch, the swans that reside at our hotel.

Paper is used for plates.

My handsome hubs.

Rudy's BBQ