Summer is here...

Actually it has been summer weather since April! We have been hovering in or near the triple digits for close to three weeks and crossing our fingers for a drop or two of rain. There has not been a cloud in sight! Don't think you are hearing a complaint from us, the two who joyously missed the thermometer drop below zero for the first time in three years!

Speaking of things cool, we went to the Cool House tour this past weekend. It was sponsored by our energy company and highlighted green concepts consider when remodeling or choosing home systems. There were lots of great ideas and we saw some great tile, a nice porch and some great siding options.

This lizard decided to become a fixture of the house and is helping with the overzealous bug population.

back to reality...

It has taken us nearly a week to regain the physical and mental capacity to check back in. On Saturday we were invited by some friends to travel to Lockhart, Texas for what sounded like an innocent enough adventure of BBQ and tubing down the Guadalupe River.

We were introduced to http://www.kreuzmarket.com/index.shtml... This place is crazy. When we drove up there was a long line of people waiting out front. We joined the quickly moving line that snaked through the building past old cash registers and BBQ equipment. We finally found ourselves outside of two closed doors being monitored by a guy. We could see inside and there were two counters with people placing orders. Finally the doors were opened and we were hit in the face with hot, brisket flavored air. The room was nearly 3,000 SF covered with brick smokers. We were granted the privacy to order what we liked and served pounds of sausage, brisket and ribs by a character named Roy. We were then ushered out the door to the sides line where we ordered pickles, onions, tomatoes and jalapenos by the pound. Even the sides had meat. Meat sauerkraut, Meat mashed potatoes and Meat beans! This may sound terrible, but it was actually super delicious and maybe the best BBQ we have had to date and honestly we have become BBQ connoisseurs. If that was not enough, we then jumped into the river and floated in a tube for four hours.

On another note, things that are making us smile are the attached picture, T's current job site...must be terrible to be on the job and can you image swimming in that cantilevered pool.

Our neighborhood goat, Coco who loves being walked on a leash and that tomorrow is Friday!

A weekend of firsts...

This weekend was full of first times in Austin. We started by checking out the Congress Bridge bat colony (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHYk8vBStFQ) see for yourself...

A reintroduced herself to her sewing machine and made a dress for the first time. And pulled out a zipper for the first time...and ripped apart the side seams more times that she would like to have counted....

The final product turned out pretty good. For those of you unacquainted with Mike this is his debut.

We also checked out Stubb's a local music hotspot and saw a fun group called Ladytron. We have been enjoying Stubb's BBQ sauce for years and finally made it to the place it all started, a BBQ joint and music venue. It proved to be as delightful as the sauce!

Have a great week!