Austin, Texas

What a great city!!! I was in Austin a few weeks back for a friend's wedding, and had a blast. I had the worst time getting down there and found a great link to some great travel tips, but the city is as good as I have always heard. Just like my friend Scott said, the blue island in the red sea. And he wasn't joking!

We stayed in the coolest hotel in the city, Hotel San Jose, and were even thinking about how we could set up a hotel like it in Seattle. Any time you go to Austin, you have to stay here. And definitely order the room service breakfast, it is amazingly presented!

Oh yeah, and I also stayed at the Austin Motel for the first few days, it was ok, but I would definitely recommend the Hotel San Jose for a small splurge. I did a ton of shopping and ate too much bar-b-q and Mexican food - oh yeah and it was ridiculously hot and humid!!! And I even ran into a distant relative at the watering hole we went to to get some reprieve from the stifling heat.

I am back to blogging!

Ok, so I am finally back after an 11 month hiatus. Lots has happened since my last time posting, so forgive me for missing some things in the mean time. But I intend on keeping this updated in the near future and I look forward to hearing from my friends from near and far!

I took this photo when I was in Portland a few months ago and it kind of sums up tmy life as of the last few years. From Seattle, to Maryland for grad school, to Canada, to South Africa, back to Maryland, and then off to London and then back to Seattle. But now that I am back in Seattle, things are good, and I am finally settling in. Keep me posted on what you are up to when you have a chance and I hope you get a taste of what i am up to too!