The Week of the Ick

Last Saturday I woke up around 5:30 AM with a migraine and a fever. Consequently, I didn't get much done that day. Sunday rolled around, and I was still trying to get my fever under control. Luckily when I got up for work Monday, my fever had passed.  But! I spent all week battling some not-quite-flu/really strong cold and a headache that has persisted since last Saturday morning. While I didn't miss any work, I was completely wiped out by the time I got home from work each day. Tim let me rest, and took care of me. I feel like I kinda sucked all the fun out of the past week and change.  😓 He claims differently, however, cause he's a big ol sweetheart. I'm -finally- feeling more like myself, and can even breath through my nose most of the time.  😊 Hopefully the trend continues and I'm back to my regular self in another day or two. Since I also didn't bother doing any homework so far this week, I'd better get to it!

A Weekend in Austin!

Tim took me to Austin over this past weekend just 'cause he could. Between my class and work schedule, and his work schedule, things have been pretty darn hectic lately. It was refreshing to be able to get out of town just the two of us and enjoy spending some time together. 😊We left town after work Friday, and drove down to Mom's to stay the night there. After getting to rest, we woke up and enjoyed a light breakfast before hitting the road. 

Naturally, our first stop was at a place with a serious reputation for tasty barbecue! 

Terry Black's Barbecue, to be exact.

Terry Black's did NOT disappoint! Tim and I shared all these fixins, and had a hard time remembering the last time we'd had comparable barbecue.  

This monster would be a beef rib. If we'd only gotten one kind of meat, this would've been the one. Man. Oh. Man.

After lunch we paroozed a couple of the local shops nearby, and made our way to our Air BNB. It was a quaint little house, with two teensy dogs and a very polite hostess. Since the itis hit us both pretty hard after our barbecue lunch, we took us a siesta. (Tim siesta'd longer than I did, so I got in a little homework before we got ready to head out again.) 

We headed to downtown Austin in search of live music, but I was in need of a pick-me-up.  We took a little detour to snag a coffee at a local shop, and I was diggin' it! They had a smallish seating area, and are also a little tap house.  Their huge patio has a stage, tons of tables, a big ol' chicken coop, and even a little area with a small waterfall! And there were dogs ERRYWHERE! I'd spend a ton of time there if I lived in the area. 💜Tim and I enjoyed our coffee dranks, some people watchin', and I may have (totally did) pet a few dogs. 

I wish I'd gotten a better picture of this patio, (this one is taken from their Facebook page). This was at a coffee place that reminded me so much of RVA that I wanted to stay longer than we did. (Coincidentally, as we were walking up the street to it Tim pointed out a car a couple was getting into because their car had an RVA sticker on it.  Lol Guess the feeling was mutual!)

It was getting dark by the time we finished our coffees, and we were ready to head downtown to find some live music! 

This silly sign made me chuckle. So I figured maybe it'd make someone else chuckle, too.  (So here ya go!)

We stopped in at The Continental Club to check out the musicians for the night. While we enjoyed a couple'a beverages, the musicians were a bit too cheesy for us, and we decided to mosey on.

This was the stamp they gave everyone upon entering.  Ha!

Since we were planning to meet up with Angel, a close college friend of Tim's, and her fiancee, we thought it may not be a terrible idea to snag a taco or two before we did. On to Pueblo Viejo we went! And timed things perfectly. Just as we were finishing, Angel called and let us know they were heading our way! As we were heading to meet up with them, this place caught my eye. We didn't go in, but seeing the Voodoo Donuts made me think of Brother. 

Sheesh, this photo isn't great, either. There was a Voodoo Donuts there. I thought they were strictly a Portland, OR thing. Who knew?! (Brother would've been all about going in, but we didn't. Lol) 

We met up with Angel and Andrew at a little speak easy style place called Firehouse Hostel and Lounge. Tim wasn't a fan of their setup...

The door to the bar was built in all speak easy-like. Tim wasn't a fan. (Obviously.) 

After we got our initial "hellos" and introductions outta the way, we ventured out onto 6th St. with Angel, Andrew, and some of their friends. It was a long night with fun people and lots of laughs. (And a place that had a slide you could take from the 2nd floor to the 1st! I'm glad Tim did it first, cause seeing how fast he came down let me know to put the brakes on when I did it. Lol Tim must think I'm a klutz or something, cause he was at the bottom of the slide waiting to catch me. I wonder where he got that idea from.... [I don't wonder. I know. Y'all all know I'm a klutz. 😅])

This. Man. 💜💜💜

The next day before we hit the road back to Oklahoma City, we made one last culinary stop recommended to us by a friend of Tim's. Tamale House East. Home of the BIGGEST dang tamale I've ever had! (Tim got one and I stole a bite. So it wasn't really -my- tamale.) It was delicious though!

They had the biggest darn tamales I've ever seen! 

After the tax extension deadline finally passed, this was just what the doctor ordered! It was great to be able to unwind and spend some time together were we could explore things at our own pace for a couple'a days.  😊