The Tale of the Tail Light

It all began a couple of years ago with a dumpster. I backed into it. Yes, it was a careless, turned wreckless, and finally hopeless event. Oh yeah, it was in broad daylight and I wasn't intoxicated. The driver's tail light was smashed! And so I patched it up the way my momma taught me--red tape.



Inspection time came and I went to the most reliable and yet not-so-thorough place in Lufkin to get the job done. It passed! And the next year it passed again!



This year was different though. It did not pass. And it has gone unfixed.



Until I got a ticket. Justin decided to then promptly order a brand new tail light. We waited and waited and waited. We also found out that DHL no longer delivers to this area. In fact, it was shipped from Illinois, to Waco, TX to San Antonio, TX to Ohio to Dallas, TX....and TODAY WE GOT IT!

[Justin fixed it up]

[Yes, after a hot 30 minutes, we had conquered the tail light]

It all began with and dumpster...and today it ended with one!! And now to get that side mirror fixed.....

August 8th Or Bust!

Just 13 more days until our 1 Year Wedding Anniversary! I am so excited and can't even begin to explain all that I have learned this past year. Unfortunately, due to a series of unfortunate events (did anyone like that movie?) I will be working all-stinkin'-day on the 4th. My co-worker scheduled to be off that day not long after our wedding. I will now give you a moment to boo and hiss at the fact that I will be working on a very important day to be off...



But that is not why I am typing this post. Well, it kind of is, but not really. Justin recently received a phone call announcing that he needs to be in Austin for a technology evaluation the Friday after our anniversary. Therefore we are now celebrating on the weekend after our anniversary in Austin, TX!!!



I have NEVER been to Austin--never, ever. So I am very excited that we get to go on a non-doctor, non-gig related trip to the state capitol. Although technically it is still a trip we have to make because of the technology evaluation, but that will only take up a small amount of time and the rest is ours to spend however we want! NOW, I'm getting to the point of this post...

Kalena, a friend of ours, had a great blog series on Austin in which she talked about some cool spots they visited and why they liked them.

I need your help too. I have researched like crazy. Now answer me this...

Have you been to Austin?

If we had to see one thing while in Austin, what would you recommend?

Any other interesting or out of the ordinary spots we should visit?

Do you know where to get some good eats?

I Must Be...Bored-Out-Of-My-Mind

6 Random Things About Me...

one. I am horrible at remembering lyrics. Instead, I make up my own.

two. Once I went to the WRONG family reunion. Yeah, a family reunion with total strangers. And while there, my "cousin" tried the following pick-up line on me: "Hey, do you wanna go walk in the graveyard?"

three. I.LOVE.TOMATOES. Spaghetti sauce. Pizza Sauce. Salsa. But I don't like tomato soup.

four. I hate wearing socks when I don't have to. I like for my feet to breathe.

five. I do not like to write, but I think I'm good at it.

six. Movies are a BIG DEAL to me. I don't like to miss previews. I hate pausing and stopping in the middle. And my favorite part of a movie is the very beginning when they show the production company in that far out, movie-like, now-is-the-beginning sort of way.

And because I care for my readers...a little bonus:

seven. Below is my favorite commercial of all time!