All posts tagged: Austin

weekend in SoCo

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Parties / weekends

The house cat mimosas for breakfast This past weekend, I co-hosted a bachelorette weekend getaway in Austin with the bride’s sister and matron of honor.  We rented this amazing house in the SoCo district and spent the weekend lounging in the pool and taking our time to enjoy good food and company with each other. A couple of highlights included paddle boarding for the first time on the lake, experiencing 6th Street since my college days, […]

fine dining…

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dining out / weekends

I think one of the best things about this last Austin trip was finally dining at Uchi. Between the three of us, we had a twelve course meal that we all agreed was probably one of the best dining experiences we’ve had.  The food was so delicious and fresh and the service was timely enough for us to enjoy and savor all the beautiful flavors of each dish. My top favorite, if I had to […]

Austin: day 3

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dining out / weekends

day 3:     Sunday was spent eating Japanese food all day. A quick brunch at Zen where the rice dishes are just as good as it looks and the details in all the light fixtures are oh so charming. I was a bit disappointed that some of the stores I really wanted to visit were closed so early on Sundays, but I did manage to stop by Waterloo Records where Shearwater was having an in-store performance. […]

Austin, etc…

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weekends

A few more pictures from the Poshmark party on Saturday evening. Can’t wait to see all the silly photo booth pictures we took together. Afterwards, Trang and Benjamin took us out to a local bar on Rainy Street where the heaters were on full blast, fortunately. Before heading back to the hotel, we picked up some SXSW guys and kindly gave them a ride to Sixth Street. They were from Slovenia with deep accents, so […]

lunch break

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dining out / weekends

day 2:     We met up with Benjamin and Trang for lunch at South Congress cafe before going on our shopping spree. (They have a cute lifestyle blog here) What was intended to be  quick bite ended up being a three hour lunch, but it wasn’t too bad considering they make such delicious bloody mary’s and spending time with friends and good food is always something I enjoy. … love Trang’s classic and clean style … […]