john was going to the ap conference in austin, so i tagged along too and we flew down a couple of days early. thanks to all the grandparents for watching our kiddos so we could get away alone for a few days!
once we landed, we rented the smallest (ahem, cheapest) car ever. it gave us lots of good laughs, but it came in super handy too. who knew austin had such tiny parking spaces?!?
we were ready to explore this weird city!!!
we hung out on south congress most of the day...eating and visiting lots of interesting shops.
john was super happy when he found home slice pizza because pizza, of course!
the name of this shop definitely defines it very well...strange stuff.
we ate dinner at magnolia cafe and ate some tex mex.
we ended the night at the congress avenue bridge with hundreds of other people to watch the one and a half million bats emerge at sunset. weird.
the next morning, we ate a yummy breakfast at jo's before heading to waco.
i was kind of super excited to visit magnolia market! joanna has been one my favorite designers for years and then fixer upper happened and so, let's just say...super excited!!! i spent about 30 minutes in awe of the stuff and all the people. then, i was able to focus on the actual details and i was like...all the heart eyes!!! finally, i had to force myself to make some decisions. what to buy? what would i regret leaving behind? what all could i actually fit in the car and/or suitcase? what could my wallet afford? hard decisions, people.
i left one happy girl. and john was great! next, we took a little fixer upper tour. we went to harp designs and clint was working! we visited a few antique shops and checked out the silos before heading back to austin.
