Austin; Part II

When you’re a parent your internal alarm clock hardly EVER lets you sleeps in past 8 am. Even on vacations, or weekends. So Saturday the hubs and I were up at 7:30 am. We showered, got dressed, and I was able to get my hair done (which is an accomplishment!). We were all ready to go by 10 am.

We tried IHOP, because I have never been to one before, but there was such a long wait that we decided to go next door to Whataburger. After having some “brunch” we drove to the Round Rock Outlet Mall. We did a little shopping, and even though this was supposed to be an “all about us” weekend, I couldn’t help but buy Emery a little dress and some flip-flops. We spent a good couple of hours just walking around and looking at so many different shops. I ended up getting two shirts, and my husband bought three. Finally, we made the full circle around, and it was back to the house to rest a bit and cool down. This is when I got the first update on Emery, and yes, I cried. Before too long we were on our way to downtown Austin. The infamous 6th Street.

The guys checked out a pipe shop and hookah bar, while we went and looked around Urban Outfitters. Seriously, this is my new favorite store. Too bad there isn’t one nearby. I loved the look and all the really cute, vintage looking stuff they had. We met up about 30 minutes later and headed into Tyler’s. They had such a huge selection of TOMS and those super awesome VIBRAM five finger shoes!! Too bad I couldn’t drop $200 on shoes because I really really wanted to. The hubs bought a pair of shoes, and then we made our way out. On our way back to the car, I was able to get a few shots of the murals that are randomly painted EVERYWHERE. I thought they were really neat looking and really added color to the city. Character if you will?

We ended up at a local record store called Waterloo Records to see the music selection. I really really liked this store. It had such a vintage vibe to it. And the walls were covered from floor to ceiling with huge shelves of CD’s, vinyl, and movies. It was like a much cooler Hastings, only minus the movie rental option. It was really really cute. After that, we made our way to Amy’s Ice Cream and had ourselves a bit of a treat. Seriously, it gives Coldstone a run for its money. Not to mention they put on such a better show! LOL! Finally, it was time to head back to the case. But first, we made a pit stop at a tattoo shop to get some plugs (don’t call them gauges or they’ll get mad) for the husband.

Once we got back, I took a nap. The Austin heat totally kicked my ass. That and we had gone to bed super late and woken up super early. After my little nap, we headed out for dinner at the place called Trudy’s North Star. The food was amazing! If you’re ever in the area, I recommend you check it out. We sat outside because it was pretty packed, but they had these fans and misters on that kept us cool. We really enjoyed it. And it wasn’t even that expensive at all, which was even better!

I left so full, and happy. Once we headed out, it was time to get ready for the night. We made a pit stop at Wal-Mart and then headed to the house to get ready. 6th Street, here we come!!