back from vacay...
back to reality, back to kansas city.... back to.... WORK
//dum-dum-dummmm//.......
so. austin texas. lets see here....
where to begin? first of all... great city. the capitol, UT campus, the lake(s), the food, the um... ch-hmm... very attractive male population... (yeah. wow.)....
the great friend that let me crash at his place while he was outta town... his little red sports car with the alarm that i accidentally set off at 8:30am saturday morning and couldnt figure out how to turn off for 15 minutes. (seriously people. WTF?! warn me you have a car alarm if you're letting me borrow your car. i was mortified!!!).... the little red sports car that um... once i did get the alarm off and get in i um.... sorta... couldnt quite reach the um... pedals. even after pushing the seat all the way forward, to the point where i um.... had to.....
oh god....
SIT ON A VERY LARGE PILLOW FOLDED UP SO THAT I COULD DRIVE THE DAMN THING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
awwwwww. being short sucks!!!
::sigh::
what else? lets see.... meeting RBF'er Jennifer at Town Lake and getting to pretend to be a regular Austin runner.... and feeling supremely runner-dorky while taking pictures all along the trail (hehehe).... ummmm. OH!! going to dinner (UCHI for those in the know) with yummy Texas Boy and his precious Realtor Friend and almost puking 3 times because i dont DO sushi and what about that is hard to understand?! (apparently a lot. they ordered raw bleh upon more raw blech and laughed as i gagged my way thru it. real gentlemen, eh?! ahhhh... but i had a ton of fun. theres nothing like gagging on dinner in front of your "ohmygod he's gorgeous" crush of a dinner date, eh?! i'm such a classy chick!)....
oh, and the running. have i touched on the running?!
PEOPLE!!! running on vacation is.... i LOVE IT!!!! even after twisting my ankle friday evening, i just couldnt stop running. it was weird. i was on vacation. i was RUNNING! its so.... weiiiiiiird!!! i would be sitting in the apartment, and i'd look outside and i'd say hmm.... maybe i could go running?!.... and then i'd put on my shoes and BOOM... i'd be running.
WEIRD!!!!!! very strange occurance for this chick. but damn if it didnt feel great.
and that was my weekend. it was (obviously) not long enough, but it was relaxing, fun, i got to see Texas Boy (did i mention that? yeah ok... i think i did....) i got to check out the city (that i WILL be moving to... um. one day) and see ex-co-worker (who by the way took me to the capitol where we listened to a speech given by a survivor of the USS Indianapolis... HELLO!!!! how cool is that? she wins the prize for best city tour guide... EVER!... and if you're unfamililar with the USS Indianapolis, go look it up. or watch Jaws)
the whole thing was just good yumminess and fun and i did NOT want to come home!
but i did, and i'm back, and..... i have to run 20 miles on saturday.
but i'll freak out about that in a few days!!
for now, i just get to count down the days till Austin visit #2... Austin City Limits. Music Festival. 16 days and counting!
wha-hoooooo!!!!!!
(pics from the Town Lake trail... man KC needs some of this!!! especially bridges. i love running on bridges!!!)
Comments
DATE: 11:50 AM
COOL! I have a thing for bridges, too! glad you're back :)
Posted by: Wil | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 2:26 AM
Why is running on vacation always so much easier?! A question for the ages, I guess...welcome back :-)
Posted by: Sarah | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 7:53 PM
nice vacation. much jealousy. look forward to reading about 20 miler!
Posted by: partyrunner | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 6:56 PM
vacation in cool city...running on vacation...and cute boys.sigh. what could be better?
Posted by: Running Chick | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 6:45 PM
Welcome back, we all missed you! love the photos, love texas-boy, even if he is infuriating with that running thing!
Posted by: jeanne | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 2:57 PM
Glad to see you had a great time in Austin. I am from there myself and it pains me to no end how much I miss it. maybe I will be move back there some day…have fun at ACL festival…I can’t go this year but I may try to sneek away anyhow. -jessica
Posted by: Jessica, a Houston Runner | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 2:53 PM
I'll be running 22 along side you on Sat (i know, you're only running 20). So see you there!
Posted by: Josh | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 2:06 PM
Gotta tell ya, I'm kinda jealous of "texas-boy".
Posted by: bitweever | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 11:06 AM
HA!!!!! much interest in Texas boy!!well.. he's is one of those infuriating people that never runs, but when they do, they'll "just go out for a 6 mile run"... just... just go. jut like that. with like a 9 minute pace. bastard!!! so no, he's not a "runner", but if i were to lose my mind and ask him to go running...(which i would never do) he'd beat me. hands down. ugh. i hate that about him!! (but secretly, no i dont!)
Posted by: a.maria | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 10:45 AM
The REAL question is:Is Texas-Boy a runner???
Posted by: Flatman | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 7:32 AM
Great pictures! I love running in a new city, it looks absolutely beautiful there. Good luck on the 20 miler, you'll do great. Looking forward to reading all about it and more about the crush on the Texas boy!
Posted by: ali | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 6:29 AM
You came to the wrong city in Texas, dear. But, I do love Austin. Back in the single days, me and my buddies used to drive down to party for the weekend in Austin. My aunt lived there, so we always had a free place to crash. Glad you had a good time with your "texas-boy". We missed you. Good luck on your 20 this saturday!I only have to run 10...ha!
Posted by: Flatman | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 6:25 AM
I love the pictures! I'm glad you liked the trail! Perhaps I will see you again in a few weeks...
Posted by: Jennifer | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 6:03 AM
Great photos! I like taking pictures during my runs, too, so I don't think it is "runner-dorky!"
Posted by: Unpublished Opinion | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 4:44 AM
Your post made me smile the entire time I was reading it. It sounds like you had a lot of fun and some great friends! Thanks.
Posted by: Hutch | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 9:06 PM
Welcome back! (I actually missed you...)
Posted by: Danny | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 8:09 PM
Sounds like you had a blast of a time in Austin. I love it too, we used to make weekend trips there from San Antonio all the time before we had kids. Vacation running is more fun because it seems like there is no pressure because you're on...vacation.You should go back to Austin for SXSW (South by Southwest)you'll love it!!!!!
Posted by: Kiran | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 7:43 PM
wow sounds like a great, fun time A!!! do they lots of hot chicks in TX too? heh. hey thanks for the newbie encouragement...we can do it! i have my 20 on sat. too and yeah i'm kinda freaked out. whew. *deep breaths*
Posted by: brent | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM