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Austin, TX

September 2018

By Kelsi

B is for birthday

It's also for Beer, Barbecue, Bands, and the most attractive Bible Study I have ever seen.

God bless(ed) Austin.

La Barbecue

When you don't want to wait in a three-hour line for Franklin barbecue, you wait in a 90-minute one at La Barbecue.

On the seventh day, the Lord rested because He was slow roasting this brisket. Holy God, so good.

Beer & Bands

Note to self: learn to two-step and lose the second left foot.

Roaming austin

Above: Approximately mile 2 of our 5-mile walk from East Austin to South Congress.

Thanks to rain storms before we arrived, all of Austin was draped in lush green not typical for late summer in Texas. Beautiful.

[Not pictured: us sweating our faces off.]

Alicia's weather app said "Outdoor temp is 82° // Feels like 92°" — a more accurate description, however: "Outdoor temp is humid and sticky af // Feels like you're trapped in the wet sauna room at Banya 5." To this intemperate-intolerant Seattleite, Austin felt like the middle of a rainforest.

Blonde vs. brunette? Always brunette! :)

I'm obsessed with Austin's artistic and tongue-in-cheek vibe. Wish we had more local-artist and hometown-pride shops and vibes like these right now in Seattle.