Whew. A bit of a hiatus there. I hadn't quite realized how much I had overextended myself until decamping to Texas for some serious sitting around. There I had all sorts of unrealized ambitious plans to read and get caught up, visit some local Crossfits, answer some emails, etc. I did very little at all besides the holiday stuff, a handful of morning runs, and reading some fiction. Since the whole family was recovering from a steady onslaught of viral preschool nastiness that began before Thanksgiving, I sorely needed the rest. A very mild but persistent case of walking pneumonia had settled in, so it was nice to take it easy and finally get well.
In the midst of the sitting around, I was able to visit two Austin "real food" restaurants, Hudson's on the Bend (where I had rattlesnake cakes - not gluten-free but very tasty, and Hudson's has several gluten-free options) and Foreign and Domestic (steak and pigs brains. I have to say the brains at Animal were better, but the steak at F&D was fabulous, the yogurt with dill sauce sublime, and the atmosphere quintessential Austin). I'm told the Noble Pig is also excellent (though it is a sandwich restaurant).
One of Lance Armstrong's yellow jerseys at Hudson's on the Bend
Pig brains and huckleberries
Yogurt with dill sauce
Perhaps the most ambitious thing I did all week was to go to the rail yard for the Austin Steam Train Association. We were able to get a behind the scenes tour, and the kids were thrilled (kids love trains, as do the adults at the Austin Steam Train Association).
At this point I have numerous articles and a large stack of books waiting to be read. I'm hoping that without my class, my schedule will be a bit more forgiving. You never know what will turn up, however, and the backlog of emails and to-dos--formidable!
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