Snowtastic

Matthew ventured into the lovely Lake Tahoe area for some skiing and fun this last past weekend, and came back tired but excited for some more snow fun in a week when he heads to Mammoth. Kristen hates the snow and cold weather, so she is not too upset about missing out on the skiing fun.

Kristen will be having her own fun in the next couple of weeks as she heads down to LA, where Mom will be throwing a bridal shower for Kristen. The shower will be lovely and have lots of excellent food. Matthew is already upset that he won't be there to "clean up" the left over food, which promises to be delicious.

More on the fun adventures of Matthew and Kristen coming soon....

Holiday Fun

Kristen and Matthew traveled to the wonderful Austin, Texas for the holiday season. Our journey started with the food tasting for our wedding. We have selected a lovely meal for everyone attending the wedding and some delicious dessert.

Following the tasting, we went to a rather strange place known as the Armadillo Bazaar--a local collection of artists peddling their wares. From the bazaar we went to the Trail of Lights, which is a park trail that has been greatly embellished by about a million Christmas lights. At the conclusion of the trail is a huge Christmas tree made of lights. Apparently it is really cool to spin around under the tree as both Kristen, her sister, and her sister's finance were spinning around like tops. Matthew laughed and enjoyed the spectacle as they ran into other spinning folks.

Christmas was lovely with good food and cheer. Matthew and Kristen gifted a wonderful game to Kristen's parents called Tailgate Toss. Many heated games were played in the back yard even after the sun went down thanks to some backyard lighting.

Another highlight of the trip was a journey to the Salt Lick--a famous BBQ joint outside of Austin (picture above is from Salt Lick). The food is delicious and you can bring your own beer. Unfortunately, some of Matthew's clothes will always smell like BBQ smoke from now on.

Aside from that there was a lot of board game playing and football watching in the Austin. Overall, it was a lovely time in Austin.