Austin

So we did it, we finally made it! We've actually been in Austin for about four days now, we have just been go, go, go since we arrived. Our first meal here was not BBQ, I'm not sure if that's acceptable or not... our hotel was not near much other than food chains so sushi it was! Those meatball looking things were a tempura roll, but each piece was the size of a burger slider. Everything in Texas is bigger I guess. 

(We still haven't had any BBQ if you were wondering... I know, shame on us.)

The next full day we explored downtown a bit and drove up and down the side roads to get a feel for the city. At sunset we managed to catch the epic show that is the 1,500,000 Mexican free-tailed bats that explode out from under the Congress Avenue Bridge. Apparently it's the biggest urban colony in North America and every night they eat 10,000 to 30,000 lbs of bugs. It was incredible! The sky looked like someone shook a massive pepper shaker over, it was speckled with little black dots by the thousands. The bats are tiny little things, adorable too! Dinner time we grabbed some delicious grub at Eureka! on 6th Street and took in the nightlife.

We also browsed some apartment complexes and found one we liked, but they closed shortly there after and then it was Labor Day, go figure. So instead of hanging out at the hotel all day on the holiday we explored The Domain, which is a massive outdoor mall. It's a little more expensive than our former Maine Mall, with Burberry, Louis Vuitton, and Tiffany & Co storefronts just to name a few. 

We finished the night off at iPic, some crazy luxury movie theater that costs $18 to get in. Overhearing our current living status, or lack there of, the girl at the counter gave us two free tickets for being newcomers to Austin. We still dropped a pretty penny on the food menu, that was brought by a waiter, while we reclined in La-Z-Boy-like chairs, wrapped in complementary blankets and pillows... It was part of the experience so we had to. I'm not sure if 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E' was so enjoyable because it was a good movie, or because we were at the craziest movie theater ever, or both.

After the long weekend we finally heard from the complex we applied to... and we got the apartment we wanted! A huge relief. The only slight blip is that we can't move in until Saturday because the appliances that were being delivered were apparently wrecked, we didn't ask how, but as a result the water and gas will also not be available until then. So for now, hotel living continues! We will both admit that hotel living and ordering out have lost their luster, we are ready for our own bed and a fridge stocked with food.