Drove up from Austin into Round Rock for a small Ikea run turned day trip on I-35 to San Marcos for some light shopping. It rained for a bit in between hopping around town but it felt good because Austin's heat can be heavy. I actually really do love Texas weather, which is odd because in Kansas City I hated being warm + felt as if I was melting very time I stepped outside. Here, not so much.
There have been a lot of times when I cursed the Great State for not being more like the little Midwest. For one thing, every big city in Texas is WAY bigger than KC, equating to millions more people. Plus, neighboring states, like us when we were living in Missouri, travel to + vacation in Texas, adding about a million more people to the pot. The two combined add up to a whole lot of Targets + Starbucks (yes!) but it also means a whole lot of traffic, something I despise. Which is why I usually have a love/hate relationship with Austin on a busy weekend.
This day was completely different though. We had no where to be at a certain time + leisurely went about our day. We went to the botanical garden, walked by the river, walked in the rain, out on the streets finding little hidden pockets of trees. It reminded me of how good Texas has been to us. Seeing how excited Pres was to be on the road going someplace made me think of exactly why we moved here in first place. Any direction we go, there is a city waiting to be conquered.
a girl and her moose...
