Happy Anniversary!

This weekend was our 1 year anniversary -- it is crazy how fast the time flies. Our first year consisted of sprucing up our first home, getting a puppy and moving to Texas... and I wouldn't change a thing! I had only one request when my husband first asked me what I wanted to do to celebrate, that he plan and organize it. He probably had a minor heart attack at first, but he definitely came through and surprised me with an amazing weekend.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from our wedding:

Dozer turns [one]

Time sure flies when you're having fun... isn't that what they say? Either way, time goes on, and it has been a whole YEAR since our precious little puppy was born. Dozer has really been our pride and joy over the last year, and I don't know what we'd do without him. He's chewed up shoes, pillows, and even our couch, but nothing compares to the feeling you get when you come home to his excited-self. I love this dog and Damon & I wanted to make sure he got the best birthday possible. Since his birthday fell during the week (August 23) we decided to celebrate over the weekend.

We know that bulldogs aren't really known for swimming -- but we thought we would take him anyways :) We went to Barton Springs to let him play in the water, and it was hilarious. He loved the water, but cannot swim at all. We'll get him a life jacket for our next trip! click the link below the first picture to check out more pictures....

Father & Son -- going swimming!

Kayaking

Yesterday was the perfect day to do some kayaking--it was overcast, breezy, and not too hot. Damon and I headed to Town Lake yesterday to try our hand at kayaking. We had a great time. It was so amazing to be kayaking in such a serene location, yet, if you looked up, you would see the skyline of the city. Hopefully this is something we will do again!

Here are a few pictures of our adventure:

Round Rock Express

Last night we decided to go to a Round Rock Express game at the Dell Diamond. It was a little over cast with a strong wind, so the temperatures were almost perfect. There is just something about the atmosphere at a baseball game that is amazing, there is no other feeling like it.

The stadium was pretty cool, but I obviously didn't go to watch the game. I prefer to spend my time gorging myself on food and people watching. There was plenty of both of these things going on last night. This stadium had philly cheese steaks and funnel cakes-WOW!! I think it is pretty obvious what my food choices from last night were...

Anyway, feel free to check out some of our pictures from the game.

Barton Creek Greenbelt

Yesterday Damon & I decided to go hiking on the Barton Greek Greenbelt. There are almost 8 miles of hiking/biking trails and the entire area spans over 800 acres. We only hiked about 2 miles in, but we definitely are going to go back!

SURPRiSE!

Last weekend I made a surprise trip to Indiana to help celebrate my brother (25) & dad's (50) birthdays. There was a country/cowboy theme to the party, and it was so adorable. Check out some of the pictures...

lions and tigers and bats, oh my!

So far Damon & I are loving living in Austin. We have been exploring this new city of ours taking on all the touristy activities. A few weekends ago we decided to head over to the Congress Avenue bridge to see these famous bats. Since the bats don't come out until sunset, we thought we'd head down early to check out some of the food trailers and sights in SoCo...

Shaved Ice! Delicious!

BEST cupcakes ever (and I know cupcakes!)

Waiting for a cupcake

its so dry & hot here even the cacti are dying...

loved this sign outside Freebirds

Full of shaved ice and cupcakes, we head over to the bridge to check out these bats. There are reports that up to 1.5 million bats live under the bridge, making it the largest bat colony in North America. Every night around sunset, the bats emerge to feed. The sight of these bats was amazing, but the noise... not so much! Click below to check out some pictures.