Kayaking

I have mentioned once or twice just how much I love living in Austin :) This weekend was a true case and point. Saturday, the non-profit that was started by elders of my church (Music for the City) had a neighborhood BBQ in the oldest housing projects in the country. They're called Santa Rita Courts and are located in Austin. We had food, live music, games and face painting. Tons of neighbors came out and enjoyed the beautiful day with us and each other. There was laughter, smiles and lots of chatting. The afternoon weather couldn't have been better and we all felt really blessed to be witnessing such a feeling of community. Colin and I then headed over to the Green Eco-Convention that is in town for Earth Day. We got to see all the newest equipment in the fight to save the earth from the disease that is human consumption. From there, we met up with a few of Colin's friends at the Thai Festival in the Buddhist Temple. We watched Thai dancers, listened to a karaoke singer and sampled an array of ethnic food. Just as we were ready to head out, a friend of our group led us into the temple itself and we got to pray and burn incense. What an experience!! It could not have been a more eclectic, Austin type of day!!

Sunday after church, I headed back to get Colin and we met up with another friend of his to go kayaking. We enjoyed time out on our portion of the Colorado River and made friends with turtles and a swan. We watched an odd game of water volleyball via kayaks (still unsure how it worked) and people watched as is a norm in Austin. We topped off the Austin Weekend Experience with lunch at Chuy's...an Austin Tex-Mex staple.

I love Austin!!!!!