A Trip to the Museum

Going to a museum is generally a pretty good bet if you want to have an interesting afternoon. But going to the South Austin Museum of Popular Culture is a sure-fire way of having a very groovy afternoon! We checked out their fabulous poster collection and a lovely circa 1970's mural as well as the amazing car turned planter and shrines to various notables in popular culture. We even took a peak at some of the work in progress that real artists are making today. Cool, man.

Texas Rollergirls Rock!

The Texas Rollergirls have two new fans! Domonic and I went to check out a roller derby bout at the Playland Skate Center and it was so much fun. Thrills and spills abounded quite literally. Ever seen an athlete in a pair of skates crash full speed into a crowd of people holding extra large sodas, hot dogs and other refreshments? We have and we highly recommed it! We saw the Hell Marys versus the Hustlers and the Hotrod Honeys versus the Honky Tonk Heartbreakers. These gals are awesome. I wish I had gotten some better action shots for you but frankly, the girls were just too fast for my camera. I guess you'll just have to go and see them for yourself!

Two Incredible Kids

Yesterday was Absolute Incredible Kid Day at the Austin Children's Museum so I took two absolutely incredible kids over there for some fun activities and yummy cake. We also enjoyed some of the new and really neat displays. One cool one is a projection that can be manipulated by the viewer's shadow! The museum is always one of our favorite places to visit, but yesterday's festivities were extra special and it was great hanging out with Domonic and his sister too. And on the way back to the car we stopped for a photo-op with one of those crazy 10 foot guitars and gawked at all the SXSW'ers wandering around downtown Austin! Don't you just love living in the Live Music Capital of the World?

Beautiful Boggy Creek Farm

Domonic and I visited the delightful Boggy Creek Farm this weekend and boy was it a treat! We followed the chickens around, checked out the rows of flourishing vegetables as they were being harvested, bought some choice organic produce (which we ate shortly thereafter) from the on-site farm stand and had some delicious ice cream made from goat's milk (a big hit on a sunny and warm afternoon). It was a beautiful day and we'll be sure to return very soon. I can't wait to try some of that cauliflower!