summer 2012, still not so hot.
we stayed around austin this week. made a list and got a lot of stuff done.
the daughter has put several hours into finishing out some boxes I made to hang on her wall. this project was stalled for nearly a year, we'll have it done soon. she's been real good about taking the time to get them finished "perfect". just like her mother would do, no rushing these girls.
the boys practiced indoor tandem cycling.
Red Room Lounge ROTDC
I liked this place, you have to KNOW about it as there is no real hints at street level. an unmarked door conceals stairs that lead down to a dark basement.
we went for a Yelp ROTDC. yelp has all sorts of crazy acronyms. ROTD is for "review of the day". if you get selected for review of the day, you host a yelp event at the business that you reviewed, that gathering is the "review of the day celebration" or ROTDC.
our friend amy had her rotdc at the red room lounge. we were happy to help "celebrate".
I once got ROTD for my review of Whip In, but I have not hosted a ROTDC, I'm so lame.
it's a lot like having a personal sommelier down there; in that unmarked basement room slathered in red paint and full of wine.
we came home with some samples from the girls at Vinca. who doesn't love a unicorn ring and a hammerhead hair accessory.
Wimberley: we went down to start painting, but my mom got stung by a wasp. we had to run to the ER when she got itchy and puffy. I did get the floor painted in the screen room, mom slept the next few days as she popped benadryl like they were tic-tacs
we went down saturday, the temp was only 92 at 2pm. that is very cool for late july in central texas.
we hung some drywall. now the inside of the cabin is much brighter, less of a depressing cave motif.
after some labor, it was time to soak in the river...
pork rinds, shiner bock, floating coffee table and my "made in taiwan" ten gallon hat and we were pretty relaxed....
kat prefers her corn roasted over hot coals. it was good! I thought it was just as good as the corn we had in nebraska.
#1 son said it was "almost as good"
#2 son insisted he had to have a "corn holder", he's too civilized to use his hands. he was satisfied with the fork I stabbed his cob with.
we stopped at trattoria lisina on the way back to austin. it's located in driftwood, not far from the salt lick.
it's a beautiful location, they have a vineyard there as well.
kat's love of real italian food is expanding. we all loved that antipasto. this restaurant has a reputation as being expensive, but we did not have that sort of experience. sure, there are entrees in the $20-30 range, but the portions are HUGE. if you can eat one of those plates you will soon find yourself at 400 lbs. one plate of food is easily shared. we had one antipasto (for two) one pizza and one pasta dish. it was too much for us to eat, had to box some up to go. the manager even complimented us as having the "perfect order of the day". he is also a fan of that pizza tagliata ($16).
then we came home and played in the sprinkler... sort of. we don't own a sprinkler so kat made one from a 2 litre soda bottle.
