Micro-News: Macro Edition.

Too much stuff has happened, here are the highlights!

Some friends of our came to visit from Albuquerque for an impromptu weekend. We showed them around Austin and fed them tons of food. The bats under the bridge were a definite hit.

I keep forgetting to write Nana back, but the sewing machine we got was a Brother machine. It works really well, and I like it quite a bit. No new sewing projects yet, though.

We’ve done lots of work on planning our vacation. So exciting! We get to see a lot of stuff and it’s coming up right quick! We’ve also got a wedding and a graduation to go see, so we are going through a lot of airline miles over the next few months.

Jess got a new laptop for her birthday from me. Which also means that I got my laptop back.

The husband of one of Jessie’s cousins was in town for a couple nights, too. We took him out for BBQ (yum) and then met Marci and Brian at a club near downtown. We watched a band I’ve never heard of before, they played swing music, quite good. I had my musician ear on, too. Trying to get inspiration and lessons wherever I can.

Last week was SXSW, south by southwest. An enormous music festival in Austin. It’s pretty crazy, every locale that can host a band does, as do several places that can’t. I may try and do it next year. It seemed pretty exciting, though expensive and very all-day. I’d probably have to take some time off to do it properly. Also, there are video games.

Weight! I’ve broken through the ‘wall’ of 205 lbs, and I’m down to about 203 now.

Martial Arts! I’ve found a place to do my exercise. There’s a Judo school up by me. Good instructor, good price, no contract, and a lot of fun. I’m in!

The grass is still hiding underground, hopefully it’ll sprout soon, as long as the birds haven’t eaten too much of it.

Our shower is complete and awesome. The glass looks really nice.

Oop, bedtime, and I need to go take an awesome shower in our awesome shower. Cheers!

-N