My sister still teases me about one hot, drunken Austin afternoon back in 2004 or 2005 or so. As we stumbled through the ACL Festival crowds, we bumped into a woman wearing this very t-shirt. We were fast friends, and toasted our hot $8 draft Ziegenbocks (ewww) to one hell of a woman. If you  haven’t watched her 1988 Democratic National Convention speech (thanks for the tip, dear Kate), check it out. And don’t be jealous of that amazing hair. “…after listenin’ to George Bush all these years, I figured you needed to know what a real Texas accent sounds like.” dallasobserver: Need. pomoe: The best thrift store find of my life.
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My sister still teases me about one hot, drunken Austin afternoon back in 2004 or 2005 or so. As we stumbled through the ACL Festival crowds, we bumped into a woman wearing this very t-shirt. We were fast friends, and toasted our hot $8 draft Ziegenbocks (ewww) to one hell of a woman. If you  haven’t watched her 1988 Democratic National Convention speech (thanks for the tip, dear Kate), check it out. And don’t be jealous of that amazing hair.

“…after listenin’ to George Bush all these years, I figured you needed to know what a real Texas accent sounds like.”

dallasobserver:

Need.

pomoe:

The best thrift store find of my life.

15. Texas. All the food in Austin is dirt cheap and impossibly good, and when I went to Franklin BBQ I deliberately tried to give myself a heart attack by stuffing my face with brisket and very small bourbon pies. The women there are not unattractive, and the folks all look extremely content with their lives. Meanwhile, 20 million people voluntarily cram themselves into a New York City subway car every morning wanting either to kill everyone around them or to kill themselves because killing yourself is kind of easier. Austin is better. And I like that the University of Texas has the balls to cause entire conference shifts without actually moving anywhere. They just break apart alliances and leave other schools bankrupt for the sheer joy of it. That’s my kind of heartless bureaucracy.
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Source: deadspin.com

10. October 13

Unless you’re prepared to serve an entire fried reception, including fried cake and a fried first dance, you probably shouldn’t try and pull people away from the Red River Shootout.

Five games your wedding is less important than: Oklahoma-Texas, Stanford-Notre Dame, Alabama-Missouri, USC-Washington, South Carolina-LSU

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“It’s funny how living far away from a place can make you feel closer to it. Friends who moved to New York decorated their home in Texas kitsch we would have laughed at back home. Longhorn coat racks, cowboy hats on the mantelpiece. My keychain was a medallion in the shape of the state that doubled as a bottle opener, which is everything you need to know about me at this time.” Nobody Says I Love You Anymore, Sarah Hepola The worst part is that I have that exact keychain. Great read, and +1 on so many of these comments. I’m thankful to experience Seattle, but Dallas and her highways and her Snuffer’s cheese fries and her childhood friends and her crazy family and her bottomless mimosa brunches and her White Rock trail will always be home. 
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“It’s funny how living far away from a place can make you feel closer to it. Friends who moved to New York decorated their home in Texas kitsch we would have laughed at back home. Longhorn coat racks, cowboy hats on the mantelpiece. My keychain was a medallion in the shape of the state that doubled as a bottle opener, which is everything you need to know about me at this time.”

Nobody Says I Love You Anymore, Sarah Hepola

The worst part is that I have that exact keychain. Great read, and +1 on so many of these comments. I’m thankful to experience Seattle, but Dallas and her highways and her Snuffer’s cheese fries and her childhood friends and her crazy family and her bottomless mimosa brunches and her White Rock trail will always be home. 

Holiday 2011 Highlights.

The Christmas Light Limo/Secret Santastravaganza with 8 of my closest Dallas girls. Occupy Garland HOOTENANNY (the best hootenanny yet). Wedding dress shopping with Mom and Hailey (no pics allowed). Cheap whiskey drinking with Daddy. All 4 of us together in one place (5 with Brian!) which so rarely happens these days. A Christmas morning roadtrip - Southbound 35 just like the good ol’ days (never thought I’d hear myself say that I actually enjoyed that drive). Down time on the backyard cocktail rock with Brian’s family in Austin. A never ending stream of hugs and catch-up with wonderful family and friends and neighbors. And a safe return home in time for the Space Needle’s fireworks show from the warm glow of the Christmas lights on our living room tree (I can’t quite bear to take it down just yet).  

Happy New Year, y’all.