Arctic Blast 2007

Austin is in the grips of a winter storm. While the storm doesn't really compete with the old Missouri storms, the ice is pretty treacherous, and we've started getting a light dusting of snow on top. The dogs seem to enjoy the weather well enough:


It's not my fault that they're a bit blurry...it was hard to capture Casey especially when she wasn't moving.

Here's some of the ice on the shrubs out front:


And proof that it really is cold!

Visitors Beware...

Here's a little warning for anyone thinking about coming to visit us...

We've been here in Austin for about 2 and a half years now. We've had several visitors. But in less than three years, we've had three different sets of visitors who appeared and decided to stay in central Texas.

First, there were our friends James and Laura. They came to visit at Christmastime the first year we were here. They'd been living in San Diego, and when they returned, they realized they simply couldn't live anywhere other than Austin. They promptly returned that spring and have been here in town ever since.

Next came Tim's mother and brother. Arthur is stationed at Fort Hood (about an hour from Austin). Audrey is working on post there and lives in Kempner. (To be fair, I think Audrey actually decided to move BEFORE she ever visited...)

And finally, my parents have been down several times. On their second or third visit, they killed some time while Tim and I were working looking at neighborhoods. They happened upon Sun City in Georgetown, Texas (about a half an hour away). Sun City is a neighborhood dedicated to people "55 and better." With their retirement looming, this November, my parents came down and bought this house:

We expect them and my sister permanently sometime in late summer or early fall.

So, as always, we're more than happy to entertain any visitors. Just beware that you're risking major life changes if you make the trek down here to Austin...