Meals
May 30 2011
Had a great barbecue lunch with the Tapias for Memorial Day (steaks (which even Lilo and Stitch got to try for the very first time), corn on the cob, baked beans, roasted zucchini and garlic bread) which we then followed by playing Mastermind, Boggle and the card game Kings in the Corner. We also had …
May 29 2011
My high school buddy Ron flew into town this afternoon. Picked him up from his hotel and took him to Coronado for dinner at Miguel’s Cocina. Then we toured the Hotel Del Coronado (his first time there) including the lower level shops and walked the sidewalk along the beach (watching two F-18s come in for landings), went …
May 27 2011
Had a really nice evening walk with all four Tapias north from Joe’s Crab Shack by the Convention Center, through Seaport Village along the Embarcadero, up passed the USS Midway Museum to Broadway, towards downtown to the start of the Martin Luther King Promenade walking trail, passed Kansas City BBQ where a scene from “Top Gun” …
May 22 2011
For my last night in Texas, I went to dinner with Brenda and Tom at a nearby Z’Texas here in Austin. Had one last really good steak before I leave.
May 21 2011
Spent the late afternoon, evening and into the night in downtown Austin with Brenda, her mom and her mom’s new boyfriend. Walked around downtown and watched the bats fly from the Congress Avenue Bridge after sundown before having a late appetizer dinner at the Intercontinental’s Stephen F’s Bar and Terrace with Brenda just down the …
May 20 2011
Spent the evening with Brenda out at the Biergarten in Walburg, TX. It was mariachi night, but they still had the German oompa house band play a few sets as well. Had me a tasty wienerschnitzel plate with a good old König Pilsner beer.
May 19 2011
On a drizzly afternoon, Brenda and I drove over to a nearby Cheddar’s in Austin to have lunch. We split a really good Monte Christo sandwich and she added a salad while I had a cup of very good potato soup with cheese and bacon bits. My lemonade was healthy.
May 19 2011
After picking up some coffee and donuts at Shipley’s, Brenda and I took her dog Musashi to her school so her students could pet him through the outside fence. They all even sang a song about him that Brenda had taught them. 24 little Pre-K kids all yelling and reaching for “Musi” at the same time.
May 17 2011
Been in Texas for four days and I finally went to Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q with Brenda for some beef brisket. Just as delicious as I remembered it.
May 16 2011
Had a great time catching up with my old California buddy, Jeff, at a local Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers here in Cedar Park. Really tasty burgers and fries, although not quite as good as In-In-Out. Sat and talked for almost four hours, although it seemed like only one. Stayed until they locked up the …
May 16 2011
Had lunch with Brenda at a Which Wich sandwich shop. Interesting concept. Make the guest do all of the upfront work, which actually does save time. Pick a sandwich from an overhead menu (in my case tuna), grab a corresponding sandwich bag, fill it out with the bread and extras you want, add your name …
May 15 2011
Had sort of had a dinner of drinks and appetizers with Brenda at the Hyatt’s Marker 10 lounge overlooking Lady Bird Lake across from downtown Austin. There are no rivers in Texas. Only lakes.
May 15 2011
For my first Austin breakfast I picked up McDonald’s for the first time in I don’t know how long. Wasn’t great but wasn’t bad either. Definitely won’t be doing that every day, though.
May 14 2011
After finally arriving at Brenda’s house, we went to run some errands and then ended the night with a delicious steak dinner at Logan’s Roadhouse. It’s good to be visiting my friend in Austin again.
May 13 2011
Had one last lunch at my brother’s office before packing and heading out for Albuquerque later this afternoon. There we will stay in a hotel overnight so my mom can fly out easier the next day and I can shave about an hour off my drive to Austin.
