To Austin, With Love

“The sun lay like a friendly arm across her shoulder.”  ~Margorie Kinnan Rawlings

I’ve been to Austin three times and every time I am there I declare my undying love for the place and its breakfast tacos and profess the need to live there. I am not trained in anything but working in politics, is my rationale for moving to the state capitol of the Lone Star State. I roam around 6th street basking in that breezy but warm air thinking, “Oh yeah. I like this”. It probably has something to do with the immense amount of sunlight across the city. Or being able to have the windows rolled down and telling people how fly I am. Just like a G6. It’s probably because after that long, cold, lonely winter I have had it up to here (puts hand level to forehead) with this winter/snow/wintry mix/I’ll show you COLD, bullshit of the previous four months. So anything that can give me Vitamin D without taking a small tablet, is something that I will welcome with open arms.

I was in Texas for a little SXSW fun and to visit my friend Chris and because you guys? It isn’t illegal to wear sandals in early March. Did you know this?? I had beers outside and fancy migas inside. Every conversation was too short and the hugs were just long enough. I needed a vacation and that weather and that realization that everything is about the little things so grab them, grasp them and hold onto those moments because they’re fleeting.

Now c’mere, Austin. Lemme smooch you.