Churchill HS Reunion

I spent my first evening in Austin with fellow Churchill HS graduate and one of the best bloggers around, Jodi B.! A BIG thanks to Jodi for putting together such a fun night complete with stops at a funky Austin wine bar/converted house with big porch for sitting, a DELICIOUS BBQ place with outside picnic tables and really great pulled pork, and a local Austin ice cream stand with "ironic" cashier and beer flavored frozen treats.

I loved everything about my evening with Jodi and friends (friends being Jodi's well connected, tech savvy, photography loving, food blogging, locally cooking and eating, socially conscience, and hilarious following of other Austin young professionals who drank and dined with us).

I am not sure if I can sum up our evening in a few telling vignette or even decide which was my favorite destination or topic of conversation. Was it the time that Jodi discussed the recent purchase of www.tastytouring.com? (In case you haven't noticed, I recently purchased www.wildandcrazypearl.com and am loving my URL owning lifestyle.)

...When the conversation turned to who was going to the SXSW food blogging panel!? Or the hushpuppies at The Green Mesquite? It is unclear, but I highly recommend all three of our very Austin authentic destinations and am only feeling a tad sad that Austin is not located a bit closer to DC so I could go tasty touring with Jodi and crew more often.