...been so far behind on updating my blog

But that is because I haven't ever had a blog.  

Whenever I get behind on something, I have the tendency to let it build up to an overwhelming amount.  One of my old bosses said it was because I am a perfectionist.  I don't like to do things if I cannot do them with my best ability and so things sometimes go undone.  I'm an all or nothing kind of girl.  Obviously, this is something I need to work on.

SO, it is update time.  To minimize the amount of time needed to catch up on a few months of firsts, I will only be posting photos and perhaps a haiku or two.  Enjoy!

...been so embarrassed of my own home

Keep in mind that my past "neighbors" have consisted of a pygmy goat named Ricky Bobby and a couple who had found/claimed an empty garage apartment and would often plug into my house's electricity or would offer to do yard work for us by appearing on top our two story roof.

I have loved my new house from the day we moved in, but recently our yard has revolted and has begun to take over.  For over a year and a half, our land lord has taken care of the yard work; however, recently this has not been the case because our yard team has been "lost".  We'd be happy to take care of the work if we had proper tools, but for now we will wait and take photos of the ridiculousness of it all.

These pictures are of my favorite weed in our yard.  It has grown almost as tall as Meg and has developed quite the personality.  Name suggestions are welcome!

...found such incredible parking

Although we were headed to West 6th to celebrate a friend coming into town, we found this incredible parking spot right in front of Logan's.  A spot like this, on 6th street, in Austin could not be passed up.  So, we had a photo shoot and let our parking karma lead us to celebrate at old college stomping grounds.

...used a washateria

So, something I didn't tell you in the post about my car's first tow is that when I got home from the auto place, the pipes had burst in my garage leaving us waterless.

No car. No water. Awesome. Days like that really make you appreciate every day conveniences.

So, this weekend, thinking everything was fixed, I attempted to wash my clothes. The washer was able to spit out just enough water to soak everything (including the garage) and then gave up.

Thus, another accidental first. I threw my clothes into a trash bag and headed over to the SpinCycle Washateria.

Don't let the broken sign deter you. It was actually quite nice. There were lots of machines and I didn't have to wait at all. Also, free Wi-Fi. Need I say more?

...been thrown a Surprise Unbirthday Party

I have the best friends in the world and they proved it again last night by throwing me my very first surprise unbirthday party.

We enjoyed some delicious pizza and sangria at The Red House Pizzeria and Meg and Sarah made sure that we had some delicious dessert.

...had my car towed

So, last Saturday my car decided to give up and break down in the parking lot of Chevron. This led to an accidental first: my car's first tow. So even though the day didn't go as planned, at least I can count it as a first!

My three heroes: Jeremy (AAA extraordinaire), Dave (the one who knows a thing or two about cars) and Pete (who cleaned out my car while we waited?!?). Thanks so much for braving the cold to help me out!


My car being towed for the very first time by my new friend, Jason, who was finishing his very busy day.