Hey Friday. Here are some things I’ve loved this week: 99 cent tshirts from Salvation Army, frozen sangria, county roads, A.W. Tozer, new apartments, old friends, booking flights to Boston, campfires, “Congratulations!”s, Gap Outlet sales, True American, and my fiancé.
This was the biggest story of the.. month? Year? Decade? They blew up a building. People gathered to watch it at the crack of dawn, no joke. Everyone who gathered at the fire at Jake’s last night was pumped about it.
You should have seen KBTX’s aggressive coverage of the story. What does this mean for asthma sufferers, Tom? My favorite line of this story:In 7 seconds the Plaza was gone, forever changing the skyline of College Station. So now there’s just one building on said skyline. Hello Kyle Field.
What is there to say. That’s pretty much what this visit has been like. I am going to get Layne’s Chicken Fingers today, though. Win.
The Lovin’ Spoonful’s “Do You Believe In Magic”
Don’t judge my recently played. I’ve been fully indulging in every ridiculously sappy love song, mainly from Mary Lynn’s playlist that she made for Engagement Day. Well, it’s part classic cheesefest and part indie. Listen here.
Off to College Station!
Francis Chan, Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit
It’s a free loan on the kindle for Amazon Prime users, but I would definitely pay for it. So far, an incredible read with incredible truth in it.
No really guys. There is nothing left in my room except a bed, an empty bookshelf, and a mirror. I sat on the floor for a while when I got tired of laying on the bed. Oreo is not tired of laying on my bed.
Light Lemon Vinaigrette from cookstr. I am a frequent user of bottled salad dressing. It’s never been something that I’ve been proud of, but now, I think it’s just plain silly because of how easy it is to make salad dressings! Take this one, for instance. All you need to do is combine:
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
¼ cup olive oil
And you’re done. It’s tangy, sweet, tart, and simply delicious. Perfect when poured over a strawberry and spinach salad, but I can also see it going beautifully with grilled chicken. Delish.
This past week in Austin has just been nonstop. An absolute whirlwind. I told TAB on Sunday night that I feel like I have just been celebrating for a week straight and I’m unsure of how to return to normal life. There were graduations and dinners and adventures and proposals. I’m still trying to catch my breath, then I will begin documenting. But like probably later today, because College Station awaits.
Even returning to normalcy isn’t so normal, though. I’m sitting on my bed in my room because the only thing in my room is my bed. My parents had new carpets put in last week, and I’m moving extremely soon. Analise and I got approved for the apartment in City Park, with a HOUSTON address and everything! I am beyond excited. It’s nice and new and HUGE. We’ve even managed to wrangle up a kitchen table, loveseat, chair, and low-dresser-turned-entertainment-center between the two of us (I also have to tell you about my refinished furniture! Ahh! It turned out so nicely). Not to mention that the apartment is going to be wedding planning central, seeing as Analise and Adam got engaged a month ago after dating for five and a half years. What a coincidence. We should have a joint wedding. Just kidding. Those are creepy.
For now, one of my favorite photos from Sunday, sitting at TAB sipping champagne with blackberries post-engagement dinner.
Trust me, there is so much more to come. But for now, the 108 posts waiting for me to sort through on Blog Lovin’ are really calling to me (priorities, I know). Plus I have to start following wedding blogs…!
There is of course more to say, but I’m sticking with that for now. As of yesterday, ENGAGED!
Just a sliver of what I’ve been doing in Austin. Crown & Anchor, Magnolia’s, ridiculously beautiful vineyards in Driftwood, the UT campus, Trudy’s, Baby A’s, Shakespeare’s, P. Terry’s, Alamo Drafthouse, Blind Pig, and of course, TAB Manor, are a few of the places that I have gone. I love this city.
My absence is due to the fact that I’ve mostly been doing this:
Not really. I can’t quite embrace the idea of relaxing, yet. This is all very sudden, having freetime and massive amounts of it. So I’ve been refinishing a set of furniture and packing up my entire room. I’m very much ready for the new apartment. I’m also reading A.W. Tozer’s The Pursuit of God, which is fantastic and quite the mind workout. Lastly, I’ve been working on the sidebar to this wonderful little tumblr today, so you can creep on me more effectively. Huzzah for social media.
Now I’m going to go listen to “Bubble Toes” for the 8,000th time since Friday to convince myself that it is indeed summer. La da da da da da…
liz. 21. follower of christ. graduate student in rhetoric & english at the university of houston. teaching fellow. alumni of the university of texas. lover of music, especially the live variety. avid reader. food obsessed. sports crazed. rap lover. currently focusing on the the five solas. sister, aunt, girlfriend, roommate, daughter.
