Austin and Koi

Jill and I made a day trip to Austin yesterday. It was a great decision and something we plan to do more often. We walked around SoCo (South Congress) which is like a bigger version of South Town (First Fridays) here in San Antonio. Some of the highlights are a huge candy store that sells chocolate covered bacon, an amazing antique store called Uncommon Objects, and a little grocery store called Farm to Market. I also got to show Jill 10,000 Villages, which is my favorite store of all time. It’s a non-profit, completely free trade store. You can learn about the artisans here: http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/catalog/artisan.php Everything there is beautiful. We met up with Layton at a great little coffee shop and had a great time talking and catching up with her. Then we ate at Mellow Mushroom which was delicious. It made me very nostalgic for our days playing Trivia there this summer. Ahhh the good ol days. Finally, Jill and I went to a bookstore Layton told me about called Book People. Book stores always make me happy : ) but it also made me decide that I have to start going to the library more, because I just can’t afford new books right now.

So along with Austin, tattoos have been filling my mind lately. Lexie, Leigh and I are going to all get Koi tattoos when I’m back in Georgia this summer. I’m going to get one like this, but with 3 Koi in a circle instead of just 2. I want all of them to be like the black one with accents of color that my sisters choose. I’m debating between 2 places right now. The first one is the top part of my right calf; on the back/side just below my knee. The other is on my left side right below armpit. I like that one because it’s close to my heart. But my other tattoo is behind my left ear… so my balance would be off… any suggestions or opinions?

Adios!