My brother graduated with his Master's degree this past weekend. I took some time off of work to make sure Lily & I would be there to cheer him on as he walked the stage. We headed to San Antonio Friday so we could leave early on Saturday to make the day trip to Austin.
Since it was a fall ceremony, it was small, quick, and very entertaining and informal. It was much more enjoyable than any other graduation I've ever been to that takes fucking forever and is so damn serious. Lily was surprisingly well behaved during the ceremony, aside from making fart noises during a speech.
After the ceremony, Lily & I seized the opportunity to visit McKinney Falls State Park. It is conveniently located right in Austin and actually abutts TPWD headquarters. At one point, we were essentially in the backyard of headquarters during our hike. Onion Creek runs through the park and creates the falls. They are nothing spectacular or massive, but it is still beautiful.
We hiked the Homestead Trail on this trip, which involved jumping over the falls on the rocks. It was... nerve wracking. We made it over fairly easily on the beginning of the hike, but on the way back the gap seemed to have widened magically. It took some coaxing and a helping hand, but after about 10 minutes of planning we finally made it back to the other side. Onlookers literally gave me a round of applause. It was slightly embarassing, but I was just glad to have made it without falling in!
We didn't get many pictures and it was a short visit to the park, but we enjoyed ourselves. Lily played at the playground for a bit before we headed back to San Antonio.
On an unrelated note, I am doing a Whole 30. I am 10 days in as of today and it's fucking awesome. I recommend it to anyone and everyone, hands down. I'll divulge more details about the results when the 30 days is up. Here is one of my new favorite things: coconut milk & cinnamon coffee. It's fucking superb.
Neeners, you are so gorgeous in that picture. You look so happy!!! XOXO
Posted by: The Homesteady | 12/10/2014 at 01:06 PM