Showing posts with label lake Travis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lake Travis. Show all posts

Monday, March 26, 2012

Let's go on a boat ride.

Robbie's parents came to visit for the weekend. I can't tell you how nice it is to see some familiar California faces here in Austin. I loved having Morgan visit in February and during South by Southwest my friend Rachel and Robbie's friend Sam were in town.

Having familiar faces around every couple of weekends has really helped to make the move to Austin a lot easier. It makes 1,300 miles from home seem more like 130. Thank goodness for good friends and supportive family. You guys have made what could have been a scary and lonely move much happier with your support.

Robbie used to live in Michigan before he became a Californian. Now he's a Texan and is more confused than ever about what to call home!! In Michigan, he grew up on this fantastic lake and has a million stories about fishing and swimming with his brother and the neighborhood kids. The water has always been part of his life. Even in California, he lived less than a mile away from the ocean. And in college, less than 10 miles away from the ocean. Now, we're in Austin and still can't seem to get enough of the water here.

Because of his family's affinity for lakes, Robbie and I took his parents to Lake Travis for an afternoon boat ride.

Mr. Moen at the helm.


Robbie and Phil were brave enough to get in the cold water and do some wakeboarding.


Phil! Love his sunglasses. I may steal them.


Robbie wakeboarding like a pro.



Keeping my eye on Phil's awesome sunglasses.


Me and Tim!


Can you tell the Moens are from Michigan?


Love this shot for some reason.


Thanks, VIP for letting us drive your boat into the ground. We were not gentle with that boat.



Marilyn and I having wine, as usual. We like to keep things classy.


Robbie and his mom. This is my favorite picture of the weekend.


The fish weren't biting.


Phil trying out the wakeboard.




It was such a beautiful weekend. Perfect weather and great company.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

A little trip to the oasis

The boys and I took a little adventure this weekend. We headed to The Oasis at Lake Travis. I feltright at home. The rolling hills and the lake reminded me a lot of San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay.

A pretty water tower:


The Oasis was more like a little village at the top of Lake Travis. The restaurant itself is enormous. Four stories against a cliff overlooking the water. Gorgeous. Our waitress told us that 2500 people would fill the restaurant. Then there are little sweet shops and a souvenir store to check out.


Our view right from where we were sitting. I loved the little diver girl sculpture.


A couple margaritas:


The boys being goofy. There were pretty signs like this everywhere.


Isn't the view beautiful?!



This beauty was in the souvenir shop.


This map was pretty clever. I love how Texas covers up southern California.


Oasis, we'll be back.


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