At our 25-year high school reunion, the girls talked about meeting up in Austin for a girls trip. We actually made it happen and I headed out on Friday night after swim while the girls had already had a day out there to play. They sent me photos and awaited my arrival at the hotel. Unfortunately, I passed out on the plane ride over and had to be examined and given some O2 for the rest of the ride. I also had an embarrassing walk of shame off the plane to meet the EMT waiting for me at the gate.  Too bad I didn’t have a better reason. I hadn’t even had anything to drink yet! I just felt yucky in my seat and passed out on my way to the lavatory.

The next morning, most of the girls went to the spa while Holly and I borrowed the hotel bikes for a little ride into town. We stopped on South Congress Ave to do some shopping and we really did. We had fun browsing the Toms, Warby Parker, and a famous boot store.  Holly got herself a new pair of sunglasses and I picked out a new pair of glasses that should be mailed to me with the prescription I just got from my doctor.

We also stopped for Amy’s Ice Cream and ate outside.

The boot store was a lot of fun and Holly ended up with a cute pair for herself.

The ride back to the hotel was fun but a little scary when a group of young men were riding electric scooters dangerously fast on the downhill in front of us and one hit a bump. Luckily we were able to swerve around him and he somehow recovered without a scratch.

Later in the evening, we had Happy Hour at the hotel and then went to dinner at Odd Duck where the food was really tasty.

We got the fried fish head and many other yummy dishes.

After dinner, we went to a speakeasy called Midnight Cowboy. We had a private room with some of our drinks prepared from a cart. The location used to be a brothel, which made it an interesting little place to visit.

The next morning, I was up early and went downstairs to the lobby for some coffee and reading. Patti was also up and joined me for a morning of peace and quiet.

After breakfast, we went to the Hope Outdoor Gallery to do some spray painting.

It’s a wall that people started tagging and now it’s a popular stop for those who want to leave their mark until someone else comes around and paints over it.

We had fun doing some painting.

What a fun weekend with the girls! Loved that we were all able to get together and catch up. I’ve really missed my Whitney High girls.