So here's a little weekend recap for you. Nothing super eventful happened. With the legislative session starting to wrap up, my weekends are pretty uneventful, but relaxing--and it's perfect:
Friday: I took the day off to attend UT graduation -- Scott's sister graduated! UT graduation was pretty similar to Baylor...just too much burnt orange and not enough green.
Morgan with her brothers! They look a bit like bodyguards. You may not be able to tell, but they have headphones in which made them look a bit like security. The House of Representatives decided to have a bit of a meltdown and both of them had bills on the calendar. Luckily for both of them, it turned out just fine!
Saturday: I spent the day relaxing which ended up out at my apartment pool with Marcy and Scott. I decided to try a new sangria recipe -- and was a success! I followed this recipe, but I added an extra cup of grapefruit juice. We liked it a bit more tart than sweet. I bragged after successfully opening the bottle of prosecco without exploding it. And then about 30 seconds later, I exploded the bottle of club soda. Typical.
That evening, Scott and I attended the big all-university UT graduation with his family. UT has individual ceremonies for each school on Friday and Saturday where they call the names, all formal ceremony-like. Saturday evening is when everyone comes together out in front of the Tower. It was a really neat experience! I wish Baylor did something like it. Sanya Richards-Ross was the keynote speaker (I was excited about this -- I was just a little obsessed with the summer Olympics.) and as each dean of the different colleges got up to speak, the colors changed on the Tower. Of course, I had to snap a pic when it was green! And to close the show, they had amazing fireworks! That was definitely my favorite part!
pretty sure this won't ever happen again until graduation next year. Sic 'Em.
Sunday: After church, Scott and I ran some errands and ended up having lunch at Mrs. P's Electric Cock. Fantastic fried chicken right out of a trailer. Next time you're in Austin, you need to go! It's right on South Congress among other fun restaurants and shops!
I stayed inside the rest of the day....agricultural fires coming up from South America and Mexico created a disgusting haze all over the city. But, of course, that didn't stop the weekly tradition of Mad Men watching to round out the weekend! I'm not so sure how I'm feeling about this season. Don is becoming a bit unlikeable...I'm missing what the show brought during the first couple of seasons!
This morning as I checked my Twitter feed for the morning news, I see my friend, Brittany, is a guest post on this blog today! She talked about the best. summer. ever. we spent in London back in 2007! It was such a nice surprise getting to reminisce -- go check it out!
Yay London!
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