Paul and the Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Well in case you were thinking that life has been all fun here in Austin, it hasn't.  Well not for Paul especially in the hours of 2 pm Sunday to 3pm Monday. 

First this happened....

 

 

 

 

 

Paul dropped his phone on the way home from watching the Patriot's game on Sunday.  Smack on the sidewalk.  It was terrible.  He is still using it and every time he does I think of this commercial:

 

 

 



 



 

It's funny because Paul has T Mobile. 

 

Then Monday morning we went to go get his car in our very tight parking garage and low and behold his car had been towed to a garage 12 miles away on Saturday night.  Here he is picking up his car. 

 

 

It was a really sketchy trailer and when he went to get his registration to release his car he tried to drive it and the lady freaked out that he was going to take it without paying. 

 

Things are looking up though, we are making progress on our apartment/house search, the leasing company is paying for the car towing, I start my job in an hour, Paul's loaner laptop came in so he doesn't have to hook his laptop to the TV due to the broken screen (oh I forgot to mention he dropped his laptop his 3rd day here), and Brooke is trying to put up with us.

 

Please play with me. 

 

 

Happy Hump Day everyone! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What Brooke's Been Up To

I have been trying to get back into my running routine so Brooke and I have been checking out new routes. She isn't a fan of running in the heat so on my off days we explore and after running days she gets to go to the off leash section of the trail where she can run and swim with her new pup pals. 

Here she is deciding where to run next and then looking at her new city.

She is loving the freedom and doing a great job making friends. Today she met a boxer who could swim. I know amazing and I am hoping Brooke will follow her in one day, but for now she is just enjoying splashing, drinking, and sniffing with the others. 

From Austin

Well hello there.  Sorry it has been so long since my post. 

I was pretending I was on vacation over the past week.  We made it to Austin last Sunday and have been having a blast exploring our awesome downtown neighborhood and laying by the pool between a little work and interviewing.



Here are some pics from the road

 

The rest of our road trip was fun.  We stopped in Nashville, which was amazing and I can't wait to go back.  They Ryman was amazing and I really wanted to go to the Bluebird Café like a true Nashville the show fan, but we were lucky enough to get into free pop up Keith Urban concert with just 200 other fans.  It is hard to see him in that picture so here is a video to prove it. 

 

 

 

 

 

It was so cool.  I wish I had filmed for longer.  The next day we went to Monell's for breakfast.  Let me just say if you are ever in Nashville you need to eat here.  Heck I would book a trip just to eat a meal here.  For Diner, Drive Ins, and Dive fans, it is even better than Guy can describe. 

 

We also stopped in Memphis for the night and hung out on Beale Street for while.  Then it was time for our longest leg.  We survived and often Brooke would try to get closer to us by sticking her head on the armrest.  She did awesome in the car, but was a little leery of elevators in hotels. 

 

Our current apartment is great and in a phenomenal location.  We are having a great time exploring.  Our current favorite past times include:

 

Late night trips to the taco truck (YUM), afternoons at the pool, Brooke sleeping at the foot of the bed (its her favorite place to be whether or not we are there), and walks along the foot bridge to Lady Bird Lake. 

More to come from Austin now that I have taken myself off of vacation status. 

XO
Jill

6 States in 1 day!

WE MADE IT TO ROANOKE, VIRGINIA!!

Sorry to yell, but we have survived the first leg of our trip. We traveled through 6 states today! To tell you the truth 9.5 hours in the car wasn't that bad, but I may feel differently come Sunday.  It could be a woman asked me if I had the day off from school. When I looked at her funny she said you're in college right.  I was like well thank you, but no.  She made my day.  Here is a pic of Brookers sleeping in the back of the car.  She only looks mad because the flash woke her up.

P.S. I have lots of bucket list items to fill you in on, but need to upload all the pictures.  The past couple weeks have just been crazy.

P.P.S.  We have one beautiful country.  I tried my best to not be a sleepy head like Brooke and enjoy the scenery.