Day 61 - H.E.B. coupons

My roommate, SS, and I decided, out of necessity, to make a trip to the grocery store today.  We went to HEB which, in college, I used to despise, but, during my time in Austin, I have grown to love.  HEB has coupons throughout the store that aren't for an amount off the product you want to purchase, but are if you buy product X, you get product Y for free.  Today they had the best coupon that I've ever seen.  I went to get my Lean Cuisines for the week, and found this

I got free Skinny Cow Ice Cream for buying something I was going to get anyway.  Woohoo!  Now that is a good coupon.  And now I have to publically admit that I love my HEB.

Day 60 - Girls' Night

Tonight was the party.  CC made dinner reservations for us at Vivo, a local Mexican food place with a great atmosphere.  There was a party in this room before us, but they should have been out in time for our reservation.  When we got there, the other party was still in the room.  So, we got margaritas a caught up with one another.  Well, about an hour passed before we were able to get the room that CC reserved.  One of the girls in our party spoke with a manager and explained the situation.  The people at Vivo were great about it, and they gave us a couple of appetisers and a round of shots on the house.

It may look like a small group, but it's a group that was ready to party.  We had great laughs and a wonderful night.  Thanks CC for putting this together!  And, congrats to KM!

Day 59 - Pre-party

Tomorrow is KM's bachelorette party. CC and I got together to get a couple of last minute items and grab some dinner.  We went to Spencer's in the mall and found ourselves standing in front of a wall of pink items.  WARNING - the following is not appropriate for all audiences.

And this is only a portion of the items available to celebrate with.  It made me laugh to see the creativity and variety that is offered.  

Day 58 - Flight Friend

I was super anxious about my flight home the other day, and for those of  you that know me this will come as no surprise, but my axiety came to life in the form of tears.  There I was, sitting in my seat dreading my flight with tears running down my face.  I was so embarassed when the girl sat down next to me that I avoided talking to her at first.  It took a couple of minutes, but I was able to collect myself and say hello to her.  I explained my tears and we began to talk which always helps me a little on flights.  We chatted until the in-flight movies came on.  When they shut off for landing, we chatted a little more.  Before we exited the plane, she gave me her business cards and told me to look her up on facebook.  I was cleaning out my bag tonight when I came across her cards. 

It made me happy that she was willing to reach out and make herself available to me.  She was friendly and I hope to keep in touch with her. 

Day 57 - Replay

After being on a plane all night, I was exhausted.  My roomie took me by Scholotsky's to grab some lunch and then home.  I ate half my food and snuggled in for a nice nap.  I slept about 4 hours, woke up, at the rest of my meal, and went straight back to bed.  I turned on the t.v. to veg and try to stay awake for a little bit so that I could sleep later tonight.  I flipped over to Bravo just in time to see this

Top Chef Finale!  It orginally aired last week, but I had just arrived in HI and wasn't thinking about it.  The next day I realized that I had missed it and was kicking myself for not recording it.  I was super pumped that they replayed it.  What a great way to relax and enjoy my first night back!

Day 56 - What a view

This is what I see when I sitting by the pool or in the bedroom, or living room, or the kitchen. 

If I look to the left there is more ocean, a sand bar and a small island.  It is pretty amazing. 

Day 55 - Famous Table

We had lunch at this little place today, and they sat us at the "Presidents Table".

I'm not sure what this means.  Did they eat at this restaurant?  Did they sit at this table?  Did the restaurant just decide to put this plague up just because?  I don't know and didn't ask.  I'm gonna assume that the President and his wife sat at that exact table and shared a wonderful meal.  I felt pretty special sitting where they had sat.