Hermine and Erin....not at all related

Since I have blog stalkers anxiously awaiting two different pictures you get today's lovely mash of things: Hermine and Erin.

Hermine left Austin wet, wet, wet. It's been a fun two days of pouring, non-stop, rain. Cupcake recently was learning the difference of wet and dry so she has been thrilled to practice her skills by carefully pointing out what was wet and what was dry. However, by yesterday afternoon everything outside was wet and the game wasn't fun anymore. This morning we woke up to a little...err big surprise. We had MORE water around the house than normal. Of course I'm not so on top of things to have a before picture. Then again, how many of you take pictures out of your windows in case of a flood to have the perfect before/after shots? So, work with me here. On the rightish/middle of the picture you'll see a tiny bridge. On a "normal" day we can't really see any water beyond that bridge. If you click the picture for a larger view you'll see the light posts that normally light the park/recreational area. It's flooded. Of course our part of the water is much higher than normal too. We had some deer on the golf course running around like crazy. I think they were thinking what Cupcake was saying: "Uh-oh"

Now on a COMPLETELY different subject...summer is over. Huh? Yep. It flew on by and our labor day weekend was no exception to the rocket speed of life these days. However, for one 2 hour period I got to turn back the clock....24 years. My first best friend Erin was in town with her brand new hubby. We literally haven't seen each other since Elementary school. Thanks to Facebook (not advocating, just reporting details) we recently re-connected and I was able to find out they'd be in town for a weekend get away. We planned a breakfast at Kerbey Lane on Monday morning. We walked in the door and it was like we had snapped our fingers from a play date in Bear Branch to now. She looks, smiles, laughs, and hugs exactly the same as she always did and we had SO.MUCH.FUN catching up, swapping memories, sharing about our families, and taking a picture. The best part is the last picture I remember of us together we were in matching rompers with side pony tails. Oddly rompers and side ponytails are back in style. That's not my point.

My point is upon downloading the picture I realized, two decades later, so many milestones lived in separate worlds and crossing paths again for a quick 2 hour breakfast and....we still match!!!!


We LOVED seeing you Erin and Louie! You guys are so great for each other and it was a blast to get to see you in Austin. Here's to hoping that it won't be another two decades before our paths cross again. Thanks for making time for us in your awesome Austin tourist weekend.