Day 158 of Happiness: To Austin and Back

I'm back!!!  Sorry for being AWOL for so long and never mentioning it.  I had a conference in Austin, TX and I thought I'd have some time to post while I was there but I was WAY too busy.  I was doing two presentations that I hadn't prepared very well so I had to get some practicing in.  I also had an exam that I had to take Tuesday night before I left (I did NOT do very well at all - it's not a good idea to work all day and then go take an exam) and a diet analysis project that was due on Friday (and was worth 50% of my grade)...so I barely got out of the hotel the entire time I was there.

The conference wasn't too bad and I met a lot of great people.  I love going to conferences because I always meet fun, new people to hang out with when I have to go alone.  There were two great women in the booth next to me at the exhibit hall and they invited me to eat a lot of meals with them, which was great.  It's easy to feel alone when you don't know anyone at a conference and a lot of people travel together.

Then on Friday my wonderful sister Elizabeth and her boyfriend Matt picked me up at the hotel and took me to a wonderful restaurant called Oasis right on Lake Travis.  It was a beautiful view!



Us in the dark, but a beautiful sunset in the background



And here we are in the light! 

My camera is on it's last leg so all my pictures are coming out blurry - not a great quality in a camera.  But what can I do?  It's Christmas and not the time for me to spend $300 on a new camera - so you'll have to bear with me until I can afford a new one.

Now I'm back home which is GREAT.  I missed my hubby and our new niece and everyone else in our house.

Today hubsters played in the Turkey Golf Tournament while I went to church and breakfast with some friends of ours.  Then I spent too much time unpacking and doing laundry (which I'm still doing because someone got to the washer before I did).  And tomorrow it's back to work.  At least it's office clean-up week and we only have three days. 

I'm cooking my first Thanksgiving dinner this year and I can't wait.  It's gonna be hubster's first Thanksgiving and I have a bad feeling he's not gonna like any of the food we cook...say tuned!

Wherever you wander

Wherever you roam

Be happy and healthy

And glad to come home!