Austin Recap

First off, it’s important to realize that we didn’t go to Austin to see Austin. We went to Austin to see the Zimels. It’s hard for me to imagine two families that mesh so well together – Adam and I are best friends, Missi and Amber-Rose are unbelievably close, and the kids play great together. One important distinction, however, is that the Wilson family won’t be keeping up with the Zimels in the babymaking department. But I digress…

We flew from Portland to Denver to Austin, and the kids did great on the plane. I think they were in a state of wonderment about the whole experience, but even after that wore off (about 15 minutes into the flight), they did great. Once in Austin we got to watch Samuel play flag football and attend his seventh birthday party on Saturday. That evening we got kid care and we all went to dinner, which was definitely one of the most fun evenings we’ve had in a long time. Sunday we went to the Zimels awesome church and then went to lunch and met up with an old friend from Tigard. Amanda lives in Round Rock now while her husband pitches for the Round Rock Express. Monday Adam had to go to work, so we visited Ikea and hung out. Once he got off work we went swimming and played games in the evening. Throughout our time there, the Zimels were incredible hosts and made us feel totally welcome. Like all our time with their family, it wasn’t long enough, but it was an amazing visit and we had a great time.