Sunday, November 30, 2008

Things I Love About Austin

There is so much to love about this city. No town is perfect, and Austin certainly has its share of disappointments. But, below is a list of some things I like about Austin. I will continue to update as things come to me.

1. South Congress
2. Music Scene
3. High Tech
4. Funky is Cool
5. Doghnuts and Tacos
6. The city view from 2 miles from our house
7. Our house
8. The schools
9. The people in the neighborhood and the neighborhood events
10. Southwest Hills Church
11. The weather
12. The sunsets
13. The restaurants
14. Central Market
15. Texas Culinary Institute
16. UT
17. Bowie High School football games
18. Bowie High School baseball program
19. Coach Alvarez
20. The view of the city from MOPAC
21. Nightlife
22. So many new places to see
23. Generally pleasant people
24. Jay Leno is on at 10:30
25. The Today Show is only an hour old when we see it
26. When we get calls from people in Washington who want to call at 7:00 or 8:00 am, it's 9:00 or 10:00 here.
27. Our health club
28. It seems like we're close to everything (bad news: except Washington and Montana)
- - Disneyworld is 15 hours away (driving)
- - Colorado is 15 hours away (driving)
- - Nashville is 15 hours away (driving)
29. The airport is super close, and it is a very small and nice airport (so easy to get around)
30. There is a river through town, lakes very nearby, and the Gulf is only 4 hours away

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