While camping this past weekend, a friend from Vermont introduced us to a game he calls Polish Horseshoes. A google search revealed that “polish horseshoes” apparently has something to do with washers … which are cool and all, but not an awesome new game I wanted to share with y’all. For lack of a better…
Category: Sports/Fitness
Memorial Day Party Barge
Memorial Day is a ridiculous time to try and be on the lakes in and around Austin, mainly because everyone else is trying to do the same! Of course, that’s the very reason you want to be there. This year I’m taking the easy route: Austin SSC’s Party Barge. I’ve been playing sports with the…
Free Pilates Day Saturday
They say you either like Pilates or Yoga, but not both. I don’t know who says that, and I don’t think it’s true. I like both! Give Pilates a try this Saturday with Free Pilates Day. There are nine gyms offering free classes, and one of the coolest things is that they’re not all beginner…
Bike to Work Day
Friday is Bike (or Walk) to Work Day! As a freelance writer, I work out of my home office. And my brother stole my bike anyway. But if I had an office outside of my house OR a bike OR both, I would definitely be biking to work tomorrow. In honor of Bike to Work…
Go to Aussie’s!
I’m writing an article for Austin Woman magazine on sand volleyball in Austin, and I interviewed the owner of Aussie’s Beach Bar & Grill today. Danny Brinson is his name, and he was very friendly and open, a good interview! I can’t give too much away, but I can encourage everyone to go to Aussie’s!…
Sports Wednesday + Kanye!
Tonight is Kanye West’s Glow in The Dark Tour with Rhianna concert at the Erwin Center, and if I weren’t so committed to playing sand volleyball, I’d go. Ok, ok, if I had bought the $70 tickets right when they came out, I’d go, but since that’s not the case, I will be playing sand…
What to do on Wednesday
Wednesday this week is offering a doubleheader of athletic options. There’s always SoCo Run Club, the awesome run club I won’t stop talking about, but now there’s a new competitor: Wednesday pickup volleyball at Zilker. So, there’s a friend of mine who started the meetup.com volleyball group (you can access it through atxvb.com too ……
Free yoga class! at lululemon
When I was a wee intern at Shape magazine, I was in charge of organizing the fashion samples that came in. It was there I learned to love lululemon athletica, this super-soft, super-stylish brand of yoga gear. Apparently it’s more than just yoga gear, but that’s the styling it has. Literally, they use the softest…
New Direction
Rather than being a ramble on my life, which no doubt my mom finds very interesting, I’m changing the scope of this blog back to my original intention: This is Life in Austin. What I do, what I see, what trends I identify, what I think everyone else should do, visitor and local alike. So…
Making Friends Through Sports
I got an email today inviting me to a crawfish boil, and it reminded me how incredibly lucky I am to have formed the friend network I have so quickly. I moved back to Austin a little more than a year ago and have already established a group of really good friends, tons of other…