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Red cowboy boots and honky-tonk music.  I've definitely become a Texan...

Two-stepping has become one of my favorite past times this year and Midnight Rodeo holds a special place in my heart.  After having my "See You Later" party there last night, the reality of my exodus from Austin has set in. Instead of dwelling on what I'm losing as I leave,  I can't help but to look back on all the great memories I've made throughout these past two years. Here are a few favorites:

-- Wine & Wisdom Mondays 

-- Pilates with Jonathan

-- IKEA

-- Trudy's queso and frozen margaritas

-- Darts at Crown & Anchor

-- Watermelon dinners

-- Kindergarten students named Lloyd

-- ACEE

-- Winn Elementary

-- Macaroni and cheese at Galaxy Cafe

-- Alamo Drafthouse

-- Jon McLaughlin, Matt Wertz, and Eric Hutchinson concerts

-- Michael Jackson, The Little Mermaid, and Boy Band sing-alongs

-- Lasagna from Taverna

-- Pretty in Pink party

-- Pockets

-- 5K races

-- Winning the Sweetheart Award

-- Canopy zip-line tour

-- Riding on the back of a Harley 

-- ACC classes

-- UT football game

-- Pre-K students named Anabel

-- Tornados and Guadalupe State Park

-- Karaoke at La Palapa

-- Spazmatics 

-- Kentucky Derby parties

-- Red's Shooting Range

-- Chocolate martinis from Brown Bar

-- 4th of July boating incidents

-- Nasty's

-- Bats under the Congress Bridge

-- Tubing in New Braunfels 

-- Gruene

-- Lakers vs. Spurs in San Antonio

-- Bacon wrapped chicken from Fogo de Chao

-- San Antonio Riverwalk

-- Moulin Rouge sing-along

-- Test driving a new Mustang convertible

-- 219 West

-- New friends from the Broken Spoke

-- Gingerman

-- Feminist Fridge

-- Sock Hops in East Austin

-- Peter Pan mini-golf

-- 4-wheelers 

-- Cozumel

-- Home visit to California

-- Beauty and the Beast at Zilker

-- A night at Schlotzsky's 

-- Mac & Cheese with Blue Moon

-- Lake Austin Spa

-- Substitute teaching, nannying, and tutoring

-- Rudy's BBQ

-- L.C. Rocks

-- The canoe in my old living room and the guy who owned it

-- Gold Digger and Ronald McDonald

-- Children's Museum

-- Sunbathing at Zilker 

-- Pool parties

-- Hill's Cafe with Cory Morrow and Brandon Rhyder

-- Miss Fortune and Miss Leading

-- Party Barge

-- Fredericksburg 

-- Two-Stepping at Midnight Rodeo

Thank you to everyone who contributed to these memories!  I'm leaving Austin on the highest note possible and can't wait to return so I can add to the list.  

See Ya'll Later!