Austin trip....

Our one day trip to Austin was awesome! I find the city a saving grace for Texans. At least, some form of elevated land in the land of perfect flatness. It was refreshing to see some hills and a very young crowd there. Reminded me of Seattle, except that the sun was still very visible here throughout the day.

I tried my hands on Canoing for the first time and it was fun(and scary)! A few observations:

1. A trip is more fun if you have another one of your own species(read Woman/Female/Girl/Lady here) around.

2. Vegan Diet is good. Just skip the dessert. You'll miss the calory-laden ice-cream/kheer/chocolate mousse/tiramisu beyond your craziest imagination. Case in point: a vegan restaurant Casa De Luz we'd heard so much about. The food was yummy(even w/o the spices or any animal thingi) but the dessert made me feel very very deprived of the all the things I absolutely LOWE:(

3. Day-trips are fun, cheap and convenient, as long as you are not the designated driver.

4. Surrounding yourself with kids, college students and water works better than any wrinkle fighting night cream. makes you realize there is life beyond that coveted job/straight As/Flashy cars/success.

YET owning that fab waterfront home is a must to lead a 'good' life:D!!!

5. Bright shirt dresses look great when worn with your bestest smiles:).

6. DDLJ songs(Mere Khwabo mein jo aae), when sung out-loud in a running car can make you forget you actually got married to the guy.

7. life jackets are good to give you a sense of safety. Just remember, you can't really swim through long sea-weeds:(.

8. Bats can be beautiful.

9. Cars' back seats are extremely comfortable to sleep, iff you are extremely tired.