The Donoghue Family: October 2022

Jamie and I took a 3-day trip to Austin, Texas for a fun little getaway! We had some air miles, found a concert we wanted to see, and used it as an excuse to recharge a little bit. We needed a break really bad, and this was just perfect!! Beautiful weather, no constraints, sleeping in - yes!

Ate lots of barbecue goodness

Our first day we didn't have much planned except dinner reservations, so we were looking for something to do. A quick search showed us that one of my fave bands, Metric, was in town and doing an acoustic record release session at a local record store. I think there were only 100 people+/-, couldn't believe how close we got! They were so good!

"Give me sympathy..."

Jamie thought this was one of the best logos ever

Beautiful bar under a tree - getting some refreshment!

We made reservations at Arlo Grey, a restaurant opened by Top Chef champion Kristin Kish. She's pretty famous now and has several restaurants, so we were shocked when she walked out of the kitchen to greet some patrons. I realize it's weird to be fans of a chef if you've never even eaten their food, but she was such a lovely person on the show! We told our waitress that we were visiting from Michigan and were fans... well guess who brought dessert to our table and sat down for a few minutes?! She's actually from Grand Rapids and has family next door in Birmingham, MI - small world! Just as lovely in person if not more - and her food - soooo good.

Be cool, be cool
(I definitely told her we were so proud of her, smh)

On Saturday we got breakfast tacos (really wish this more of a thing in Michigan) and went on a walking tour of the local art / graffiti scene. Later we went to see one of our fave performers, Iron and Wine along with Andrew Bird.

Migas!

Art and stuff (look at his instagram if you
want details... I'm not good at this stuff!)

Feelin myself (and buzzed) before the concert

On our feet til midnight - pretty great time!

Iron and Wine with Andrew Bird - amazing musicians!

The next day we had to leave, but we spent some hours checking out the town and relaxing first. Had a really delicious brunch!

Ordered breakfast biscuits as an appetizer... thinking
they would be cute little things. Big as my head.
But so delicious!

Before our trip we helped throw a surprise birthday party for Aunt Judy! It was fun to have the whole family over, and we finally got to expand our dining table to "giant" size!