FIRE PIT!

If you are looking for the perfect accessory for your back yard, I have two words for you:  FIRE PIT!!!  This year my husband got me a Fire Pit for Christmas.  It is one of the best gifts I have ever gotten.  I love it.  We have spent hours of endless fun seeing how big we can get the fire, roasting marshmallows, making s'mores, and just plain standing around it. This summer the goal is going to be to build a nice patio and the fire pit will be the centerpiece of it all!  Can't wait!!

House

We've lived in our house for about 3 years now. You would think in all that time, we would have thought to paint. But, no. Well, I take that back. We've thought about it. We just never acted on it. I really like color on the walls. It makes a house feel more like a home. So it happened. We finally started painting! We have a lot to go, but at least we have one room painted!

Torchy's Tacos

I haven't posted anything on this blog in a really long time. I had pretty much forgotten about it until my father asked me if I had posted anything on here lately. Looking back, I focused a lot of attention on the places I had gone to eat once I moved to Austin. I haven't stopped eating out, so I think I should resume writing about the spots where I eat! That's where Torchy's Tacos comes in.

Torchy's is THE BEST taqueria I have found in Austin. I am totally addicted to their food. Their chips and queso is like crack to me. I could probably eat it every day! They mix a little guacamole in there and I have no idea what else, but it is YUMMY!! I also LOVE their baja shrimp tacos. I haven't actually tried any of their other tacos, because once I found the baja shrimp tacos, I fell in love! My husband has pretty much tried all of their tacos and said he has yet to have one that isn't good.

There are several locations, but my favorite is on South 1st street. Be prepared to wait in line and have trouble finding a seat if you go there. I don't think I have been to any of their locations and slipped right in.

Star Seeds

I love to go out to eat for breakfast. I enjoy getting up on a lazy weekend and eating out with family and friends. It sets the stage for the rest of the day. I have a few favorite places to go and places that I really don't like to go. For me, breakfast basically revolves around the breakfast taco. If a restaurant has a breakfast taco, then I'm willing to try it. This weekend, we decided we needed to try something new. I googled breakfast places in Austin and about the only one we hadn't tried was Star Seeds. I've heard about it, I've seen it, but I'd never been there.

Star Seeds is on I35 next to a Days Inn, which in my book isn't a good sign; but I figured I'd suck it up and try it anyway. Thank goodness I did. Luckily for me, they have breakfast tacos. They are some of the best breakfast tacos I've had here in Austin. I don't even know if you can call it a taco. It is a HUGE amount of fillings on a tortilla. I had to ask for another tortilla, to turn it into two tacos. Even then, I couldn't even finish it. Good eats!

My husband was even more happy. He said this is his new favorite breakfast place. They actually have the good old fashioned breakfast with eggs, bacon and real hashbrowns. Most restaurants these days try to get fancy with their potatoes, but that's not what my hubby wants. He wants real hashbrowns. Evidentally, they made them just the way he liked them!

The only thing missing at Star Seeds is a latte machine. I guess that would be too fancy for this small diner. That's ok, I can easily stop somewhere else on the way home!