One thing that we really enjoy about Austin is all the beautiful nature all over the city. There are several nature preserves, especially around the area we live. It makes it difficult to navigate the city (you’ve got to go far out of your way to go around the preserves, instead of driving straight through) but it sure does make for a gorgeous place to live.

Last Saturday we went hiking around Bull Creek. Tyler passes this area on his way to work every day and we decided to check it out. It was so beautiful, even in the dead of winter.

Along the path we took, we came across several fire hydrants – in the middle of the creek.

(photo by Tyler) We couldn’t really figure out why there are fire hydrants down there, but it was interesting for sure.

On our way back we came across this really old truck buried in the riverbank. To the right of this picture there are some cliffs, with an almost sheer drop into the riverbank area. We wondered if the truck had driven off the side of the cliff and crashed down here. Sad to think about! It’s obviously been down there for ages.

It was a beautiful hike, right in the middle of the city. I definitely want to go down there again in the spring. I think it will be even prettier with all the trees green and in bloom.

One of the job interviews I went on last Friday was by Lake Travis. This would be my drive to work every day.

Isn’t it so gorgeous? I love all the trees and how they canopy over the road. It is just so pretty here.

We moved! Whaaaaaat? This is the problem with not blogging regularly – so much stuff happens and catching up on the blog seems impossible, so I don’t post. Then more stuff happens and I still don’t update – on and on and on and on.

So where are we? Austin!! TEXAS!! We are SO happy to be back in Texas. We arrived on September 2 – around 9:30 pm and unloaded our Beverly Hillbillys Truck & Trailer

We stopped somewhere in the middle of Arizona for a quick break/check the tarps. Truck doesn’t look too bad, right?

Sorry the picture is so blurry. Isn’t the tarp such a mess! All the rope & bungy cords. So classy! After 20+ hours of driving the tarps on the truck were beat up. We kept stopping and adding rope to keep everything tied down. It was a mess by the time we got here. But at least we arrived all in one piece – it took us a couple of hours (in the dark!) to unload the truck and trailer. The next morning we were in for a huge mess.

We’ve got a tiny apartment, just enough space to suit our needs.

It took us nearly the whole week to get settled in. A lot of our tchotchkes and clutter is still in boxes – there’s just not enough room in our little apartment for everything. Luckily our storage closet off the patio is big enough to store our boxes of junk.

I need to tidy up and post some pictures of our apartment all clean and organized. It will probably be a few days before I finally get that posted because Tyler & I have interviews on Friday! Let’s all cross our fingers that we both get hired!!