Leopard Print Robes

Recently I had to travel to Austin for a conference.

Work Nicci! Despite the fact that I was suffering from some type of plague-like sickness, we (just) managed to enjoy some yumsies from one of our favorite joints, Enoteca Vespaio.

But the most fabulous part was our sweet Far East room at our B&B.

It had a cute little balcony.

We will definitely stay here again, and again, and again...

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2 of 13,000

Team Sunshine Fuzzy Bunny rode the BP MS 150 this weekend from Houston to Austin! We were 2 of 13,000 riders--the largest MS 150 ride in the country. BUT, we were 1 of maybe 5 tandem bikes on the ride, so take that, MS 150!

Our friends Dave and Dana also rode.

And we got to make an awesome pit stop at my friends Damon and Linda's "Ranchito." Here I am with Damon and Jac: their standard poodle and my new bff.

Check out how tired we looked after day 1:

And this is Eddy trying hard not to sleep on the bus home after day 2:

Such a fun trip! We may even consent to ride a bike again... someday... Like, a really long time from now...

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We're Mentally Unstable

Last year we did not ride the MS 150 because it was adjacent to the Texas Library Association Annual Conference--a conference I am always involved in. This year, we said what the hey! So on Tuesday morning we drove to Austin. On Friday we drove back. Saturday and Sunday we will ride our tandem BACK to Austin and then catch a bus home from Austin on Sunday. Crazy much? Yep. But anyway, here's what we did on the first leg of our double Austin madness. Threadgills:

South Congress:

And peacocks at the Mayfield Park:

We also hung out with tons of friends, but we didn't take any photos of that because we were too busy drinking margaritas... And now, back to Austin!

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Dr. Scott

Remember the fleet?

The fleet is no more. Now we have Dr. Scott (no relation to Brad or Janet)! Dr. Scott is a green Subaru Outback. Our humongo tandem bike fits comfortably in Dr. Scott:

Captain Duvet loves Dr. Scott:

And he served us well on our trip to Austin this week.

It's the end of an era.

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TSFB Procrastinates Naughtily

So, we're riding in the MS 150 this April. It's a 150 mile bike race from Houston to Austin. We got a new tandem bike and we've been training, but the one thing we neglected to do was start fundraising! We've got to raise $400 each, and we need your help.

So if you like us:



And you don't like Multiple Sclerosis:



Then please visit our sites and donate!

Eddy
Nicci

Thanks for your support!

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Happy Weekend!

After all that wedding planning, we started to forget what it was like to have a real weekend together with no stress. So, finally, after Thanksgiving and an out-of-town meeting, we finally got a chance to remember what is was like to have a fun weekend together.

We started off Saturday with a fun visit to the Houston Dairymaids, a funny little warehouse in the Heights that distributes local cheeses from all over Texas. (But we forgot to take pictures, doh!) Next, we visited a fun grocery store / farmer's market just up the street:

They had the most gorgeous produce, and they even had fresh beans:

Today, we took a 15 mile bike ride to train for the MS 150, a 150-mile bicycle race from Houston to Austin. Here we are at the halfway point:

Then, finally, we got a chance to do some Christmas decorating. Look at me precariously perched while pushing push-pins:

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The Small Big Birthday

We planned a small birthday for Eddy this year since we are both working hard to finish up with work and school responsibilities before we head off to the wedding this weekend. So we had our quiet breakfast at home. I made Eddy some French toast and he made himself a coffee beverage.

and I gave him his small present--we're planning an fancy dinner out when we get back from St. Louis.

We planned a small dinner out that night and a drink at the Ginger Man to round out the day. But when we spotted a tandem bike for sale, the small quiet birthday got bigger. We headed out after work to take a look at the bike and we fell in love. We packed it into the car and hauled it home just in time to head back out to dinner just before they closed! Whew!

When we get back from St. Louis, we'll say goodbye to our much loved vintage Columbia tandem.

But with the new bike, we are planning to take on the Houston --> Austin MS 150 with DP2 this spring!

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Farewell, Austin

We've had a great time in Austin (overindulging in food and drink at every possible opportunity). But TSFB travel isn't all fun and games. Check out what happened to Eddy's poor finger the night before we left town. Ouch!

Besides, Captain Duvet was really getting homesick!

Farewell, Austin!

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Austinites

Day four in Austin and I think Eddy is becoming an Austinite. Look at that disinterested look and that trendy T-shirt.

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Nature Reveals Itself to Us

Day two of our vacation we visited the Botanical Gardens in Zilker Park. We might abandon our current jobs to become nature photographers.

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Nicci Birthday Part II

So after we got to Austin, the fun really began! (Not that the Igloo factory wasn't any fun...) We met up with our Houston besties, Rebecca and Alan.

We had dinner at Hyde Park Grill (which, incidentally, was also born in 1982!) Rebecca and Alan brought me some sweet birthday presents including monster cookies, a lil penguin and (my favorite!) Dots!

When we got back to our hotel, we enjoyed monster cookies + ceramic mugs filled with a nice champagne. (We're so classy.)

A totally awesome evening!

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Nicci Birthday Part I

This birthday is just so fun it can't possibly be contained in one blog post. For starters, we went on an early morning tandem bike ride.

Then we hit the road to Austin (with a slight pilgrimage to the Igloo factory.)

And a couple of stops at tourist traps.

Stay tuned for Part II of birthday Nicci still in progress.

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It is Freaking Cold in Austin

We recently spent a delightful weekend in Austin with Eddy's mom, Carol, and his sister, Cecilia!


We caught a showing of Friday the 13th at the downtown Alamo theater--complete with mid-movie sketch including a guy in a thong. We shopped and dined the downtown and SoCo areas.


We spent some QT with an old friend from WashU. And we even found time to harass the local statuary at UT.

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