4 Years

May 14 was our 4 year anniversary. 4 years!! I honestly can't believe how fast it has flown by. It's fun to look back to see how far we've come since we were first married.

At the beginning of our marriage, we lived in Pensacola, Florida. Matt worked at Kay Jewelers and was finishing up his senior year at UWF while I was working in the Jewelry/Accessories department at Target. We had purchased our first house together a month prior to the wedding and were in the process of making it our home.

4 years later, we live in Houston, Texas. Matt is the Creative Services Director at HFBC and I'm working in the admissions department at First Baptist Academy Primary School. We have been here for about 10 months now and are about to close on our second house (we still own our house in Pensacola, but it is being rented).

It has been a really busy last couple of months, for Matt especially, so we decided to take a weekend trip to Austin. It was raining and storming most of the day on Saturday, so most of our "outdoorsy" plans had to be pushed to Sunday. We started the day with breakfast and by going to lots of little shops - Antique, Art, Furniture - all very eclectic and fun. Below is one of the streets we were on while shopping during the rainstorm. We found my street! If you look closely, you can see the capital at the very end of the street. Matt likes to compare the street to the Champs Elysees in Paris (ask him to pronounce it for you with the French accent...hilarious).



After shopping, we went to a really cute coffee shop on Lake Austin, called Cafe Mozart. It was right on the lake so we were able to sit on the covered deck and enjoy some coffee and cookies. The picture at the top of the blog is on the deck of the cafe. After the coffee shop, we drove around the Austin hills and looked at some of the HUGE mansions. The city was gorgeous! Here is the view from one of the hills:

That evening we went to dinner at Tree House Italian Grill. We sat outside on their patio and listed to a live jazz band while we ate. It was such a wonderful restaurant with great ambiance.


After dinner, Matt and I went to the Driskill 1886 Cafe for dessert. The cafe is located in a really old hotel that is rumored to be haunted. Even though we didn't see any ghosts, we did have a really yummy banana split!


After breakfast Sunday morning, we went to look at some caves in Georgetown which is just north of Austin. Matt had never been on a cave tour before so we jumped at the chance. The tour was about a mile long and really fun to see.


Matt was really excited, haha!



After the cave tour, Matt and I went on a boat tour of Lake Lady Bird. The weather was perfect and the boat ride was so relaxing. I love boats and the water so I was in heaven.


After the boat ride and a walk in the nearby park, Matt and I headed back to Houston. Even though we were only in Austin for 2 days, we really felt we experienced a lot of what the city has to offer. With it being the live music capital of the world, I'm sure we will visit often.