In Austin, for 12 hours

So Tina and I just got back from a nice vacation in the Bay Area. We did a lot of walking, a lot of eating, and a lot of drinking. Went to Alcatraz for the first time, and it was pretty cool. Also went to Muir Woods and Muir Beach for the first time (on a great weather day, even) and froze my feet in the water. I also enjoyed playing Guitar Hero, and I found almost 2 bucks in change on the ground over the course of 9 days. There were a ton of highlights and it’s too much to recap. Suffice it to say that Colleen and the Rifleman were great hosts and a great time was had by all.
Unfortunately, we have to work to pay the bills, and work wants us in Buffalo Gap (technically, closer to the small town of Nolan) tomorrow for a wind turbine survey. So after getting home at 7pm this evening, we have to meet at the office at 7am tomorrow morning. The pluses are getting per diem to replenish our vacation drained bank accounts and saving a vacation day by working 4 ten-hour days this week. The minuses are leaving Kit-Kat again, having pretty much no time to readjust to Central time and a non-vacation schedule, and eating in restaurants for 4 more days. I miss healthy home-cooked meals, although Colleen made a killer blackberry cobbler as a surprise treat last night.
Maybe we’ll get to see some of our Austin friends (who we dearly miss!) this weekend.