hotel asha
life in my new home has brought myriad pleasant surprises over the past 2.5 weeks. team "crown royal" (God help us, i did not choose that name) won our most recent soccer game, helping us to escape the label of worst team in the league. you can track our wonderful season here (http://www.austinssc.com/schedule_soccer2006.html) if you would like. as you can see from names like "playgroud bullies" and "penetrators united," this is meant to be a very light-hearted league. however, we did have 2 players ejected from the game last week and the unexperienced people such as myself get yelled at a lot for "using elbows." whatever, i say use em if you got em. silly refs.
i have found a church home that i adore. the parish is very diverse in every way, is extremely giving and has engaging priests. i love it and plan to get involved in outreach programs for young pregnant girls. it's positively lovely to find a church that makes me excited to attend mass each week.
a very kind and entertaining individual (who will remain nameless simply because i have failed to develop a moniker that meets his incredibly high standards, because i mean seriously, who wouldn't want a nickname like special k) has introduced me to activities that were not available in the good ole lbk. we've done things like attended an old hippie potluck dinner/jam session around the corner from my apartment, watch a risque black and white film at the paramount, eat cuban food and prove my outstanding knowledge of the location of austin comedy clubs. it's been truly wonderful to have a local be so willing to help me find my bearings here. plus it's given me someone new to make fun of.
the most recent development in living here is the opening of our hotel business. the first patrons of our generosity and kindness were callie and her adorable daughter kylie. when i left lubbock, kylie was still struggling to create a name for me. apparently two-syllable names containing that tricky "th" sound are a bit of a challenge for 2 year olds. however, i was presently surprised to discover i have now been given a name and that it will be used with great frequency. i spent the week responding to commands like "asha! mon!" and "asha! dance!" and finally, "asha! more ball!" tess used the visit as an opportunity to equip kylie with a new party trick. she can now gaze at you with innocent eyes and exclaim "i'm tiny" as an excuse for all kind of wrong doing. pictured below is our pleasant little trip to the austin zoo. both kylie and tess were mesmerized by the lions and i have video to prove it.
so now the focus of my life is threefold: (1) finding a source of income (2) preparing for the stream of guests who will be staying with us over the next few months (3) finishing my master's classes (graduation in august if all goes as planned)
i have found a church home that i adore. the parish is very diverse in every way, is extremely giving and has engaging priests. i love it and plan to get involved in outreach programs for young pregnant girls. it's positively lovely to find a church that makes me excited to attend mass each week.
a very kind and entertaining individual (who will remain nameless simply because i have failed to develop a moniker that meets his incredibly high standards, because i mean seriously, who wouldn't want a nickname like special k) has introduced me to activities that were not available in the good ole lbk. we've done things like attended an old hippie potluck dinner/jam session around the corner from my apartment, watch a risque black and white film at the paramount, eat cuban food and prove my outstanding knowledge of the location of austin comedy clubs. it's been truly wonderful to have a local be so willing to help me find my bearings here. plus it's given me someone new to make fun of.
the most recent development in living here is the opening of our hotel business. the first patrons of our generosity and kindness were callie and her adorable daughter kylie. when i left lubbock, kylie was still struggling to create a name for me. apparently two-syllable names containing that tricky "th" sound are a bit of a challenge for 2 year olds. however, i was presently surprised to discover i have now been given a name and that it will be used with great frequency. i spent the week responding to commands like "asha! mon!" and "asha! dance!" and finally, "asha! more ball!" tess used the visit as an opportunity to equip kylie with a new party trick. she can now gaze at you with innocent eyes and exclaim "i'm tiny" as an excuse for all kind of wrong doing. pictured below is our pleasant little trip to the austin zoo. both kylie and tess were mesmerized by the lions and i have video to prove it.
so now the focus of my life is threefold: (1) finding a source of income (2) preparing for the stream of guests who will be staying with us over the next few months (3) finishing my master's classes (graduation in august if all goes as planned)
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