Surprise! I’m headed to Austin, Texas today!

I’m not usually one to get outta town Memorial Day weekend, but after a few months of serious wanderlust, I had to find a way to get out of Chicago, even just for a few short days. My friend Evalyn and I made a list of places we wanted to go, and after lots of debate we finally landed on Austin – not really knowing too much about the city, other than what we’ve heard from friends {thankfully, we’ve heard only good things!}

And to be honest, the last few weeks have been so crazy that I’m beyond excited to skip town for a little bit. Besides being pretty jazzed about exploring a new city, I’m just hoping I can take a few extra days to get my life together, catch up on blogging {and emails, gah!} so I’m a little less MIA in the next few weeks! I feel like life has been moving a mile a minute, and I’ve definitely been a few minutes behind attempting {poorly} to play catch up. Hopefully I’m not the only one on struggle island who feels this way… Of course, we had these big plans to create the perfect itinerary for our trip, but as usual life got a little in the way of planning. So we’re off to Austin today with absolutely no idea what we’re doing {and hoping we sit next to each other on the plane so we can attempt to plan an epic trip!}, so please let me know if you have any suggestions from past trips you can share! I’m a big fan of coffee shops, donuts, too many tacos and cute local shops 🙂  Enjoy your long weekend, and catch you on Tuesday! xx

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