I need a nap already.

So, it was a big weekend. It was actually a jam-packed week last week, all week, but I'll just cover the weekend, which really started for me on Thursday since I had a fun social evening with my girlz, even though I still had to work on Friday. Let's recap.

Thursday night: Martinis & Manicures at Cuba Libre with my girlfriends. There were martinis. There were manicures. There was much girl talk. After getting our nails all beauty-ized, we headed over to 219 West for dinner since they have kickin' happy hour specials, including half-price appetizers, and their appetizers make a meal. We all had various incarnations of mini-burgers and fries, and I believe Ang and Nikki also split some chips and dip of some kind. Again, much girl talk. I love my friends!

Friday night: First part of the evening was babysitting for my niece and nephew, who I love to pieces, then the second part of the evening J opened for a band that's on tour right now. He kicked ass, as he always does! He let me come up for a few songs at the end, which was awesome, and he was so great that the touring band asked him to join them for their next gig on Saturday night. Unfortunately, he didn't get the message until late on Saturday night, so that didn't happen, but it's a real testament to his talent and his show that they asked! Good job, baby!!

Saturday: UT football game. Perfect weather, and UT killed it 52-10! It was a real pleasure to watch UT mop up the floor with Arkansas. Last time Arkansas was here, it was a much different result, so we had some avenging to do. And it's especially fun to watch Colt McCoy this year. I think he's really toughened up this year, and he seems to be exuding more leadership and confidence than he did his first two years. It's really cool, and I'm very excited for the rest of the season, which will get really tough in about two weeks and not let up for the rest of the year! We had a little bit of a transportation snafu that led to us getting home rather late, but we still managed to catch the end of the Alabama/Georgia game. What a weekend of upsets!!

Sunday: ACL. Rock on, bruthah!! This was the first time for both J and I to attend to the Austin City Limits Music Festival, and we loved it! We rode our bikes, along with tons of other people (I've never seen so many bikes - parked *everywhere*!) and went late in the day. You get way more for your money if you go all day, but neither of us was out to test our stamina, and the 3+ hours we were there felt worth it to us. The weather was perfect, the bands were fantastic, and the setup was comfortable. Despite tens of thousands of people, it didn't feel crowded. We saw the Raconteurs and Foo Fighters (and a bit of one other band that I didn't get the name of), and browsed the "market" area with all kinds of hats, jewelry, art, soap, etc. for sale. The Foos were great, but J and I think we actually liked the Raconteurs better. I would definitely pay to see them again at some point.

So, now it's Monday, and I'm tired. Luckily, this week promises to be much slower than last week for me, so I may just survive. It was well worth it, though! I love my city, my boyfriend, my family, my friends and my life! Good times.