We're getting married!

Justin popped the question back in March. It was the bluest, sunniest day of 2012 and kites were flying high in Zilker Park. This is a delayed account, but none of the details have left us -- I was in a frantic rush getting ready for brunch with friends. My hair was still dripping, and I had just gotten dressed for the biggest surprise of my life. Just after noon, the True Boy Wonder, My Golden God, walks in our room and descends to one knee. Neither one of us good speak, despite his preparations. Instead, we just cried with happiness. My answer to his proposal was, "Absolutely."

Needless to say, the ring is gorgeous and the antithesis of the Crack Jacks token of my original desire.

Wurst Ride

What a weekend! Justin and I biked the whole duration of the Wurst Ride...60 miles to from Austin to New Braunfels. The feat was not in the milage--the nearly 30 mph wind was killer!

Needless to say, I'm beat. Today is a lazy Sunday.

Seasons change

The official first day of fall was Sept. 23, but it feels like summer just recently escaped. Now we are almost through with two seasons in Austin! My, how the year flies.

Here is where we stay to keep warm:



yOUR peace.

New Life in the ATX

No posts for a while, eh?

To fill in the gap, it was, indeed, a gap for the Sparkleses. I moved to Austin in March, and Justin came here just last week. The few months apart were not easy, but Mexico vacations, Hangoutfest beach trips, and burner weekends brought us together intermittently.

Now Justin and I live in a beautiful apartment in downtown Austin, where we live, work, and play.

Chicago

Goodbye, Poughkeepsie!

Fortune Cookie: Change come soon. Love it.

Mountain View didn't work out, but...

I got a call today about a job in Austin---Sales Rep for Enlink Geoenergy. Considering my fixation on environmentalism and longing for warmer weather, I'M PSYCHED. The only bummer is that Justin is still going through physical therapy and just recently took a new job himself. I don't even want to think about having a day without him, so it helps knowing that IBM has a huge hub in the southern city and that PTs abound.

Sparkle's recovery is moving quickly, thank goodness. In the meantime, I'm painting and biking to stay busy.

<3