The bride flew into San Antonio on Thursday afternoon, which was great because the kiddos were itching to see their Aunt Natalie! Her visit with them was short, but sweet and finally Friday morning we got headed to Austin, YAY!!!
First stop was at my long time friend Kelly's house. Her oldest, and my youngest pretty much share a birthday, so we had to stop by and see the Birthday Boy!! Oh my goodness, there was not a chance that my camera was staying in the car with these 2 precious babies around. I posted a few pics below from the visit. And yes, the baby in these photos is real....she is not a doll, although she may look like it, lol :)
After we visited for a while with Kelly, it was time to head towards the Bachelorette destination, Downtown Austin! Natalie and I met up with one of the other bridesmaids, Christine, and quickly headed to Costco to stock up on snacks for the hotel rooms.
Later in the evening, after we got checked in, my mom and her two best friends from high school, Julia and Sharon, showed up and the party was finally getting started :) The formal event wasn't until Saturday night, so it was nice to spend some time with Nat before the chaos began. We had dinner at Max's Wine Dive, and it was delicious! After that we headed down to Rainey Street, which was a whole new thing to me. Now I spent most of my teenage years in Austin, but all we had was 6th street. It was old and dirty, but we never came short of having a blast! Rainey Street was cool, very chill and relaxed. The perfect place to hang the night before the party started. After that we headed back to the hotel for some girl talk and then off to bed.
Saturday morning came early and with much anticipation. The party-goers would be trickling in all day, arriving from their homes. We started with brunch at Taverna, and good Lord, I have never had a bellini like that before, and even better, it was $1!! That's my kinda drink. Loved this place!! I had the chicken and waffles, and they were phenomenal. This is definitely a new spot I'll hit up when I'm in Austin!
After brunch we headed back to the hotel and just hung out the latter part of the day. We had dinner reservations at 6:00pm, so about 4:00 everyone started heading for the showers. We showed up to Chupacabra Cantina on 6th street about 6:15pm (just 15 minutes late with 14 girls, not too bad last time I checked :) and were immediately greeted with enormous margaritas that someone had so politely shoved Coronas into, LOVE IT!!! Dinner was great, the service and food were outstanding and Natalie had a great time!
After dinner we headed back to the hotel room for Natalie's Lingerie Shower. Ohhhh good times. Who doesn't love a great lingerie shower :) We had cupcakes, jello shots (thanks Jess!), played games and watched Natalie open all her loot. Natalie said we needed to start planning her baby shower after all the great lingerie she got :)
Finally, what's a Bachelorette Party in Austin without a trip to 6th street!! Old school 6th...not west 6th, we wanted a good, let loose time! I think I am still amazed that I made it until the bars closed!! Don't worry, it's Wednesday and I am still paying for it.
Sadly Sunday morning came and it was time for Natalie to head back to the airport, to return to her far away home :( We had soooo much fun and I know Natalie truly enjoyed herself with all her favorite girls. A good time was had by all for sure. If you don't believe me, check out the pictures below :)
Until October Austin, we will see you again!!
Awww I had SUCH a blast!!! So sad its over :( Until October.....<3 <3 <3
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