#103 Go to Yogurt Planet

Frozen yogurt in the winter sounds crazy, but go to Yogurt Planet and realize it’s the furthest thing from crazy.  This place off of 45th and Lamar is a little piece of heaven on earth for yogurt lovers.  My roommate and I went there tonight and it was so good!
The whole concept of this place [...]

#102 ❘ Practice Yoga ❘

I’ve been meaning to go to yoga since the start of the semester. People commonly associate yoga with relaxation, but yoga is much more powerful than that. It helps your mind, body and spirit unite in many ways. Controlled breathing, meditation, elasticity, better circulation, a detachment from your troubles are all benefits that you achieve.
The [...]

#101 Visit the Zilker Christmas Tree & Trail of Lights

 
 
Nothing kicks off the holiday season like spinning underneath the Zilker Park Christmas Tree until you feel nauseated and fall over, and drinking a cup of hot chocolate before strolling through the Trail of Lights.
If you’re not an Austinite, you might not know what I’m talking about, but this Christmas display and celebration is well-known [...]

#100 Go Skiing in the Summer

Last summer–Father’s Day, in fact–I had the unique pleasure of hitting the slopes of Aspen Mountain in the middle of June. Glacier skiing, common in parts of Canada and the Pacific Northwest, enables skiing almost year round. This is not the case in Aspen. The glaciers that carved out the Roaring Fork Valley have been [...]

The Big Xll and The BCS

So, 
All of the writers for this blog attend the University of Texas at Austin. We have just been dealt a major blow… major. The BCS has determined that we deserve to fall to the #3 position behind Alabama and Oklahoma. This means that Mizzou and Oklahoma, two teams that Texas has beaten during our regular [...]

#99 Enjoy A Fall Picnic

I love the fall. The leaves start turning colors along branches and streets. The air starts to smell from the aroma of burning wood in fireplaces. We get to trade in our flip flops and bikinis for fuzzy boots and scarves. It’s the perfect medium between summer and winter. 
 
 
While the weather’s warm, I love to [...]

#98 Get Married

 
It’s 2008, and it seems like marriage is on the decline. Take a look at Hollywood where the divorce rate is between 67 and 70 percent… there are too many people breaking up, and not enough people making up. 
Generally, I think the institution of marriage is failing in the midst of this divorce revolution. But, according [...]

#97 Lie, Cheat, and Steal

I know you’re thinking either one of two things: she’s either a bad influence on people, or she will tell me to “Lie to your the cook if the food is bad, cheat your brother out of doing the dishes, and steal someone’s heart.” Well, think again!
In honor of a holiday (Thanksgiving) where we give [...]

#96 Go on a Family Vacation

You cannot replace family.  Time spent with them is priceless.  Since I can remember, my family has vacationed somewhere.  Almost every year we go to Florida (usually Destin).  But, even on the years that we couldn’t make the trip, we have tried to get away somewhere, if even for a few days.
I always had a [...]

#95 Chop down a Christmas Tree

For some people, Thanksgiving is more important than Christmas. But for others, like me, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. A time of celebration, a time to remember Christ and rejoice in the company of our families and friends. The Christmas Tree, a made-up tradition that doesn’t have anything to do with [...]