Since I'm spending my entire summer in Austin, I figured I might as well embrace my inner Texan and take a country-western dance class. I'm steppin' out of my comfort zone y'all! What I did tonight definitely took guts...I went to a dance class all alone! I didn't know anyone there, and I definitely didn't know what to expect. However, I grew up watching my parents dance to George Strait in our living room, and I figured that if I'm going to do that someday, I better start practicing now.
When I first walked into the Union there were only old couples waiting outside the room, and I seriously considered leaving. Where were the tall, handsome, college-aged, country men looking to meet a sweet college girl just looking to dance?! Beats me. After paying $51, though, there was no way I was skipping out on this one. I actually ended up having lots of fun, even though I danced with an awkward 5 foot tall asian guy, a 30-something man whose breath reeeeeked of alcohol, and an 80 year old man who could barely move. We initially had to choose someone to partner up with, but we formed a circle around the room and ended up switching just enough times to dance with everyone. I never realized how much responsibility the guy has in partner dancing...really all the girl has to do is follow the lead and look pretty!
Enough about that...this weekend was so great! My mom, memaw, and little brother, Christian came and stayed with me in Austin. We did lots of fun things like buying me a new dresser. (If you ever saw my old one, you'd be proud that I've got a big girl dresser now). We bought it at IKEA, so my mom and I had a wonderful experience building the whole thing together. I tried to see the bats come out, but supposedly in June, they come out way after dark when you can't even see them flying...so we unfortunately waited an hour and a half to be disappointed. I'll have to try again sometime. There are still many things I need to check off of my Austin to-do list this summer!
Love you all! Can't wait to hear more about more summer adventures!
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