May 29, 2011

The only negative aspect about brunch is its insistence on forcing me to miss Meet the Press on Sunday mornings.  Otherwise, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it: hot coffee, mimosas, delicious food, and a nice rehashing of the weekend's happenings.  We wanted to visit our go-to brunch restaurant, Taverna, but they were too busy to accommodate a large party so we went to Austin Java instead.  I didn't realize it was a full restaurant rather than just a coffee shop; breakfast was surprisingly good and dirt cheap, although they don't offer dollar mimosas like Taverna.  The best part of brunch today, however, was finding out Meet the Press is on Hulu, which means I can enjoy both of my favorites on Sundays.  If it's Sunday, it's Meet the Press...and brunch.  Sundays just reached perfection status.

May 28, 2011

I'm a fan of celebrations: weddings, birthdays, completing the week successfully.  You name it, I'll celebrate it.  Tonight we celebrated a more traditional occassion, Adnan's birthday, in style at the W Hotel's Living Room Lounge.  Each of the four different rooms is absolutely amazing with high ceilings, rich and warm colors, and unique decor combining Austin weird with Texas-style class.  Although the lounge was packed with people, we were able to snag seating along an entire wall to enjoy the evening comfortably.  A few cognacs, stilettos, and much laughter later, I believe Adnan had a birthday celebration worthy of record.  We certainly are going to be hard-pressed to top the experience with future birthday celebrations.  Happiest of birthdays, Adnan!