Tag Archives: Austin
It’s true, Texas really is huge! (by Mum Littler)
It was very exciting, and a little bit surreal, to arrive at Austin International Airport and to see Katie and Matt waving at us at the bottom of the escalator. We’d arrived, a little weary but ready to give Texas a go! Continue reading
All the fun of the fair! (by Dad Littler)
Saturday arrives and we’re off to the Texas State Fair in Dallas. Our opportunity to see Texans at leisure as well as visit the city that JR called ‘home’ and JFK called… well, best not go there! Continue reading
Mum & Dad Littler come to stay
Mum and Dad come to stay in Austin – it’s safe to say they came to Texas and grabbed it by the Long Horn! Continue reading
Life in Austin gets better & better…
It’s been a great week… me and Matt decided to buy a house. A gorgeous, 3 bedroom, slightly ‘gone with the wind’ style house of our very own. Continue reading
We saw a black freakin BEAR!
This weekend Texas offered us another amazing brush with nature… in the form of a MASSIVE black bear. Continue reading
food, music and exercise – by Mum (Jenkins)
“You must write on our blog page all about your visit” they said, so I am now back home in Bedford without any Icelandic ash causing disruption to my flight plans nor thankfully to my plane and I am trying to stay awake until at least 9.00pm so as to avoid the jetlag. Continue reading
food, music and exercise – by Mum contd
To be honest Austin is a lively, young, entertaining and very beautiful city so it would be hard to know why any young people wouldn’t fall in love with it and want to be part of it. It seems to me that Katie and Matt are under it’s spell and I for one don’t blame them. I doubt they will ever really feel away from home because once you’ve been out and visited them you will want to return. Continue reading
Matt’s Birthday Weekends (by Matt)
The last few weeks have been eventful to say the least. I have jumped 10500ft, been thrown a surprise party, ridden a rollercoaster in the dark, plummeted from a mechanical rocket, skydived indoors, seen the Kennedy Space Center and witnessed a NASA space shuttle launch. Continue reading
Happy, happy hour in Austin, Texas (by Kerrie)
There is something deeply satisfying about surprising your brother to the point that he can’t talk but something slightly suspicious when the first thing he can think to say is “how long are you staying??” Continue reading
Matt is a Super Bowl star.
Last weekend was Super Bowl Sunday (lots of beer, chicken wings, massive quarterbacks and ADVERTS.) Yup it’s all about the adverts apparently, the football is secondary. Especially when Matt’s company (homeaway.com) has invested A LOT of money in running a … Continue reading