Creepy Moustache Party '07

Year 1, 2, and 3. That moustache keeps getting classier.

I know, it's been yet another year, and our friends had their 3rd annual Creepy Moustache Party. Feast your eyes on this year's weirdos:


YT and myself. Hott.


Some of the guys looking a little too normal.


Elaina has her cupstache. Very convincing.


Will's chops were amazing. They tickled my cheek when he gave me smooches.


Brian (Ernie) and Xadam. Classy as usual.


YT and Elaina in front of the pantry.


Catalina has a 'Big Lebowski White Russian' moustache.

Someone made creepy moustache gingerbread cookies. Who knew moustaches tasted so good?

Elaina and Jennifer with their newfound edible 'staches. I was so jealous.

YT's about to kiss me. Kick butt.

Creepy Moustache parties never cease to amaze me. Here are some honorable mentions:

And last but not least, how could it be ANY party without a half-naked Jay:

My sentiments exactly.

Weekend in Fredericksburg

Last weekend Elaina and I spent a few days in Fredericksburg, TX, which is a small German community about 1 hour 45 minutes west of Austin. We had SUCH a great time getting away from Austin (and work, responsibility, the dog, etc.) for the weekend. By the time we left, we were both very re-energized and rested and happy :) Below are the highlights of our trip.

We stayed at the Angels Lodge Bed & Breakfast, about half a block off Main Street. Here is a picture of the lodge from the front, at Austin Street:


Notice the cute angel there by the lamp. Here is a picture of his butt:


Below is a video of the upstairs at the lodge.


And a video of the downstairs.


Yeah, the lodge totally rocked. But that's not all that rocks about our trip. Speaking of rocks, Elaina and I went on a wee hike to Enchanted Rock State Park; Enchanted Rock is something like the 2nd largest continuous slab of granite in the world. Pretty neat. Here are some pictures:


There's the rock. It's a lot bigger in person.


I must have spooked Elaina.


We had a mountain lion take this picture for us.


A nice view from the top-- 122 meters (a little over 400 feet) from the bottom.


It was SO WINDY at the top. I don't normally spike my hair like that.


Here's a video proving how windy it was.

After the wee hike, we were hungry and thirsty. So we went to the Fredericksburg Brewery, which had a schnitzel for every occasion. It also had a bier garten:



It's a real brewery. See? Big tanks of beer.

After some shopping downtown and some more drinking, Elaina and I were starting to feel like we were regulars in the town. We thought that so much, we tried to blend in with our surroundings:


Perhaps the best part of our trip was finding the restaurant Hannah's on Main. It has some of the best soups, salads, scallops, wine, and desserts that we've ever had! Although we didn't take any pictures inside the restaurant (it was way too classy for that), Elaina did manage to take a picture of the outside patio one of the nights we were there:



We had such a great time in Fredericksburg, we're trying to figure out when we can squeeze in another weekend trip. Hopefully really soon :)


So long Las La Los San Frederickstonburgville Town Hill Villa City!

Half Way Done!

I finished my last final exam of the semester tonight: Corporate Finance. Without knowing how I did, I feel that the final exam was very easy in some parts, and incredibly difficult in others. Regardless, I'm happy to be done with my fourth semester, and today marks the halfway point of my MBA career. Yippee! I have four more semesters and seven more classes before I'm done. Sweet.

Thanksgiving in Florida

Elaina and I spent Thanksgiving this year with Elaina's folks in Melbourne, Florida. We had such a good time relaxing, eating, golfing, and soaking up the sun. Most of the week was spent on Melanie and Heiri's 33ft boat. At any rate, below are some fun pictures of our trip:


Here is Heiri and Anja (Heiri's daughter) in front of the boat. We met Anja for the first time and had a blast hanging out with her :)


Here is the master bedroom downstairs. Wow.


Anja and Elaina posing.


Anja and Elaina again.


Heiri posing. Look how happy he is!


Melanie posing while Anja's texting in the background.


Elaina and I going toward the bridge.


Looks like the first time we've seen sunshine in years (I speak for myself, of course).


As the sun goes down, Elaina and her mom relax at the back of the boat.


Elaina and I looking fratty. So fratty.

Weekend in Chapel Hill

Last weekend Elaina and I traveled to Chapel Hill for the Clef Hangers' 29th annual Fall concert "An Autumn Soirée". Below is a summary of the whole weekend:


The evening started off early, with an alumni group dinner at the Carolina Brewery on Franklin Street. Here we all are making the famous "asshole face." Glad the picture's blurry.


DeMar eating some sausage. No comment.


Scott and his friend Heather. Breeze.


Elaina and I after having a few glasses of good 'ol Brewery ale.


We went straight to Memorial Hall. Here is Hamlin, Avent, and Rudi all waiting for the show to start.


Me, Elaina, Fon, and Cathy reading the craziness on the show program.


Finally the show started. Here's Anoop making everyone drool at how good he is. Click here for a clip of him singing Boyz II Men: Can You Stand the Rain.


Mikush singing Africa. Very solid. Good stuff.


One of the Clefs is about to get abducted by aliens.


At the end of the show, the alumni were called on stage to sing Aye Zigga. Holy crap there are a lot of us up there.


After the show, we all went to Linda's for some drinks. I think Ned's high-fiving himself?


Then the after party started at Clef House. Here is Hamlin escaping from the Paparazzi.


One of the highlights of the after party was the "Alumni Sing" in the Champagne Room at 206. It sounded horrible but it was super fun.


Not quite sure what I'm doing here-- maybe a Hulk Hogan-type call and response.


The next day, Elaina, Fon and I traveled to Chapel Hill for some nostalgia, walking exercise, and photo ops.


Here's a picture of Elaina and Fon.


Sitting down after a long day.


An excellent picture taken by Fon, right before the sun went down. Good times, good times.