Best Pizza Place so far in Austin ;)

My family loves pizza. Me? I'm not really a pizza person, the only pizza place I like is back in CA, a place in the heart of Palo Alto called Apple Wood Inn, if you are in CA and near Stanford University, you might want to check them out. Yummy and to die for ;)

But guess what? We found one here in Austin called "HomeSlice" - Yum!!!!...you have got to check it out. You can order by the slice or by plate. I have got to warn you that there is a long wait. That's how good it is. My advice? Get your name in line and go shop around the area and come back OR get a slice from the outside take out counter and have fun walking and imbibing the bohemian atmosphere of South Congress.

Enjoy! And don't forget to tell them you learned about them from Austin_GrrL :)

Looove my Coffee, do you? ( Jo's Coffee in South Congress)

My hubby knows if he wants his wife happy - give her a good cup of coffee and she'll be his angel ;) Anyways, he found this coffee place in Austin for us to go to. Not only do they serve GOOD Yummy mochas or even just straight black but they have bands during the weekend and it's such a cool place to hang out in..We just loove it. Check it out!

About Jo's Coffee in South Congress,
---Good Food sits on the corner of James and South Congress, in the heart of the most vibrant section of South Austin. This funky little coffee shack shares a parking lot with the San Jose Hotel, the hippest hotel in town, and provides homemade baked goods, sandwiches and a wide variety of coffee drinks, both hot and iced.

Unique Bookstore! Domy in Austin, Texas

There's this cool bookstore in Austin that y'all have got to see. If you are totally into coffee table books, weird notebooks, Architecture book, Modern books, Independent published books and Japanese toys then come check out Domy books located at: 913 E Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX 78702. (HOURS - MON–SAT 12–8pm, SUN 12–7pm) Tell them Austin_ GRRL sent you.

HipHop Classes for everyone!

One of my boys is totally into hiphop and got my younger one into it to. If y'all want to check it out..come join The DanceSpotX in RoundRock. They totally loved the class!

They are located at 900 Round Rock Ave., Suite 220
Round Rock, TX 78681 - tell them Alx recommended the class.

Hip Hop Dance by MiNH NGUYEN.. Music by DANITY KANE

World Refugee Day (June 20)

In her CNN interview with Anderson Cooper about a plea for support on World Refugee Day, Angelina Jolie got more than a little emotional talking about the children she has met in her work with the United Nations in war-torn areas around the world.

But one boy in particular stuck in her mind. And in ours.

"There was a young boy I met who was about 15 who had been shot in the back and paralyzed. And -- and his whole family had been killed. And he was completely on his own.

"And -- and, yet, he had this really remarkable, unbreakable spirit, a spirit beyond anything I can imagine having. The -- the things we complain about on a daily basis -- he had lost everything, and -- and was just so full of laughter and kindness. And -- and he passed away a few months after I was there.

"So I always wondered -- you know, it's those kind of young people that you meet. And you just think, God, in any other situation, if this person had been given a chance, what an extraordinary adult he would have been. How extraordinary for his country, for his family, if he had ever had a chance to have one. But instead, he had so many horrible things happen to him in his life.

"And -- but he taught me a lot about just the strength, the spirit. I think of him, and I can't complain about anything. I can't -- I can't do anything but be grateful for what I have. Because he was grateful and he had nothing and had suffered everything. So -- and there are millions like him. So there are many, many stories."

Crossroads Redux

Happy Moments with our Crossroads Family
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Nightime in Austin

Austin at nightime is something you just have to experience. The sights, the sound and the music. Very visceral and a melting pot.