Tonight we were invited to a great party.  We were a bit hesitant.  We had received a letter from the Austin Chronicle announcing we had won a “best of Austin” award.  The invitation said we had won an award and that we should arrive at the Long Center for the Performing Arts to accept it.  It didn’t say what we won, so we had to go to find out.  There was no description on the invitation.  We didn’t know how to dress or anything.  The Austin Chronicle is like the Metro Times in Detroit so I assumed casual was they way to go and I was not wrong.  Everyone was there.  oh my the way everyone was dresed>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

The mayor was there taking his picture with Uno(spelling).  THat is Gregg’s love…the Westminister Dog best in show winner(he uses Paul MItchel products as said by the winner(as a joke)).  The first ever Beagle.  I finally did pet him and he was so soft for a beagle.  Aside from that it was not a big sell for advertising like Gregg feared.  We got our certificate and then we were ushered into a free drinks and food party.  We met and partied with lots of different people….best pastries, best DJ, Best bumper fixer and best actress/actor.  It was great we even got great contacts for NOah if he wants to go into acting(big ham).  It was definitely a who knows who type of crowd.

It was especially fun since we won a critic’s choice award for best kid friendly coffee house.  Not bad for only having been in business for almost 3 months.  I asked how we were nominated and apparently a writer for the news or some one in higher authority visited us and presented our name and category and the rest of the panel had to agree.  This is great news and hits the presses in the next week.  They say this will be great recognition.  I have no doubt since we have been getting lots of pass holders from the Austin area in the last week alone.

ONe strange thing was………….When we were in line for a drink this girl was behind us.  She was petite had many tatoos and had a dress with combat boots on…I had to do a double take.  I turned to Gregg real quick and said…Oh MY GOD..who does she look like.  It was like a mini Sabrina standing before us.  We talked to her for a while and I couldn’t believe how much she reminded me of her aside from the fact that she didn’t know hockey.  Oh how we still love the thought of Sabrina, she never could be replaced just remembered more fondly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just basking in the afterglow. Oh and Gregg met a Bob Talbert type alter here, John Kelso.  Gregg loved his quote hat his 401 K is now a 201K and if you hated him he is never going away because he can’t retire.  In person he didn’t think it was as funny.  The market sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!