*Tubing/Canoeing: I did some tubing on the Comal river in New Braunfels and some canoeing on the King's River in Arkansas. Both were fun in different ways. I like the lazy luxury of tubing and the outdoorsy exercise of canoeing. Oh and beer+sun+river=pure delight.
*I gave my first power point presentation. Sure it was given to two people, but I'll treasure it always. My new job (see: www.1hourforkids.org) at United Way involves a lot of volunteer recruitment so I have to learn to do some shmoozing, some dog and pony showing, and some business carding. Oh and I have business cards now, that's also a first.
*I bought my first Mac. I had no alliances in the PC or Mac dispute, until my third PC laptop petered out. I wanted something that would last and Zach's positive experience with his 5 year old Mac (plus the current promotion on UT's campus that involves a free printer AND a free iPod touch with purchase) convinced me.
*I had my first fried avocado and my first piece of chicken-fried bacon.
*I missed my first Lollapalooza in 4 years. I plan to remedy this by volunteering at Austin City Limits in October and then hopefully Fun Fun Fun Fest in November.
*I went to Albuquerque, New Mexico for the first time for my first conference. Americorps requires a pre-service orientation, so I went there for four or five days and allowed myself to be fed and talked to on their dime. ABQ (as it is affectionately called) has one of the highest elevations of any US City and also has pretty mountains.
I had other firsts, but that's all I can think of now. Besides, I have to leave to pick up Zach from his first day of Thursday classes for the new school year!
