What I learned while in Austin

This last week I was in Austin, Texas for an immigration conference for work. It was a very informative. So I thought I'd share my wisdom with you.

1. Everyone wants to be tipped, even the bellhop who picked up your dropped pen.
2. Its ok to have a 30 min 2 mile run when its 90 degrees and 50% humidity.
3. Yes you do look like a tool with a cowboy hat and a diamond earring.
4. Austin has more one way streets than common sense.
5. Going to what you think is a regular restaurant only to have it be a cantina and only ordering water is frowned upon. Order the hard stuff...a NON-diet Dr. Pepper.
6. Crossing the street to "look" at the clothes at Patagonia results in a "purchase" at Patagonia.
7. Realizing your Patagonia purchase was so comfortable you wear it twice in 3 days and again to church on Sunday.
8. Beasty girls should not be allowed to: marry, date, talk to, be in the general vicinity of really nice guys. Sorry sister you only get the tool with the earring. You yelling at your husband in the middle of the airport makes me want to poke you with your high heel. Hey guy when she eventually divorces you (since you are too nice to do it) I'm available.
9. Room service, while good and enables my bad habit of laziness, should not be used, it is expensive...unless the cute guy is working then order everything, every hour.
10. The homeless lady on the corner will call you a "white b@#$" about 13 times before the light changes.
11. No matter how often you run around the Texas Capitol building, Rick Perry will not come out and yell something crazy....he only does that on national TV.
12. Tina Fey is hilarious.
13. Just because Austin touts to be the live music capital of the world doesn't mean its good music.
14. Exploring an unknown city is fun....as long as you have google maps.
15. Seeing priests and nuns drink is weird to see.
16. Being at a Catholic conference telling people you are Mormon results in a funny face with a recovery "ohhh...that's nice."
17. You really can hold your tongue while sitting next to a staff member of a (shall remain nameless) Utah congressman. Good job. But we all know how you really feel.
18. Immigration law really is as hugged up as you thought.
19. Never practice in Chicago or Texas...their CIS offices are crazy!
20. Austin was great!! But sometimes its always nice to go home.
21. "Complimentary peanuts" results in a $5 room charge.
22. Its nice to see that Mormon's aren't the only ones who pray to start a conference and over meals.
23. Your new favorite saying, "lie to everyone but God and immigration." Said by a nice lady whose name I failed to learn helping victims of DV. Bless you.
24. I love what I do.
25. There are really great, humble people doing a lot of good for people that desperately need it.