Kristy Owen's (kristyowen) Blog

Calling all water lovers, it is one of my favorite times of the year, Boat Show time! Nothing gets you excited about summer time like heading out to the boat show and seeing all the boats! I personally like looking at all the wakeboarding boats, seeing all the new gear, and that is entailed. But ...

A fellow blogger wrote on this today and with my thing to do today being "Volunteer at Town Lake Animal Shelter" I had to share the news about Disney's Give A Day. Get A Day Program! Disney  wants to inspire one million people to volunteer a day of serviceto a participating organization in their ...

A fellow blogger wrote on this today and with my thing to do today being "Volunteer at Town Lake Animal Shelter" I had to share the news about Disney's Give A Day. Get A Day Program! Disney  wants to inspire one million people to volunteer a day of serviceto a participating organization in their ...

I am really trying to think outside the box with my things to do in Austin. Those who know me are fully aware that a year ago I got Brady and became a die hard dog lover, thus today I want to suggest volunteering at Town Lake Animal Shelter. One of my New Year's resolutions is to volunteer more, ...

I had to take a break from recommending places to eat so here is something different that I have not gotten into yet, visiting the Blanton Museum of Art located on the University of Texas campus. The University Art Museum was established in 1963, it is one of the largest university art museums in...

I figured might as well end the weekend with place to chow down. I know that you would have to live under a rock to not have heard of Rudy's BBQ so this is geared for more out of towner's but what is not to love about their BBQ! This place has hands down one some of the best BBQ in town, they are...

Today I come to you with a place to eat, a whole in the wall if you will, La Fuente's Mexican Restaurant off South Congress in South Austin! It is one of my favorite Mexican joints around town. They have the best queso in the city (you have to get the queso with pico and guacamole in it!) The chi...

It still is a great day to be a Longhorn despite the heartbreaking loss last night. I figured with the freezing weather in Central Texas right now and the fact that Avatar is playing it would be a perfect time to go see a movie at the IMAX. If Avatar is everything that it is cracked up to be seei...

I woke up thinking that today is a great day to win a National Championship. I do not care if you are a Longhorn or not this city is alive with energy and excitement today.   I am making today's activity something Longhorn related,  stop by the University of Texas Co-Op. They have everything Univ...

Saw this today on Smartmoney.com, very, very interesting! Look at the Last Item, Time to Go Green! 10 Things Not To Buy in 2010By: AnnaMaria AndriotisPosted: December 31, 2009Orginally Post by SmartMoney Here. Ten years ago, most homes relied on dial-up connections to access the Internet and iPod...