Oh, Beautiful Day…

It is a beautiful day today in Austin, so get up your couch or bed and enjoy the fresh smells that nature offers!

Today I went to my community park and trail for a run and let me tell you, it was just the best way to start my day. Going out in the mornings for a walk or run it energizes you and it makes you feel way better for the rest of the day. Just walking and feeling the light wind hitting your body it makes you feel alive. Sometimes we need to take a moment to admire and enjoy the beautiful views that nature offers.

It’s been the perfect weather, is nice and bright, not too hot and with light, fresh winds, so I had to go on a jog with Buttercup, my dog. It was fun seeing her go after squirrels and birds and she even made new poodle friends. She’s my running buddy and she does a great job, I even think she’s more in shape than I am 🙂

Most community recreation centers have their own volleyball beach field, a racket ball court, their basketball court, a soccer field and/or baseball field. All should have a pool if I’m not mistaken, it would be sad if they don’t. And all have a trail where you can either walk, jog, or run. I like going to Rattan Creek Park, Cedar Park and Katherine Fleischer Park. They all are very clean, have great running trails, lakes and plenty of extras for other activities.

If you want to go to a park or trail there are plenty to choose from in Austin, TX. Almost every community has their recreational center and trails. Go ahead and feel free to click the links to find about parks and trails locations in Austin, TX. Enjoy and live a healthy life!

 

Fun at the Park

By now you already can tell that I love the outdoors. I really do, and I love going to the park and just walk my poodle, Buttercup. Is not only relaxing for me but is really fun for her to have all this large space to run and chase balls and occasionally kids.

There are so many parks that you can visit in Austin, but I got to say that my favorite one so far is Zilker Park. Zilker Park is for everyone and there are tons of activities to perform so there is always an excuse to go to the park.

Zilker Park has beautiful green hills where people just lay down to relax and/or tan. If you just want to have a lazy day, then just come, lay down on the grass, put on your headphones and listen to your music. This is a great park for picnicking too. There is so much land that it doesn’t matter where you decide to be, you’ll have enough space to yourself and whoever else is with you without anyone disturbing your activities. It is a great place to play under the sun and have a good time.

This is also the place for many festivities and events. The Kite Festival takes place here during the month of March. It’s an all day festival where families and friends gather together and fly their kites. All you see on the skies are colorful kites everywhere. I was so amazed when I saw this and I was so impressed with how many people attend to participate. It is really enjoyable and next year you shouldn’t miss it! Austin’s Blues on the Green is coming up in June. If you like blues music this is something you want to attend, it runs almost every wednesday until August. One of the biggest events that happens at Zilker Park is the Austin City Limits (ACL) music festival. More than 100 bands come together to play for thousands of fans from all over the world.

    

I will keep you updated of upcoming events once it starts getting closer, but keep in mind Zilker Park for even just a regular day. It is really a beautiful place.

 

Bored? Take a look at some April events and join!

Spring is here, the sun is out, clear skies; what more can we ask to enjoy a beautiful day in Austin!?

April is not over yet and there are still plenty of events coming up for you and your family. I found some pretty interesting and fun festivals like the Austin Raggae Fest, which is dedicated to all the Caribbean and African music lovers; the Austin Family Music Fest is for the whole family and The Biscuit Brothers will be performing, as well as Tiny Scarecrow, 3rd Generation and others. So, make sure you take your kids. If you love dogs, Gusto Dogs will be organizing the Lady Bird Walk for Pups to benefit Austin Pets Alive! and other local Austin’s charities. You can find more information about the walk and how to join on their website link found under April Calendar of Events.

For the one’s that love wine tasting and love enjoying great foods and appetizers, there is the Austin Food and Wine Festival. This is a 21+ event, you’ll be able to try great samples from top chefs like Jason Dady, Michelle Bernstein, and Masaharu Morimoto among others. Drinks will come available from Josh Wesson and  Anthony Giglio among other wine experts and music will be provided by the talented Lucinda William and Mayer Hawthorne and The County.

There is something for everyone, so there is no excuse to be bored at home. You want to be involved in a good cause, want to enjoy good music, want to have a fun day with the family or just hangout with some friends, well, just check the following events out!

April  Calendar of Events

19-22             Old Settler’s Music Festival

20-22             Austin Raggae Festival

20                 A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash with Kris Kristofferson

20                 KAB-Keep Austin Beautiful presents Earth Day Electronic Recycling City Wide Collection

21                 Tree I.D. Hike

21                 Willie Nelson

21                 Austin Family Music Festival

22                 Lady Bird Walk for Pups

27                 ESPN Friday Night Fights

27-29            Austin Food and Wine Festival

28                 Eeyore’s Birthday

28                 Lake Travis SpringFest

 

I will be attending some of these events and I will update you with pictures so you’ll have an idea of what they are all about if you want to attend next year. Cheers!

 

Canoeing at Zilker Park!

Zilker Park is known for all the fun and recreational events that offers to the Austinites. This is a 351 acre lake and trail where you can go for just a walk, run, bike, fish, or lay down under the sun and relax among more activities that there are to do! So, all you outdoors lovers, fitness oriented people, and fun goers this is the place for you to have a great time and distress.

One activity that I love doing at Zilker Park is canoeing. And, let me tell you, you don’t have to be an expert to canoe. I’m not, I still continue to learn the skills of canoeing and I don’t even know how to swim. So, don’t worry, just sit and relax! But, basically the rules are simple, in order to go one direction, you have to paddle the opposite direction. You want to go right, you paddle on your left side; you want to go left, then you paddle with your right side. If you want to go reverse, you paddle towards the front; in other words, pushing the water to the front and you do the same if you just want to slow down or come to a complete stop. If you want to do a complete 360 degree rotation, you just paddle whichever  one direction until you reach that point. See, is very simple, and in one time that you go canoeing, in less than 30 minutes you can learn those simple steps.

Canoeing is a great exercise too! It gives you a great upper body workout and amazing cardiovascular effects. It mainly targets your arms, back and abs and at the same time you get to have a fun time with friends and/or family. Just make sure you use proper posture and balancing techniques to avoid any type of injuries and overall enjoy it!

 

The Hill Country Galleria

The Hill Country Galleria is located in the beautiful Bee Cave area, 12 miles west of Austin, TX.

If you feel like enjoying a beautiful scenery of water fountains, shop around, enjoy good food, watch a movie or just relax at the plaza, then the Galleria is the place for you. They have great events coming up for the month of April like the Wine Walk, American Cancer Society Relay for Life and every saturday night they will have a series of concerts.

P.S. – Easter Sunday will be Closed

 

My Favorite Event this Week…

My favorite event this week…..is just so hard to decide. The Presskit event with The Rocketboys, Kevin Devine, The Chevin and others performing was very fun to watch. The Stage on Sixth had a variety of showcases of different bands playing, they provided with free food and drinks which made it better. Nas performed at The Belmont and also provided with a live interview which was very interesting because it showed how down to earth he is. But, my favorite event had to be The Fader*Coverse Fort event. Other than the free drinks, free Vitaminwater, sun glasses, and best of all free customized shirts, I had an amazing time seeing Big K.R.I.T. perform. Great performance, he jumped into the crowd and you can imagine how crazy everybody went. You could feel this whole adrenaline of excitement while he was with the crowd. This has been a very memorable SXSW week.

 

 

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This Week In ATX

This week in Austin is Big, I mean Big!

SXSW is here! The biggest music, film, interactive conference and festival will keep you busy all week long. It started March 13th and it ends on the 18th of the month. SXSW has locations all over downtown Austin, and you can find movie showings, music concerts, RSVP parties, trade shows, interactive conferences such as Managers of the World Unite! Meet Up and lots of free stuff!

I attended Saturday’s events and Monday’s, but I have to say that I had a better feel of what SXSW is really about on Monday since I walked around downtown almost all day and I got to attend some free events. Even though my day ended at 11:30 pm because I was so exhausted due to the walking, I had so much fun!

I was able to attend Bing + Cheezburger Lounge Party, The Toxic Taco free food event, which I have to say, one bite was more than enough and I had to sign a waiver previous to trying it. How funny is that lol. I also attend the Interactive Mixer featuring video remix artist Mike Relm at The Stage, Eat.Drink.Be Human with Skype concert which was great to experience. I walked through the socially electrifying 6th St. and got free shirts, a usb drive, free drinks, water, energy drinks, and more free food, but best of all I got to listen to free music!

Some big events coming up are Pure Volume House by iHeart Radio, Nikon and Warner Music, Filter and  Dickies, Noise Pop SXSW Party, A Badass Party, Industry of Music Presented by Dogfish and Fader.Converse Fort but you need to RSVP to go in. I did and I can’t wait!

For more events, schedule, and locations you may visit SXSW.

And stay tuned with my Twitter for updates!

 

About Karla Hernz

Hi! My name is Karla Hernz,

I’m a Texas girl by heart “Go Longhorns!”.

I’m a Technical Communication major and I started this LovAustin blog to live the experience of sharing everything I love and that I have learned so far from Austin TX. I honestly never stop amusing myself with all the wonderful things that you can do in this city. “And that’s the key to life right? Never stop amusing yourself.”

Want to continue learning about me? Ok then!

I am passionate about art and photography, I’ve done some fashion and promotional modeling  and I have some acting experience too. I’ve being honored for my creativity in art and some were published in PROPS Magazine. So, if you want some art done, you know who to contact now! 

I am very spontaneous, I love staying active and always looking for new and exciting adventures, never afraid of showing who I am. I believe that there’s nothing more compensating than always staying true to yourself .  I could be shy at first so don’t get me started because I could be goofy and weird and I might scare you away. Lol. Not really…Ok just a little goofy and weird but I promise I won’t scare you away.  

I love traveling, meeting new people, making friends and learning their cultures. Is so interesting hearing each person’s story because it tells so much about their background. Is just so fun hearing all the details because at the end you notice how unique each individual is!

I love Austin and I love its’ people!

You may contact me directly for any inquiries, assignments, or/and jobs through my blog, LinkedIn, by e-mail at hernz.karla@gmail.com, or/and through Skype:karlahernz7

 

Mission Statement

“LovAustin” was created to serve you as a guide of things to do in the city. Consider me your unofficial ambassador who’s primary goal is to keep you up to date of current events, activities and great places to visit in Austin. “LovAustin” will inspire all Austinites and visitors to stay active and be part of this unique culture.

So tag along to show you around and don’t forget to have fun!

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Love Austin!

Welcome to Austin Texas, a wonderful city filled with fun things to do!

Austin, also known as ATX is located in the heart of Texas. This city will fill you with warmth, joy, and a positive spirit. ATX is so different from any other city; is weird, as everybody else says, but weird in a good way. That’s why “Keep Austin Weird” is Austin’s slogan, which expresses the uniqueness and creativity of the Austinites. The people who reside in this city make it what it is, a friendly city, where you won’t be judge and you can be who you are.

Austin is so supportive of its’ people and that is why it continues growing not only economically but also in its’ socially and cultural aspects. That is one of the many reasons that Austin Texas is the “Live Music Capital of the World” because it reflects a culture of diverse artists and individual expression.

ATX is so lively and vibrant that you’ll want to keep yourself active and involved in the activities and entertainment that the city offers. So, I welcome you not only to Austin Texas but to my blog, “LovAustin”, to learn more about this beautiful city.

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