Book of D: ATX Bound

Today, I accompanied my spouse Stevie and her employee Holly to Austin. The ostentacious capitol of Texas. Yeah, buddy! Stevie is the supervisor for her West Texas DPS Field Operations division. She just hired a new field inspector for the Midland area, so the trip to ATX today was mostly for business. Stevie had to make the long drive (4.5 hours) to pick up a new Dell Latitude hybrid tablet / laptop for the new hire, so I was asked if I wanted to accompany her, which I did. I put in for a half day of vacay to go with her. UT System universities only work four hours on Fridays, so I would only need to ask for four hours of vacation via PeopleSoft. Anyway, Holly, who is Stevie's San Angelo field inspector, found out about the trip and asked if she could go with us, so we picked her up along the way. I like Holly. She reminds me a lot of myself at her age (33). She is part of the "rainbow family," which endears her even more to me and my spouse. We had a really great time on the drive to Austin. Holly and I had already met a few times, but today's trip afforded us three the ability to really get to know each other. We all share the same love of movies, books, music, etc., which was refreshing for a person of her age to be so well versed on so many mediums of entertainment, per se. Holly has an old soul. Upon arriving in ATX, we had lunch at the Pinthouse Pizza location on South Lamar. Since I was not on call for work, I was the only one able to order spirits, so I went with the delicious Roasty Bearded Seal Dry Irish Stout. Another patron and I agreed with the respective beer's review by Beer & Brewing, which stated, [it had] "earthy hops" . . .  with "a light acidic tang and grainy astringency." After a wonderful lunch and more banter, we drove to the DPS headquarters on N. Lamar so Stevie could pick up the Dell hybrid and other items. We then headed to the Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Association (DPSOA) on Airport Blvd; Holly wanted to buy gifts for her mom and new gf. We drove around and caught up with the Austin City Limits (ACL) Music Festival 2022. There were a lot of vendors getting ready for that respective night's line-up. A lot of people were making their way to the festival, so the traffic was worse than usual in Austin. The three of us just people-watched, laughed at the funny things people were doing, and we just took in the scenery and settings (like the mise en scène). We thought about things to do that day, so I suggested we visit the UT campus. I have been to the campus (different locations and buildings) several times throughout my tenure at UTPB for business meetings and as a member of the UT System Student Advisory Council. Stevie and Holly acquiesced to visiting UT although we are all Ŧexas Ŧech fans. Lol. I called a UT System colleague who is the director for the UT Longhorn Wellness Center, and she was glad to have us visit, so the plans to visit ensued. The day turned out well. We just wanted to have a good time, which we did, by letting spontaneity lead the way.