The first thing I noticed about my new place, is all of the steps. I'll keep my girl-ish figure for sure! That's Mom way up there:
But I'm used to them now. Having to walk up all those steps is a little inconvenient but the views are the best! And because it's so sunny on this side of the building, we a have all kinds of interesting plants that make this one of my favorite spots to relax while I survey my new neighborhood:

The back deck is great as well. It gets a little noisy sometimes, especially when it's really hot and everybody comes to swim in the pool. But I still like to hang out there. So does Stella, my crazy cat sister. My parents say that she's "social but insecure". Whatever. I think she's a fruitbat!
There's a bunch of interesting critters here as well. This guy likes to hang around the plants on the front deck. He is a type of lizard called an Anole, but we've all named him Jorge. We know it's a "he" because the girls are brown:

Here's another strange creature that sometimes hangs around. They seem to want to come into the apartment to visit. Dad doesn't seem to think that's a very good idea. They're called "stinkbugs" and when they get scared, they let a smell out that can really clear a room! Stella found this out the hard way when she tried to catch one. The stink made her eyes water and she sneezed a whole bunch!
Mwahahahahahahahahahaha!
Anyways, I'm very content in Austin, Texas!