Member Feature: Megan, Micah, and Pickles the Vizsla
If you attended The Drop-In this summer, chances are you ran across our friend, Pickles, and his humans Micah & Megan! Since they love the Austin arts scene (almost) as much as we do, we sat down with the whole pack to get the scoop on their story and why they love being LC Members.
We’re Megan Carew and Micah Weathers, the proud paw-rents of Pickles the Vizsla, and huge fans of the The Drop-In at the Long Center!
“I wasn’t born in Texas but I got here as soon as I could.”
Yes, it’s likely overused and maybe a little corny, but it’s the creed of Austin transplants like us. Our journey to the vibrant city of Austin occurred in phases. Megan moved to town for a job eight years ago from Wisconsin, with Micah joining from Colorado by way of California over three years ago. While the setting in which we met wasn’t that sensational (a workplace romance 😍), our falling in love was fueled by shared passions for music, travel adventure, craft alcohol, and good food.
These interests have taken us to several wonderful, exciting places across the country over the last few years, including Yosemite National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park (Micah ran a trail ultra marathon there last January), the Florida Keys, Portland Maine, Ojai California, and Zion National park for Megan’s 40th.
We love to call this funky, spirited city home because it strikes such a great balance of nature, art, urban, rural, food and live music. We can often be found mixing it up in the foodie scene, paddle boarding, and hiking with our trusty sidekick who many of you have come to know and love, Pickles!
Pickles is a Hungarian Vizsla, which is kind of like a smaller, browner Weimaraner, or a Rhodesian Ridgeback with a tan nose and no ridge. We picked his breed because we wanted a sporty family dog who would fit into our active lifestyle. Pickles loves the off-leash hiking trails, where he logs many more miles than us as he crashes through the trees chasing birds. Another one of his favorites is Barkin’ Springs, where he spends hours trying to catch the little fish in the refreshing spring water.
He also loves playing soccer, and his favorite toys are a big pink fuzzy heart and a stuffed rubix cube. One of our favorite things about Pickles is when he gets sticky lips, which is so endearing but also so deranged-looking. Pickles is an enthusiastic, go anywhere, do anything guy, and we can’t imagine life without him!
One of our favorite summer activities The Drop-In at the Long Center, and this summer we finally became Members! Supporting nonprofits like the Long Center is our way of helping build community. To us, it’s personal because of our connection with music and performance, and we want as many people as possible to have their lives enriched by the arts. In a small way, we hope our gift helps pass the torch.
We believe The Drop-In is the absolute best thing about the Austin summer. The LC team does a fantastic job showcasing the variety of local talent – and we all know that’s just scratching the surface in this town. There’s something very special about The Drop-In – as the kids would say “immaculate vibes” – and as we sit in our blue Adirondack chairs, with original music flowing into our ears, looking at the backdrop of the Austin skyline, we can’t help but feel incredibly lucky to be a part of it all.
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