Betsy & Iya Jewelry

“Hello, Betsy and Will.  Welcome to Austin, the land of heat and sun,” said Austin.

And we said: THANK YOU!  OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!  WE’RE SO IN LOVE WITH YOUR SUN AND HEAT, AUSTIN!!!!  HALLELUJAH!!!

Our new store in Austin: Kick Pleat.

And then we texted Portland something we regret, but we made up and we’re all better now and we’re still sorry, Portland.

From Austin on (with one hilarious exception), we had sun.  We started off day one in Austin by thanking the hotel gods that we actually found a place to stay.  You see, SXSW was just starting up as we arrived in Austin.  What this basically means is that hotels that normally cost $100/night now run about $434.

The owner was potting plants when we stopped by.

It also means that EVERYONE is straight up booked solid.  Like, no room at the inn booked.  But.  We found places.  And for that, we thanked the hotel gods.

So sparse and gorgeous.

We moseyed around Austin and found Kick Pleat, a store we’d been turned on to about a year ago by Tiffanee of Mabel & Zora (thanks, T!).  Kick Pleat is beautiful: astonishingly well curated.  And coming soon, you can find betsy & iya here.  Kick Pleat chose exclusively from the Origins collection.

Find these in Kick Pleat soooooooon!

***Song of the Moment: Sleep, by the Dodos***

We’ve been away from reliable Internet and extra time for a few days now. I write to you now from the car and our last (long) stretch home. It’s been such a fulfilling journey. We more than met our goals, with amazing accounts now filling out the lonesome states–the country is looking fat and happy with betsy & iya. From my favorite rolling blue mountains through intimidating desert rock to awe-inspiring caverns and confusing weather extremes back to cloudy drizzle, from varying coffee qualities to celebrity dog parks, from old friends to new friends and back, and the unconditional love of true family next to the feeling of home and all that’s familial, and the intimacy of the person who loves you no matter how onion-y your armpits are or how morning-y your breath smells or how many new eye bags you’ve picked up, the person who screams with you like a dodo to your favorite songs, the one who kisses you in the car again against rolling green spring California hills, flanked by the dog who loves you for everything you do: I’d say it’s been a good trip.

We will be continuing to document out journey, starting back with Day 10. We hope you’ll join us.

Thanks for staying with us.
Xo~betsy

***Song of the Moment: Revival , by Deer Hunter***