Archive for the 'Austin' Category
We are embarking on our first real travel experience with the kid this morning. Flying to El Paso, renting a car and driving 3 1/2 hours to Marfa for the weekend with Albert & Tari at this great house that Tari found. Then on Monday we drive back to El Paso and fly to Sacramento [...]
November 21st, 2008 | Posted in Austin, Baby, Friends of the kid, inspiration | 2 Comments
This is my new favorite photo of me and the boy.
I love that the photo was taken on November 1 and that we are both dressed like it’s August. I love the natural light that creates soft shadows to frame our faces. I love the adoring look we are both shooting off frame - a [...]
November 18th, 2008 | Posted in Austin, Baby, diet | 5 Comments
There is nothing more rejuvenating for Marc and me then a trip to the movies. Even a day-spa massage brings with it a level of expectation that often times is not met. But, with a movie (at the Drafthouse) I find that even with a sub-par cinematic presentation the experience of sitting in a dark [...]
October 21st, 2008 | Posted in Austin, Baby, husband, work-at-home-mom | 1 Comment
Part Two of the interview I did pre-baby is up at Livemom.com. I was supposed to get back to her about 4 months ago… so it goes.
Listening: The Rumblestrips
October 20th, 2008 | Posted in Austin, Baby, birth story | 2 Comments
What’s better than hiring a babysitter so that you can take your husband out for a nice meal? Being able to take your husband AND son out!
We all headed downtown for a little window shopping on 2nd street and thought we might grab dinner as well, if the boy could hang. We ended up dining [...]
October 7th, 2008 | Posted in Austin, Baby, diet | 3 Comments
It is a well known fact that I married Marc for his looks - and boy is he looking good these days!
Marc is a superstar dad, as I have previously mentioned, and as his reward is that he gets to go to Fantstic Fest and that his complaining wife will not be joining him this [...]
September 18th, 2008 | Posted in Austin, husband | 1 Comment
Hallelujah! We have left the house with a baby, gone into a dining establishment, purchased food, eaten said food inconspicuously enough that we will be able to return - TWICE in one weekend!
I am pleased to record that the kid experienced his first dim sum as well as his second Mexican dinner outside of the [...]
June 30th, 2008 | Posted in Austin, Baby, diet | 2 Comments
11am on Sunday and I remember that we wanted to get our OB a present for taking such good care of us over the past ten months. But, we are without a car due to the rear-ending prior to the kid’s birth, so, I offer beg to ride my bike downtown to buy her a [...]
June 24th, 2008 | Posted in Austin, Baby | 1 Comment
Three nights out in less than a month, one would think we didn’t even like the kid. But, while we have the opportunity we may as well take it. Sunday night we found ourselves with ready-willing-and-able babysitters and $20 in gift certificates to Uchi (when we tried to go last week and were late, I [...]
June 10th, 2008 | Posted in Austin, Baby, diet | No Comments
I’m convinced that Marc’s parents have no interest in us anymore. As long as that kid is around we may as well be some very distant relative whom you tolerate a brief conversation with at family functions on your way to seconds of potato salad. This transfer of attention, however, does come with its [...]
June 9th, 2008 | Posted in Austin, Friends of the kid | 2 Comments