Baby Blase

Given the state of the economy, I recently asked my dad if it might be time to invest in the stock market - take a risk, buy up some cheap stocks and ride the Obama-fueled boom right into retirement. My dad’s thoughts were more along the lines of “you’re dreamin’!”. So, Marc and I decided, [...]

We were awake at 6:30 AM this Sunday. An insane lightning/hail storm threatened to destroy our house and did just that to our plants - they all have holes and tears and the deck is pock-marked. There was a three foot river of water, ice, leaves and branches running down our street - I was [...]

It is pretty funny how the nesting instinct, however subtle, is ingrained in us. Even though the kid’s room is far from done, the work that we have completed makes me feel a ton better. Even the not-so-newly painted bathroom makes me feel more ready. Maybe it’s our way of ignoring the fact that our [...]

My mom and sister, graciously agreed - after the promise of barbecue -

to come to Austin to help us set up the kid’s room. I can not believe how much they did for us. We are extremely grateful for their help and their generous gifts.
They painted the kid’s room:

And the bathroom:

Took us shopping at: Home [...]

I updated our house photos - even though, these are 6 months old, now… at least it’s our house with furniture in it.
Listening: The Besnard Lakes

We had a new house cleaning service come yesterday and I can’t tell if they did an exceptional job, or if I just really liked them because they said I looked very small - they may have even said tiny - for being 6 1/2 months pregnant. Regardless, they will be coming back… I love [...]

Office update…getting there! Photos below and added to the office before and after gallery.

Listening: Richard Swift

First of all - apologies to those of you who like pastel puppies, duckies, bears with pots of honey and the like as baby decor - we just don’t happen to dig that stuff.
Thanks to designspongeonline we found the cutest little monster prints from artist, AshleyG, on Etsy. These are the first items bought specifically [...]

Goals before the kid comes (just a few minor items):
1. Office to become office/guest bedroom: To be ready before Friday for Tim and Abby’s overnight visit. Entails building of smaller desks, installation of shelving, selling of Eames desks - any takers? selling of printer, and throwing away a dumpster-full of crap that never should have [...]