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Just 3 words for you – Kylies. MOVE. TO. AUSTIN. And those aren’t my words, although, it’d be great to have you and Jeff in town so that we could take advantage of all of your childless-time for free babysitting. But, seriously, I look at all of the photos of you and H and really [...]

so much to say so little time

We head back to Austin tomorrow. Excited to be getting home. Sad that we didn’t get enough time with friends and family. And scared that Harrison will be forever scarred from being taken 2,000 miles away from his most favorite person in the whole wide world. Listening: Dead Man’s Bones

chicken-fried-bacon… enough said

A couple Fridays ago it was my birthday. All I ever really want for my birthday is a nice dinner – a good bottle of wine, some kind of well-prepared fish or meat served with a delicious vegetable. This year I got chicken-fried-bacon. And sausage on a stick. And beer. And a paper hat. A [...]

summer in tahoe

WAIT! STOP! Grandpa! WHAT. IS. THAT… ??? A gondola!? Please, no no… Don’t you mean… FLYING CAR!? That’s a flying car!! A flying car… imagine that. A CAR. THAT FLIES! whoa. Seriously. Do you see? Why the hell are you all being so calm about this!? I don’t think your atrophied adult brains can grasp [...]

summer in san francisco : part 1

Was it the braised pork shoulder and fish stew or the fact that we’ve known each other for so long that it made the meal so enjoyable? A bit of both, perhaps. We met the Chow’s at my new favorite-restaurant-in-the-world for dinner during our brief San Francisco Summer ’09 Adventure. And yes, I am guilty [...]

who needs Six Flags when you have a dad like Marc

We have so many photos and videos from this summer that I never even uploaded, so, I’m going to try to add a few each day. Here’s a good one: It should be noted that Marc had been giving these rides over and over and over (notice the “more, more, more” at beginning and end), [...]

back at it

It was H’s first day back at “school” (Finn’s house with the nanny) after our extended home-away-from-home-trip. He was apprehensive and sensitive and sweet compared to Finn’s confident toughness. Things were different just a year ago when Elizabeth started and Finn (Mr. Perfect) was a cute and cuddly little muffin and H was an act-before-thinking, [...]

a gentlemen’s agreement

Blog-coverage of our gypsy life will be spotty for the next week as we will be in Green Valley/Fresno (for Marc & H)/San Francisco/Austin. But, for now – a quote of the day: “Harrison, because you have no words – your high-five is your bond.” Listening: The Duke Spirit

the other San Francisco Treat

We have all been enjoying, to say the least, the culinary mecca that is San Francisco. And Kylie & Jeff – I promise we will vacuum the carpet before you get back! Listening: Lightning Dust

M.I.A. (the acronym – not the singer)

Living/working without a nanny is, to say the least, a challenge. Mentally, Marc and I are drained. And then you add the physical element of taking turns wrestling with a toddler – we are just pooped. Hence, the lack of attention to the blog. I have many, many drafts about this whirlwind summer saved – [...]