Long Weekend in Photos

Happy 2015! I hope you had a great New Year's and weekend. I've never been much for New Year's Eve and an 11-week-old baby gives us a good excuse to stay home. I stirred up a couple of red currant and champagne cocktails and made hoppin' john on New Year's Day. Over the weekend, we ventured out to some coffee shops, including the charming Seventh Flag. We're still on a caffeine kick after our time in the Pacific Northwest, and it seems that a latte a day keeps falling asleep on the couch at 9pm away.

Lately

Harrison turned 1 month old yesterday. I really love spending my days with this sweet boy. I'm just head over heels for him. And even though I feel like an outing to Target is a crowning achievement, I'm gradually beginning to find my footing in motherhood. I took this photo of Jonah and Harrison a couple weeks ago. Harrison looks so tiny, I can't even take it. This is basically what our life looks like lately, catching up on sleep whenever possible and snuggling with baby boy. Thanks for bearing with me and the intermittent blogging. I hope to have a semblance of a schedule in the very near future, and I'm excited for some holiday posts, gift guides, Christmas sweets, all my favorite stuff.

This weekend, we're packing up the car and driving to Savannah to spend Thanksgiving week with my family. I'm pretty sure we're crazy to drive 17 hours with an infant and a dog, but I'll let you know just how crazy once we get there. Anyway, I'm really excited about introducing Harrison to his great-grandmothers ... and also for sweet potato casserole.

Weekend in Photos

I'm not sure if I've gotten lazy about taking pictures over the weekend or if they just haven't been especially photogenic lately, but it's nice to have something to share today. Since the doctor said "any day now," we finally got our act together assembling the crib and installing the car seat. So the hard part's over, right? ;) I was craving waffles, so we had a tasty brunch at Trace and a walk/waddle around downtown. And we've been taking Zuzu out as often as we can to get out some of that puppy energy. It's been so nice to have even slightly cooler weather. Fall in Texas might be just my speed.

Weekend in Photos

I hope you don't mind my weekend recap being a day late. Things are starting to slow down around here, especially me and my brain. We enjoyed hot dogs and a game of Connect Four at Man Bites Dog, which has become an occasional tradition. I especially like the fact that they have a hot dog called the Abe Froman on the menu, which I am obligated to order due to my love of Ferris Bueller. I made this tasty peach and blackberry crumble, did some shopping for baby stuff and had another puppy class with Zuzu, who is getting big way too fast!

Weekend in Photos

We squeezed in donuts, Planet of the Apes, Chinese food and house-hunting this weekend, but all in about four-hour increments so we could check in on Zuzu. We've become puppy parents. We found a field for her to run in and none of us lasted long in the Texas heat, but it was great to give her plenty of space to play. It's amazing how a puppy has changed our routine. I can only imagine what a baby will do.

Weekend in Photos

I can't remember the last time Jonah and I had one of our weekend brunches, so we finally made it happen. It was so nice to relax and not talk about houses and apartments and moving for a while over pancakes and eggs benedict. We watched a few World Cup matches, spent some time outside (the flowers are bursting out all over the place) and went shopping for our other new arrival. A couple months ago I said it's the year of everything all at once. I wasn't kidding. We've got a new puppy headed our way, and we're so excited! I can't wait to introduce her to y'all later this week!

Weekend in Photos

Jonah and I are celebrating our seventh anniversary today! For the last couple months, life has been good but hectic and unpredictable. We're still living half-unpacked in a temporary apartment -- it's a saga -- and spending our weekends navigating the home-buying process. Since this will be our first home purchase, we're learning as we go and discussing our major life decisions over burgers, tacos and frozen treats. We've definitely had a lesson in patience since all we want is to get settled in somewhere, but at the same time, we're feeling blessed and taken care of and grateful for each other and the little one who will soon be joining our party of two.

Finding Favorites

We've been visiting coffee shops in Austin in the afternoons trying to find places that feel comfortable and charming and serve up deliciousness. This week, we discovered Once Over Coffee Bar, and it fit the bill. There's a whole outdoor deck surrounded by trees, and I'm wishing I had another one of those frozen chai lattes right about now. It's been added to my mental list of favorites.

Sign of the Times

Jonah and I have been taking iPhone photos of signs almost every time we're out in Austin. No surprise that they're all food-related, but I like how they also capture the beautiful weather we've been having. Clearly, Austin has been treating us (and our stomachs) well.

Weekend in Photos

I had to work this weekend, which wasn't the way I wanted to spend Easter, but I took plenty of breaks for tea and handfuls of malted milk chocolate eggs. Jonah and I made a point to cram in lots of fun during the evenings with a walk by Town Lake, a tasty dinner at Uchi and some frozen custard. Hope you had a lovely Easter weekend!

Weekend in Photos

It was a small town Texas weekend for us. We met up with some friends in Lockhart for barbecue-eating at Black's, the oldest bbq restaurant in Texas, and then headed to Gruene to hear some live music and lounge around by the Guadalupe River. This Texas living is still so novel to me, and I'm loving every minute of it.