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Happy Christmas

Posted on December 27th, 2006

Christmas in Austin this year: **Rainy days **Stockings for me, Justin, and Roux with little goodies inside **Baking mom’s sugar cookies and smothering them with frosting and sprinkles, a collaborative artistic effort **Cinnamon rolls and knitting on Christmas morning **Wonderful gifts, including a gift card to Barnes & Noble (Oh, how I love books) and workout wear **This fabulous book in the mail from my friend Connie…handmade and gorgeous… and filled with her own tried-and-true handwritten recipes and photographs **Missing my family like crazy **Enjoying my home and the absence of stressful travel **Love, and loss, and coping and friendship (thanks, guys)

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Sending out cheer

Posted on December 19th, 2006

This year, Justin and I decided to make our own Christmas cards. I don’t send cards out every year…some years Christmas sneaks up on me and is over before I know it, and most years we head to West Texas to be with parents and it seems there’s not enough time for holiday preparations. Since we’re staying in Austin this year, we’ve decorated the apartment, put up stockings (even one for Roux!), and sent out cards. It’s been so much fun! I found the idea and instructions for this project here. I gathered the ribbon and blank cards from Hobby Lobby, and used pinking shears to make the ribbon edges a bit more fun. Justin has been wanting to sew on paper for ages,…

Week in review

Posted on December 17th, 2006

So it’s probably obvious by now that my posting is going to be more sporadic. I just can’t seem to fit computer time in each day! I’m working on it, though. For now, a few highlights: *Evenings on the treadmill, the bikes, and the climbing wall at our fabulous gym. *A yummy dinner at Galaxy Cafe and an evening stroll to the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar with Leti. Remembering how much I love Jimmy LaFave’s voice. *Time spent with my nephew, Gary. A tour of the state capitol and a tiny snow globe souvenir. Some time at the insanely crowded Toy Joy (below), where we picked up a few dragon temporary tattoos. A stop at Petsmart, and dealing with the desire to bring a pet…

Pasta with mushrooms

Posted on December 11th, 2006

Another busy week…seriously, folks, there is just too much life to live in this short time we have! We’ve been crafting a few things (which I’ll be able to show you probably tomorrow), and visiting with friends and exercising…yes, me! Exercising! Justin and I joined a little gym a few blocks from our home, and I’m loving it. It’s small and cozy, but stuffed with equipment. Aside from the regular treadmills and elliptical machines and weight machines, there are pilates rooms and yoga rooms and martial arts rooms and cycling rooms and rock climbing areas and swimming pools…it’s much bigger than it seems. Who knew that I’d one day like going to a gym? I think I’d still have a hard time in a…