Category: Random Thoughts
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A day in the life of a happy person
Yesterday I rode my bike to the bed and breakfast, to see whether it would be do-able for me. I was there in 15 minutes. How cool is that? It was a great ride, too…it’s still not excruciatingly hot outside, so it was nice and cool, and the breeze was perfect. On the way back, […]
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My new adventure
Sorry for the blue not-so-great photo above, but I just had to post something before I exploded, and it’s the only picture I had. What you see before you is my new place of employment…or one of them anyway. I am now cooking and serving breakfast at two bed and breakfasts just a few minutes […]
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In the rough
This weekend we went camping for the first time in forever. We slept in a tent, snuggled in sleeping bags, toasted marshmallows, cooked over an open fire, went hiking, swam at the springs, and had a great time. I’ll post more about it later, but for tonight, I’m exhausted, and I have an early morning […]
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Wishing
Last night I was treated to a wonderful birthday dinner with my husband and a few of my close friends. After a scrumptious dinner at East Side Cafe (I gorged on the brie and chutney appetizer), we went to Chad and Lindsay’s home for a homemade, chocolatey yummy birthday cake prepared by (who else?) Leti. […]
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Happy birthday to me…
Just me, wishing myself a happy birthday. Today I’m 27. Much closer to 30 than 20. Getting a little scraggly around the edges, maybe some wrinkles? Last night I dreamt that I found a white hair on my head and said, “My first white hair! And on my birthday even!” I was not happy about […]
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Que chulita!
My family came to visit us this weekend. My mom, my dad, my sister, and her two children all piled into my dad’s new truck and drove seven hours just to hang out with us for a while. We shopped and ate and talked and hugged and had an all-around good time. It was a […]
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Just another day
So I guess Roux likes towels. First he christened our towel-rug, and now he’s taken over our towel basket. He curls up in it and sleeps there, and we end up having to wash the towels since they’re covered with Roux hair. Today I took Justin to the orthopedist, who said he had chipped part […]
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No more monkeys jumping on the bed.
Justin had never heard this little nursery rhyme: Ten little monkeys jumping on the bed One fell off and broke his head Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” He went mountain biking on Sunday on a pretty tough trail, and ended up with the above fractured […]
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Real beauty
I’ve really been enjoying my time off from work. It’s only been a few days, but I feel so much more relaxed, so much more in tune with my little world. Why is it that we allow life to happen around us, and often are too busy to notice? Already, the trees are starting to […]
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A typical Austin weekend
photo by justin Whew! We tired ourselves out this weekend, traveling anywhere our little feet would take us. Our weekend really started Thursday night, with a dinner on our tiny patio with Chad and Lindsay. I made Portobello Mushroom Fajitas (from Cooking Light’s January 2005 issue) with cilantro black beans and whole-wheat tortillas. Lindsay brought […]