I have been married 12 years. And I am happy. My brother has been married 18 years. And he is happy. My sister has been married 22 years. And she is happy. I truly believe this is because we learned ...
First of all, thank you all so much for your lovely comments on my last post! I have to say, writing the Moments is one of my favorite things – maybe I’ll include them here on the blog mo...
We walked back from the market, he carrying the tote full of herbs and cheese and ice cream, me pulling off bits of baguette – one for him, one for me. I realized that I had dreamed of this mom...
We’ve had such a great weekend! On Friday we traipsed around Austin, having snacks and drinks and desserts and chats. On Saturday, Aimee and J came over for snacks and drinks, and we stayed up ...
Today I’m thinking about home and hospitality. See that beautiful spread of food? That’s what my friend Kate offered me and a friend when we stopped by for a chat. I love this photo so mu...
I just wanted to share a few photos from the Tipsy Texan Derby Day party this past Saturday. It’s always so much fun to dress up and drink mint juleps and watch the Dizzy Derby. You can see the...
So it’s done! On Tuesday, I submitted the manuscript for my second book. Quite crazy, if you ask me. To celebrate, I baked a cake. Specifically, this Juicy Sour Lemon Cake from Photisserie. I t...
Hey guys! I actually took video snapshots of my weekend! This little video is for my new pal Sarah (it was great to meet you on Friday!). Highlights: Friday: We checked out Jodi and Rosie’s awe...
Because my words are all used up today. I hope you’re all having a wonderful weekend!♥
These days I feel a little like Dory, having to remind myself to just keep swimming. Each day I drag myself out of bed, head to job #1, work on job #2, write the book, and collapse into bed. BUT! By ...
Sometimes I get caught up in little icky things, and so I forget about big awesome things. Things I Get Caught Up In Ugh, I can’t believe I have to work (write) ALL weekend. Omigosh I have so m...
It’s true love because he makes my favorite kind of fresh juices in the mornings and leaves them in the refrigerator for me. It reminds me of one of my favorite poems, True Love by Judith Viors...
I saw a bumper sticker that said: If you think you feel good, wait until you feel me. I laughed so hard. Last night I was looking through my Menu Design in America book (I LOVE this book), and I saw ...
This is Cowgirl (and my friend N., who has the most awesome rabbit ring). I’ve been seeing a lot of this cute puppy lately with my new F&D gig, and I’m completely smitten with her. S...
I celebrated my 34th birthday this weekend… all weekend long. On Friday we started with lunch at Home Slice, then dinner with Chad and Linds at Fabi + Rosi. Chef Wolfgang brought out glasses of...
Dear Bluebonnets, You’re pretttttty. Dear Husband, Thank you for taking me out for walks and picnics and cappuccinos and chili-cheese fries and movies and snow cones and fun. All my base are be...
One of our new favorite spots in town is Drink.Well. It’s a cute little bar on North Loop that serves excellent cocktails and awesome snacks. Last time we visited, I had the Dead Man’s Pa...
One-man band = courage So SXSW is over – this year it seemed to go by really quickly! We usually stay away from the crowds for most of the week, but we try to walk downtown at least once during...
Hey guys! It’s time for another weekend video! Details: On Friday, we had a long, lovely dinner at Fabi + Rosi. We visited their chickens, sat on the patio under the chandelier, and chatted wit...
I recently downloaded the Cinemagram app. I was so excited about making animated gifs, and then I kind of forgot about it. So far I just have this one of Roux. I plan to make more gifs soon! I starte...
Somehow my blogiversary slipped by without me realizing it. I have been blogging for SEVEN years. Isn’t that crazy? I don’t even know how to celebrate it. But I do want to thank all of yo...
Hi peeps! Today Justin and I are reminiscing about the toys we had as kids. Justin started with Battle Beasts – sometimes he’ll randomly say, “Wood! Wood beats water!!!” So he...
Dear Husband, I love it when I fall asleep in your arms and then your muscles start to twitch and then your arm shoots up and smacks me in the face. It’s cute. Dear Sagra, Thank you for a lovel...
Last night I had this for dinner, and now it’s my favorite thing. Toasted bread topped with white beans (olive oil, garlic, canned cannelini beans, tarragon) and an egg fried in duck fat. I thi...
On Leap Day, 2012… Roux watched the birds and squirrels from inside the screen door. We heard the doves: bee DOO, doooo, doooo. I learned about vocal fry, which I’m fairly certain I’...
Hi guys, guess what?! I was published in Remedy Quarterly!! I’m so excited! I have every issue published so far, and I wait impatiently for it to arrive in the mail every quarter. And since I l...
Tonight I am sitting on the couch, listening to Andrew Bird’s new album and feeling tipsy on life. Tonight I am remembering our October trip to New England years ago. Seeing billions of red and...
Hi everybody! I only captured a few small moments of this weekend. We had a lovely dinner at Justine’s on Friday night, then watched Contagion at home (seriously freaky movie). Saturday was waf...
Everybody! I’m going to be participating in this cool project called Two Twenty-Nine. Margo and Jennifer are working on their senior honors thesis, and they’ll be putting together a journ...
I’ve created a new playlist, with songs that inspire me to break the rules, for one reason or another. Enjoy!♥ Breakin’ the Rules from cryskie on 8tracks. Breakin’ the Rules ...
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