Monthly Archives: September 2012

And the Mighty Summit Bag Winner Is…

September 24th, 2012

#90. Nine. Oh. Robyn who wants to take a super cheesy photo of herself at Platform 9 3/4 at King’s Cross! (London Transit put up a little memorial to Harry Potter at King’s Cross station in honor of all the Potter fans that go there every year!) She’s also making 10,000 hats for 10,000 people. Check her [...]

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Fall: Day 2. Porch Flowers.

September 23rd, 2012

While Fall is traditionally a season of change, a transformative and colorful transition into winter…around here, Fall just just means things are less dead. People say in Texas there aren’t seasons, and that’s not exactly true. There are four seasons in Texas: Cold (January-Febuary) Nice (March-April) Horrible (May-August) And Football (September-December) We’re now entering Football [...]

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Fall: Day 1. Olympic Party.

September 22nd, 2012

We are celebrating Harry’s 2,555 days here on the Earth (and seventh birthday) with an Olympic party. We threw around a lot of ideas for a birthday party this year, but, in the end, a jumpapalooza at the local jumping joint won his heart and won the day. It was epic. This one was tricky [...]

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2,555 Days

September 22nd, 2012

  It’s hard to remember life before 2,555 days ago. Happy Birthday, Little Man. Here’s to Seven.

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Mighty Summit Giftbag FTW.

September 19th, 2012

Today, Maggie and I are all giving away giant gift bags of awesome that were given at Mighty Summit. With lots of treats. Treats that you’ll actually use and wear and read and love. We’re giving away two bags (each of us is giving away one)….and each bag full is worth over $750. That’s right. So let’s talk [...]

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Friday Night Lights Chicken + Corn Chili

September 18th, 2012

It’s football season around here…even though it’s still triple digit degrees…so, to fake myself out, I made some football chili that isn’t really hot. In fact, it’s kind of summery. See what I did there? Best of both worlds, y’all. Here you go. WHAT YOU’LL NEED 2 tbsp olive oil 1 qt chicken broth 2 [...]

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And Then I Totally Broke My Butt.

September 17th, 2012

(Photos, above and below, by the great Karen Walrond) So about a month ago, a few days before I left for ALT NYC, I was barefoot in my kitchen, moving too quickly and making Harry some cereal, when I slipped and (because my hands were holding a ceramic bowl full of milk and cereal) landed flat [...]

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And Then Sometimes You Find Yourself Watching Two Of Your Best Friends On The Katie Show On The Same Day. Weird.

September 13th, 2012

You know that thing, when you’re sitting in one of your best friend’s living rooms, talking with her and one of your other best friends about their upcoming year and stuff, and then you blink, and it’s a few months later, and you’re sitting with them right before they each go on the Katie Couric [...]

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The New School Year.

September 7th, 2012

All week  long, my Instagram has been full of small smiling faces, a little scared excited, strapped into oversized backpacks, headed back to school. And I get it. I feel the same way. Harry started school a week and a half ago, but we’re just now (kind of) settling into a groove. The loose schedule [...]

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