December 2011

• Books: City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass
• K&A to airport; errands; put up xmas lights; B off hunting w/ dad
• Tamale day at Granny's. Mom & J come out (see xmas decor, Chili's, The Santa Clause).
• Weather: 80s-50s
• Cold (40s-50s feels like 30s, low 30s at night). Pick up K&A. Errands (HPB, Kirklands). BJH concert. Dig through new cookbooks w/ B.
• HS's jazz concert
• Mouth sore
• ES's dance recital
• Doc appt (mouth)
• BF out to visit (Salata, World Market, Memorial City Mall, Los Cucos, GoodReads)
• LSSB holiday concert & B's family afterward. B & I play horns together at home.
• Sick
• Avatar
• TS's ornament party w/ mom.
• fb timeline. Cranberry & Pear Crumble.
• Granny, Aunt J&C, mom, dad, J visit house & see J's car. Hang out at mom/dad's (hang out, piano, JS & GS & JR get furniture, dinner, crumble). Nutcracker (netflix) w/ B.
• End Mad Men marathon. Play horn w/ B
• Xmas shopping all over the place. Wrapping presents (8-12:30).
• Cookie party at my house (JR, B mom, RS, HS, CS, ES, B, my mom stop by)
• Penelope. Chuy's (& house, sparkling wine, & Skip-Bo) w/ TL & B. "Decorating" Aunt C's house w/ TL, B, HS, & RS.
• Christmas Eve -- Christmas w/ the Kranks, baking, getting ready; Granny's (no J) @ 445, w/ Kylie
• Christmas Day -- my parents' (facetime w/ J) @ 930, B's parents' @ 1145, B's extended family's @ 330, w/ Kylie
• Salata. Rock climbing, crumble, Los Cucos, Band of Brothers w/ TL. Pick up J @ airport, spend night.
• To Katy w/ J -- possible but eventually no family xmas, dry cleaning, car wash, DSW, Willy Wonka. Star Wars Episode V w/ B.
• Christmas w/ family, grill deer burgers. MI:4 @ Alamo w/ B, J, & TL.
• B build bookshelves
• Huntsville State Park w/ B & TL. Weather highs 75-80. Back to house. Fill bookshelves. Los Cucos. B & TL build new grill.
• New Year's Eve -- LM & CA out; Cheddar's w/ LM, CA, & B; TL join; Daiquiri Hut; Logo board game; XBOX Kinect dancing; buy fireworks; Cici's; Kinect; JS join; fireworks; JS leave; clean up; sleep over
• Resume pills

November 2011

• Books: Through the Looking Glass, City of Bones
• Chuy's w/ B (ran into A.B.)
• Early morning contractor mtg.
• Paranormal Activity 3 w/ J @ Studio Movie Grill (+ Sweet Genius)
• JM & CJ visit + Los Cucos. Shopping trip w/ B (O.N., Home Depot, Best Buy, Home Goods) & Jason's Deli. B parents visit.
• JH region auditions / end of that music
• Texas Roadhouse w/ B
• Errands all day (Chase, Kirklands, Home Goods, BB&B, Pier 1, JCI, Hobby Lobby, Target)
• Panera & HEB w/ B
• Errands after the Y (Michaels, Home Goods, Target, car wash, Randalls). More unpacking & setting up (beds, media).
• Move G+J. Really bad case of food poisoning for 48 hours. Miss Aunt CG's party, miss LSSB.
• The September Issue. Transformers (partial).
• Uncle MH's funeral service; Katz's w/ mom, dad, J, Rach, & B
• CA & LM stay over (Chili's, zoo, YouTube, Los Cucos, Guesstures, SNL, Red Oak Grill, Memorial City Mall: Sephora, James Avery, B&BW, Starbucks)
• Los Cucos (to go) & Date Night movie w/ B
• Beck out to stay -- then J truck problems, Salata, J apt, Luggage store, World Market, Katy. J spend night (HEB, choc chip cookies, wine, B cook sweet potatoes).
• Thanksgiving -- Granny's then B family. Watch last UT/A&M rivalry football game.
• McD + early move J out of apt (w/ mom, B, & J); car shopping/purchase w/ mom, dad, & J; leftover T-giving food w/ mom, dad, B, & J. Home Depot w/ B & JS + visiting at the house.
• Put up Christmas tree & decorations
• Cyber Monday
• Panera Bread, Garden Ridge, Hobby Lobby w/ B; The Queen
• Target & Walmart (more house & xmas stuff). J quick trip to Vegas.

October 2011

• Books: Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass
• Moving day! Kylie moving/claw fiasco.
• LSSB sectional
• More new clarinet students. Fridge technician. Kitty meds.
• Kylie pill trials. Trip to the vet.
• Dad visit. TV stuff return. Book hunt (BC library, HPB). Poblano's w/ B + cleaning the old apt w/ B & Rach (see new house).
• Swollen, itchy eyelid
• Jordan out, help w/ his resume
• Lots of rain. Arby's + buy living room sofa/chair/ottoman w/ B
• Cooler weather (70s-90s)
• 1st lawn mowing, lasagna
• Decorate for Halloween
• SA girls' weekend -- w/ L: Hoarders, Guillermo's, haunted coke, Quarry, Loft, The Last Airbender, Fray chat; w/ L & BF: Urban Taco, McNay, Obsessed, Longhorn Cafe; w/ L: Scrabble, Roseanne, South Park
• LSSB concert. B's fam house + C&D (fajitas, choc sheet cake).
• Los Cucos dinner date w/ K&A (& of course B)
• B golf lessons w/ my parents
• B gone for work/golf. -- Mom brings over Fazoli's for dinner one night. Mad Men marathon.
• Philosophy Great Skin Is In
• Errands w/ B: Lowes, Home Depot, BB&B, Target
• Take Kylie out in backyard in her harness; floor mopping (don't like cleaner's smell); Dynamo game, mosquitoes
• Los Cucos w/ B; Food, Inc.
• Alarm & pest appts. Haircut.
• Return Great Skin Is In -> Clinique Acne Solutions system & Even Better moisturizer
• HS over for physics w/ B. Cold front (50s!).
• Furniture delivery. Los Cucos w/ B. Misery.
• Major unpacking. Rach out to visit (Garden Center, Cracker Barrel, Paranormal Activity 2).
• Mom out for coffee/kolaches. GS borrow boxes. The Strangers w/ B. LSSB xmas music.
• Halloween! -- cancel lessons. The Addams Family, Teen Witch, Hocus Pocus. Trick-or-treaters. HS & RS surprise visit + pumpkin cheesecake & pumpkin beer. B make Kylie upset over outside cat.

September 2011

• Books: Say You're One of Them, The Maze Runner
• Buy mattress. The Adjustment Bureau.
• To Katy (mom can walk in boot again; clean house w/ Rach; dinner with fam + B & Rach; to B's fam house on RS's bday: Pictionary + Rach). Beginner clarinet calls.
• Trip to San Marcos for outlet mall (PB outlet, W-S outlet, Calphalon outlet), a bit sick. More furniture shopping. Poblano's.
• Many Texas wildfires
• Labor Day -- measure some rooms; furniture & fridge shopping, buy fridge; HP7.2 w/ mom & J
• Philosophy On A Clear Day
• Fire alarm testing, ugh
• Wildfire smoke allergies
• Shopping date w/ K (McD; Gallery; Ashley; Starbucks; PB; Galleria: Dillard's, Macy's, Apple). To Katy for HS's 21st bday (including JS breathing fire).
• No Schlitterbahn (wildfire smoke). Lazy day + Macy's (some returns). Poblano's. J to training again for 2 mo.
• George Bush Park on fire. Everwood w/ B (partially again).
• Final walk-through on the house. Blinds measurements. The Matrix. Tangled. Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words.
• Errands (bed change, blinds, Macy's returns), HPBks, Poblano's. RS & JS over (visit, McD ice cream cones, Deal or No Deal Wii).
• Lots of Pandora showtunes
• "Failed" shopping w/ B (Room Store, Chair King, Sears, Big Lots), groceries. LSSB social. Macy's order.
• New fall TV premieres
• HPBks. R2G trip w/ B. Olive Garden. Kitty Caps.
• House walk-through check
• Dripping Springs day trip (McD; B&N; BF+BF reception, see their fams & BW+KW, fajitas/Chuy's; McD drive home fries/shakes)
• Fridge delivery. B & his dad install blinds.
• Bedroom furniture delivery (minus dresser)
• Packing like a crazy person all day, but a lot of progress. Mattress delivery.
• New mouthpiece! :)
• Crazy packing again & B help. Bad allergies.

August 2011

• Books: American Gods, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Say You're One of Them
• Record heat
• Mom's foot surgery (10:30a/12:30p, 5GB&F, Ulta, balloons, visits, spend night). Dad's bday (@ hospital most day). Back to Katy (Chick-fil-a, Roseanne, part of Beauty & the Beast, read/color/Sodoku, part Blank Check, Panera). To Katy (King Arthur).
• Mad Men
• Errands. B back.
• Dad's family bday party (hot dogs, cake, cigar presents). Unsuccessful trip to VS w/ B. Bad Kylie carrier experience. Los Cucos (to go).
• To Katy after lessons but not needed long. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas w/ B. Lots of Pinterest.
• Mom's doc appt. New burgundy hard cast. (Randall's.)
• To Katy again (Panda Express, TV, reading). Cracker Barrel w/ B.
• To Katy w/ B (Starbucks; Wii: Mousetrap, Clue, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Deal or ND; Subway; Skip-Bo; laundry). Big Fish.
• B's family's house -- donut party. Poblano's w/ B.
• House searching, continued... Jason's Deli w/ B.
• Foundation: Acne Solutions -> Superbalanced
• To Katy again (Wii: Super Mario Bros., Lego HP; TV; meals) & again (groceries; Wii: Mario Kart, Super Mario Bros., Lego HP; make dinner & dessert)
• Not Katy: cleaning, groceries, cookies (chocolate chip lover's chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin w/ cinnamon, & peanut butter-chocolate oatmeal drop cookies) for J, Express w/ J. J spend night. Take to airport @ 3:30-4 am. To Katy again (doc appt, get air boot; get J's truck; bank; McD; Wii: Mario Kart, Super Mario Bros.; B over & Las Mananitas).
• Still record heat
• Bad acne, ugh
• House search (maybe...?) + Sonic. Big Brother, Perfume: Story of a Murderer.
• Look @ house again w/ our parents (minus my working dad). To Katy bit (Wii games w/ mom). LSSB start.
• House offer & acceptance + mtg to sign. Rush to lessons (no shows). Get Chick-fil-a for my mom.
• New yoga time w/ RS
• Alero broken side mirror
• Pick up J from airport. J spend night. ... A+B 6 mo anniv. House mtg. To Katy (Music/FedEx, Panera). Furniture browsing w/ B. Cheesecake Factory to go. The Proposal. ... Back to the Future. More furniture browsing. More record heat (car temp reading 112).
• Rach stop by
• Mattress shopping & research (ugh!)

July 2011

• Books: American Gods
• Downton Abbey. Julie & Julia. Cobbler & pie.
• New yoga mat delivered. Chuy's to go. The Killers. Twilight Eclipse movie.
• Macy's suit shopping w/ my fam + J @ apt a bit. LSSB patriotic concert. Juarez (Mexican food) w/ B fam + T. Settlers of Catan, brownies, & DK Wii w/ B, T, & JS.
• The Fourth of July. Kick-Ass. B list. B's family house -- kitchen remodel, 42, fireworks ban.
• Chicago movie w/ B
• Power outage over thunderstorm (finally rain in this drought)
• Macy's (lighter Clinique foundation & powder); C&B (toaster exchange); PB (browse)
• Girls' night (& B in Galveston) w/ HS & RS -- Cheddar's, nails, Skip-bo, brownies, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
• Big Brother
• Laundry; B back; The Time Traveler's Wife movie. Piano duets & recorder/piano. Sports Academy. Tossed.
• B parents re-do kitchen (granite done, tile samples)
• Butter pecan cupcakes. Star Wars (Episode IV).
• Foundation: Superbalanced -> Acne Solutions
• Everything Is Illuminated movie. Poblano's. Narnia 3.
• Out to J's for the day w/ mom -- grocery store, cooking several meals, cleaning the apt/laundry, surprise dinner w/ J. Billy Elliot w/ B.
• HP7.2 in IMAX 3D w/ B, J, & J's friend V. Cheddar's & HPBks w/ B. JCrew order.
• Chuy's. House search frustration/lease renewal rates.
• UH "tour" w/ HS (& JS)
• 127 Hours w/ B
• Iced Applesauce Oatmeal Cookies. B to Galveston. Revolutionary Road.
• To CA's house in PTX/ATX w/ L (dinner at Shady Grove w/ CA's friends E & J, and BB/BF; Smart Ass game)
• Center Stage w/ B
• B's dad's bday. The Darjeeling Limited (myself). B family party. Swing by my parents' house for notarization.
• Bingo w/ K (& CS & D, & DR & A)
• B to CO. Power outages. Changing email address. The Pianist.
• Target/Home Goods. Love and Other Drugs. High School Musical.
• Getting sick? To Katy w/ fam (roast, piano, Sorry, Texas Hold 'Em, popcorn, Big Brother).

June 2011

• Books: Water for Elephants, American Gods
• Link RIP
• Renew short lease; end of regular lessons; Jim Gaffigan
• 42 @ B's family house
• Pool w/ B, nap. R's grad party (nachos, 42).
• Temp officially hits 105 -- although typically 95-101
• J out for a bit (Donkey Kong Wii, linguine)
• Keeping kitchen tidier w/ B
• Join Y. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest.
• Organize favorite recipes. Music stores errands. Jason's Deli. X-Men. Food Matters.
• Errands w/ J: HPBks, Wendy's, RBC, C&B, HEB, Wet Hot American Summer. Packing for summer trip. Gummy vitamins.
• Summer trip to SA (Schulenberg mtg, bakery, San Marcos river, Thor, hot dogs; mom's bday, Fiesta Texas, pool, spaghetti; New Braunfels short trip to bakery & see river & leave early w/ B, Twilight movie, Thor, part of LOTR, leave for home)
• Pinterest. Freakonomics.
• Lunch date w/ K -- D'Amico's, VS. Lasanga House w/ B & Eat Pray Love.
• Pretty Little Liars returns. Netflix ratings (partial).
• Deep clean apt. JS visit (Yao's, X-Men prequel, Donkey Kong Wii).
• House search #2. Los Cucos.
• ANTM marathon
• Family party for father's day, mom's bday, & J's bday
• YMCA -- yoga, bikes/ellipticals/weights, bodyvive, pilates
• SA: Clueless, fast food, When in Rome, Mamacita's, the Quarry, Logan's, errands, ravioli, My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, 16 & Pregnant, errands, nails
• BB's bachelorette party -- New Braunfels w/ LM, BHW, JM (winery, hotel, pool, Gristmill, Gruene, IHOP)
• Twilight New Moon movie. Jason's Deli, Superbad, McD cones, & Iron Man 2 w/ B.
• Baking bread
• House search #3. Los Cucos to go.

May 2011

• Books: Twilight, Home Buying for Dummies, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, The Alchemist, Water for Elephants
• Cool front (70s, 50s)
• Beck's final dress fitting (& lunch @ FH subs) + Cracker Barrel & Walmart w/ B
• Michigan -- UC, Rach's graduation, family time
• Weather back in 90s
• Busy end-of-school lessons (scales, etudes, solos, ensembles...)
• Diet A&W Cream Sodas
• R's ACC graduation (late evening)
• Staying up til 4-5 am, getting up 9-9:30 am
• Beck's rehearsal & rehearsal dinner (BBQ) (mid 90s) + staying at the hotel
• Beck's wedding day! -- getting ready at JWM, to Brennan's, ceremony, reception (UC) (mid 80s)
• LSSB concert (big band) + G & J's bday party
• Chuy's
• Netflix
• Weeds
• Realtor stuff
• lunch date w/ K (Panera, Sephora, DSW, Jamba)
• Rex RIP
• Lipstick
• SA trip -- L's bday, PF Changs, shopping (BB&B, B&N, Humidor, Lowes, Chick-fil-a, HPBks,...), The Other Guys, Stone Werks w/ the W's, visiting, etc.
• B in LSSB (patriot music)
• My So-Called Life
• Shutter Island, The Young Victoria
• Alero A/C fixed
• Realtor selection, house search
• The Sorority Wars
• SYTYCD
• Registry stuff
• Helvetica
• Looking @ houses round #1
• Family reunion, 42; Daniel Tossin, Craig Ferguson
• Practicing my horn w/ B; Carrabbas & Bridesmaids w/ Beck
• Skins
• Planning BB's bachelorette party
• Chuy's, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

April 2011

• Books: Bonk: The Curious Couple of Science & Sex, Neverwhere, Twilight
• Spider on the wall nighttime drama
• "Down On Me" - Jermiah, 50 Cent
• Shopping for Beck's shower supplies
• Housing loan pre-qualification
• Preparing for Beck's shower, trip to Grammie's; B's mom's UIL, Fuddruckers; Kroger trips, balloons, flowers, lemon bars (3.5 hrs of sleep)
• Beck's bridal shower! (followed by a night of 12 hrs of sleep)
• Furniture research
• "Wedding World Headquarters" / helping Beck get wedding organized; leave after Tues work, drive back midnight early Fri, wiper fluid issues
• Final big apt cleaning
• Weather in the upper 80s
• Wedding pics upload
• "Girl's weekend"/24 hrs w/ BB & LM -- lunch, Wii, hang around, TJ Maxx/Home Goods/Target, internet, Los Cucos, Settlers of Catan, BS & BB triathlon, Kolache Factory & car-cleaning w/ L, West Oaks, Applebee's
• Mom's sprained ankle @ golf tournament
• Kylie's 4th bday
• Miss rehearsal; Academy & car washing w/ J, dinner w/ fam, looking @ wedding & honeymoon pics
• Black Swan
• DL change, homemade banana cream pie
• Bank name change & wedding supply returns
• JS's family bday party
• MS 150 (BS & JK cycling)
• Really bad allergies/throat
• Lunch & gown fitting w/ Beck
• Weather in the 90s
• Heroes marathons w/ B
• Breakdown & chocolate cake
• J out for 1/2 weekend -- oatmeal-chocolate chip cookies for J, Hot Fuzz, SNES, his cuticle, cleaning his truck, Which Wich
• Sat Easter w/ B's family -- hang out, dinner, dye eggs
• Sun Easter w/ my family -- PF Changs, Howard Hughes cemetery, J's apt, Inglourious Basterds, dye eggs
• Frantic shopping day; H's jazz concert, Cracker Barrel
• Incredibly windy
• Beck's bachelorette party -- Westin, Domain, Starbucks, Origins, JCrew, dance class, Trudy's; Mimi's, DSW, Sam Moon, spa, NxNW, visit, wine, pool; pizza

March 2011

• Books: The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B, The Help, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science & Sex
• HONEYMOON (IAH, LAX, Maui, car rental, check in; my 26 bday, donuts, beach, pool, surfing, Chinese, ice cream, cheesecake, nap/sleep; read @ pool, Duke's, driving, Jamba, movies, groceries, 27 Dresses, Hula Grill; early beach, Macy's, rainforest hike, swim in waterfalls, fresh plantation fruit, Starbucks, reading, sushi; reading, paninis, driving, souvenirs, mall, Starbucks, reading, beach, whale watching, Social Network, homemade spaghetti; snorkeling, beach, pool, Duke's, reading/pool, Aloha dinner; pack, driving, Aquarium, pizza, Starbucks, shopping, airports, overnight flight)
• Super affectionate Kylie
• Wedding presents
• Top cake tier
• Gutting apt
• My family bday party w/ B's family (buttered pecan)
• Becky's shower planning
• J out biking w/ B, made them dinner, LSSB
• Lunch/shopping/hang out w/ K
• Writing thank you notes (pre-writing)
• Shopping; JS out to have dinner, Wii (HP, Sonic Colors, Kirby Epic Yarn), brownies
• JCI & Aeros game w/ KA & AA (& their friends)
• Driving around looking @ neighborhoods; hanging out w/ B's family; ice cream cones
• Anxiously awaiting invitations to come in for me to address/mail; post office trip; addressing/mailing; done!
• McD ice cream cones obsession
• Ulta trip
• Day w/ my dad -- ENT appt, JCI, visiting, internet searches, sitting outside, street tennis; Taco C w/ parents
• Bad eye allergies! and UC issues
• Wedding pics proofs
• Reorganizing the guest closet w/ B; J out (Poblano's, Wii, SNES)
• Date night -- sushi, The Fighter
• Shopping for bridal shower supplies
• B 28 bday -- Cheesecake Factory, homemade vanilla pound cake, Easy A
• Wedding pics in

February 2011

• Books: How to Plan an Elegant Wedding in 6 Months, The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B
• Cold weather storm (75+F -> 25-F with 35 mph gusts)
• Thank yous
• New makeup
• Bachelorette party (weekend @ RG's w/ K; lunch @ RG's, mani/pedi, hotel, party, Ritas, wine/bar, club Taboo; sick)
• Broken clarinet joint cork
• Dress fitting #2 & bustle
• Ordered wedding party gifts
• Mem City shopping trip (ON, Gap, F21, AE, Starbucks, VS, Sephora, etc.)
• Errands + True Grit (w/ mom & dad) + Berryhill (w/ mom, dad, B) + digging through old photos
• Spring clean the apt
• Valentine's Day -- homemade stuffed French toast from B
• Marriage license
• Shopping all day everyday
• Final dress fitting (w/ RG to learn bustle)
• B's mom's bday
• Hair & makeup trial appt in Austin (& sickness)
• B's bachelor party weekend
• Makeup research
• Super shopping trip all day (w/ mom... Highland Village, Galleria, Memorial City, Hwy 6, Katy)
• Seating arrangements
• More shopping (WBD, Ulta, Nordstrom, Michael's, Target)
• Granny's 80th bday
• Cookies
• Guest cards, photos, jars, etc.
• Pick up dress & veil
• To Austin for the WEDDING... prewedding (airport, tux rentals, Toyota test driving, Iguana Grill), rehearsal day (nails appt, ceremony rehearsal, presents, Rudy's, room readying), wedding day (no sleep, salon hair, rush of getting ready, pics, ceremony, pics, reception, nap, car cleaning/salvaging, Hula Hut w/ friends), drive back to Houston (airport, McD, Katy, Houston)
• Honeymoon packing

January 2011

• Books: How to Plan an Elegant Wedding in 6 Months, The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B
• New Year's Day
• Visit J's apt (last time?) -- Arby's, Super Mario Galaxy Wii, Donkey Kong Country Returns Wii
• Stuffing invitations, mailing them (8 hours of work). Mexican food & Target groceries w/ B.
• Lessons begin again
• Fighting a cold
• MOTB dress shopping
• Optometrist appt
• M's bachelorette party -- Chuy's, Howl @ the Moon
• Date w/ Kari -- her apt, Schlotzsky's, Mem City Mall (Dillard's, Loft, Sephora, JCP, Charlotte Russe, Gap, Target), DSW, The Galleria (Dillard's, smoothies, Ann Taylor, J Crew, Nordstrom, Banana Republic, Fossil)
• Jewelry
• Sushi w/ B & little shopping
• M & C's wedding (hang out w/ AP, AW, HS/BB, RJ, SM, JS, MO, CJ/A)
• Search for & buy wedding shoes
• Shop for & buy MOTB dress
• B fighting a cold. Iron Man.
• Ceremony songs
• Ordered tuxes (& lunch w/ B & dad @ Jason's Deli)
• Program designing appt
• Trip to Austin -- stay w/ B&B, Chipotle, Academy, florist appt, Serrano's, Despicable Me
• Sick
• LSSB resumes
• Optometrist & eye dilation
• Dress fitting #1
• Buy B's ring, Olive Garden, Kroger, Target
• Program proof drama
• Casual dress shopping
• Finally taking down xmas decorations, really cleaning the apt
• Booked our honeymoon
• Couple's Shower & Bridal Shower
• My bruised/scabbed knuckles
• B's ring in & reordered different size
• Reception songs
• Floral proposal work
• Tennis w/ B, RS, JS
• Terminator Salvation
• Hang out w/ J -- his apt, Zoe's Kitchen, the park
• Hair and makeup search