December 2013:

• Books: The Bible (ESV), GHP, Year of Wonders, The Baby Name Wizard, Baby Bargains
• New rug in. I put out xmas decor, but we can't move the heavy TV unit for the tree so have to wait for help another day.
• Serious about name lists
• My cold is really bad
• Skim breastfeeding & parenting books from library to order
• Put up tree (try to let B do it all, but I do ornaments), B put up outdoor lights while I watch
• Wrap up December lessons (HS region, JH solos)
• Some shopping, New Kate Spade purse <3
• Shopping w/ B (W-S, Sears, Pier 1, DSW). New giraffe print chair. Visiting @ our house + Lasagna House w/ JM & CM.
• LSSB concert. Over to B's fam house for dinner, my parents too.
• Trade baby name lists w/ B, start work together on name
• Write out Christmas cards, mail them
• Hang out w/ J -- dry cleaners, car wash, Chase, Men's Wearhouse, Home Depot, BRU; back to house to wait for mom; Target w/ mom & J for stockings
• Start work on nursery plan w/ B, esp cribs
• J over during night to sleep before next trip
• Last Dec tutoring w/ ES for final. Kitty caps.
• B dad surgery, HS & TH again move moving date
• B to deer lease w/ my dad. Next day I wrap presents for few hours, mom come over to help too, pick up Panera bread, watch state game.
• B back from hunting, miss hospital tour together. Help HS & TH move apts in Galveston (chilly & windy), dinner at The Spot, groceries for cookie party.
• B skip work. We stay home to tidy up, B wrap a few presents. OBGYN appt. Bake cookies, tidy house. Cookie party (5:30-9:30).
• Christmas Eve -- morning frost, nap, Granny's (5:15-11:15), our xmas w/ Kylie (11:50-12:20), sleep around 1:30 AM
• Christmas Day -- my parents (9:45-11:45), B's parents (noon-3:45), Aunt CS's (4-8:15)
• Leaking. More debate on baby names & nursery/cribs. BRU w/ B. Lanolin.
• B feel baby move! Start slowly building baby registry.
• Unpack gifts w/ B. Black Walnut Cafe w/ B & TL. Wolf on Wall Street w/ B, TL, & RG.
• Errands w/ B (Taco C, Home Depot, Lowes, Ulta, PetSmart, Target). Fitbit. B's parents' house (fitbit, dinner).
• New waffle maker. Put up xmas decorations/clean house w/ B.
• NYE @ home together, working on registry stuff & baby shower planning

November 2013:

• Books: The Bible (ESV), GHP, Year of Wonders, The Baby Name Wizard, Baby Bargains
• Date w/ KA (Chick-fil-a, library, Starbucks, my house). Extra Wed physics w/ ES.
• GS + JR rehearsal & dinner
• Stop by Granny's to see Aunt P & RW & fam. GS + JR wedding. B up after a couple hrs sleep for driving to airport. Skip band, tired.
• Temporary cold front... Weather all over the place (30s-40s) to (70s-80s)
• Girls weekend in San Marcos (drive LM from my house, BF&BF's new house, Greek food, Zoolander, Scooter; outlet mall, Mexican food, Walmart bday gifts, Hobby Lobby hedgehog hats, mac & cheese, Pocahontas; drive LM home).
• Bad sick @ LSSB (gone last 20 min, leave early drive Walgreens)
• 2 days later, 1.5 days really serious vomiting, quick OB appt, hospital admittance for 1.5 days
• Make Kylie a cardboard house
• Sectionals
• Feel light baby flutters
• Gender reveal ultrasound appt. Guadalajara w/ B. Order rug online.
• Go get gender balloons w/ B
• Thanksgiving / Gender reveal (IT'S A GIRL!) -- drive around corner to hide balloons in box w/ B, pins for little mister or little lady, balloon box reveal by my parents; dinner @ B parents, pins, box reveal by his parents; watch GS & JS honeymoon pics; stop by my parents
• Black Friday shopping w/ mom & J (Bose Rice Village, Mem City Mall Macy's, JCP, Motherhood, Sears, Target). Hunger Games @ SMG City Centre w/ mom, J, B.
• Get in serious gear reading baby gear, planning nursery, reading names. Start getting cold.
• Deep clean house w/ B. Cold is in full force.

October 2013:

• Books: The Bible (ESV), GHP, Year of Wonders
• Doc appt - sonogram #2 :)
• J spend night
• Print out pictures, buy frames, gift wrap
• Visit B's fam house (share news!), dinner w/ my parents (share news!); call family/friends; tell B's aunt/uncle (B practice golf); fb announcement
• B gone for work conference
• Dinner @ my parents
• My 10 year HS reunion
• Uncle T's retirement party. LSSB concert. Las Mananitas w/ our families.
• Hang out w/ LM (her apt, Candelaris, Rice Village, Walgreens)
• Buy gift for B :)
• Dinner w/ the S's @ Willie's
• GS & JR's bachelor/bachelorette parties (super sick, Lasagna House, wine/painting, billiards, pick up B car in old town Katy)
• LSSB social (fruit salad)
• Hang out w/ J
• Spontaneous trip to NYC (sick cold/throat, 40s-50s)
• Lose voice completely
• Doc appt (heartbeat only). Grub burgers w/ B @ City Centre, Michael's, HEB. B's house (puppy park, build costume, leave before pumpkins).
• Halloween. Start antibiotics, still really sick.

September 2013:

• Books: The Bible (ESV), GHP, Bringing Up Bebe
• Errands w/ B (Men's Wearhouse, JCI tots, Home Depot, Kirklands, Carrabbas)
• Outlet mall (Nike, NB), RS's bday party
• Start fall lessons
• Food poisoning
• Doc appt - sonogram #1 :)
• Start nausea meds
• Finish arranging current students
• HS's bday party
• J spend night
• Date w/ KA (Mem City mall, Pier 1, DSW, HomeGoods, Starbucks, my house)
• Start fireplace weekly photos
• Kohls. Chinese food w/ my parents, B, & J (house painted).
• JR's bridal shower
• Help mom & dad shop for blinds & decor. Go over to their house w/ B, install blinds.

August 2013:

• Books: The Bible (ESV), Two For The Lions, Vis-a-vis, GHP, Uglies, Bringing Up Bebe
• Pool date & Cafe Express w/ KA
• Clean & rearrange office/game room w/ B
• Dad's bday dinner @ Carrabba's, presents
• B home for early lunch :) :) :)
• Doc appt ("strep") :) :) :)
• Miss RS's graduation & the Colorado trip :(
• Orange Is the New Black, Sister Act, Baby Mama, Magic School Bus elliptical Kindle, Post Grad, Father of the Bride II, Arbitrage, Romantics Anonymous, Cinderella
• Top Golf & Salata w/ the A's (& fam/friend)
• La Madeline, JCP, & Despicable Me 2 w/ parents
• Lead first 15 min of sectionals
• Try to organize lessons
• Splashtown w/ B, RS, & PS

July 2013:

• Books: The Bible (ESV), Dead Until Dark, Two For The Lions, Vis-a-vis
• Juice detox cleanse
• TL visit
• Fourth of July. Coming off cleanse. Shopping at Macy's w/ B (bedding, shirts, belts), Panera Bread. Clean house. TL & his dad & friend QL over to house, Top Golf.
• The King's Speech. Evening neighborhood stroll w/ B.
• Shopping w/ B (Garden Ridge, Panera Bread, buy new media console, Home Depot). Plant baby lime & lemon trees.
• French basics
• Get new media unit. PS stop over for clar music, chat.
• Date w/ KA (Academy, Charming Charlie, Guitar Center, Chick-fil-a, my house). Kohls.
• Errands (Kohls exchanges, Chase, HPB, HEB)
• Duolingo
• New knitting proj (lace ribbing)
• LSSB all-day CD recording session. Escalantes (& B&N & Hallmark).
• New bedding complete :)
• Errands (pick up J clothes, Target, HEB), bake muffins
• K&E wedding w/ J. Verizon store w/ B. Cook dinner & brownies for B & J.
• Region music
• Shopping w/ J (Schlotzsky's, dr office, Express, Gap, CK, Tommy, Loft, CVS)
• Walgreens vitamins. Spontaneous date w/ KA (JJ lunch, hang out, reorganize pantry, B & I grill dinner).
• Dinner, LCR, & hangout @ my fam house
• Rue Lepic reeds
• B dad bday party (bake brownies, help build cover)
• Help LM arrange her new Houston apt

June 2013

• Books: The Bible (ESV), The Constant Princess, Dead Until Dark
• In ATX... Dad's fam reunion in Thorndale. J & I drive back separately to ATX hotel & hang out a bit after dropping B off as groomsman. J & I to separate weddings. B&B's wedding.
• Mourning
• FF memorial, complications almost late, Uncle J's, massive foot blisters / torn up
• Hangover 3 w/ mom, dad, J @ Alamo. New replacement bike & Jason's Deli w/ B.
• Bobby's funeral services (church then cemetery then VFW), drive J back to Katy
• RS's grad party (wine, B on sax, Pictionary)
• Summer lessons
• Recruit PS for LSSB
• Mom's bday -- Bonefish Grill, The Sweet Boutique (w/ mom, dad, & B, no J)
• Errands all day (in rain) -- Chase, DSW, Home Goods, Academy, Target
• Romeros Las Brazas w/ B, Aunt C & Uncle T, quick stop by their house look at garden & get tomatoes & salsa
• Layout 1st time, 35 min, super hot
• Pool, 1st time, an hour w/ B. Prep celebrations.
• IHOP w/ my fam, Target, & my house for mom's bday & early father's day. Academy & my parents' house w/ B. Packing. CT's bday party.
• Trip to Charlotte -- good quick flight, rent car, explore downtown Charlotte, parking garage fail, Blackfinn, Walmart for mom/dad lost luggage, night swim; US National Whitewater Center (zipline, whitewater raft, paddle boarding, rain, rock climbing, ropes courses), Mama Ricotta's; drive to Asheville, Biltmore, rain, Blueridge Pkwy drive thru Smokey Mtns @ Pisgah, Fireside Wood Fire Grill; return car, delayed & turbulent longer flight, gas leak IAH, long walk.
• J bday. Pool date w/ B. Bake.
• J fam bday party
• Hot, sweaty LSSB rehearsal @ WMJH
• Small kitty cold
• Errands (Pottery Barn new bedding!, Charming Charlie). World War Z @ Alamo w/ B & his dad for late Father's Day.
• Pool self
• Pool w/ B quickly. B paint gutters. Bake bread. To B fam house late share pics.
• B hang gutters. Super hot. I shop (Target, Kohls).
• LSSB concert. Fuddruckers w/ B fam.
• Scentsy order in
• Cleanse prep

May 2013

• Books: The Bible (ESV), Celebrate, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Constant Princess
• Terrible headache
• Doctor Who (no). House of Cards.
• JS over late, spend night
• Amazon Prime
• LSSB concert (w/ clarinet ens), Las Manañitas w/ mom, B, PS, GS, JR
• Back to Basics, Powerfoods
• new knitting proj + increases & decreases
• J & KS over for dinner & TV
• Rain!
• To Katy for early Mother's Day w/ my fam -- Fish City Grill, La Centerra, presents, vacation booking, cupcakes
• Bad asthma...
• JR's bday party @ B's fam house
• Mother's Day w/ B's fam -- Fuddruckers, house for presents/cheesecake/cupcakes; LSSB "social" rehearsal
• RS's graduation (traffic, overflow room TV, Cracker Barrel dessert)
• Pilates instead of yoga w/ RS...
• Moonrise Kingdom
• Warm weather! 90s feels higher
• Errands w/ B (Target, Home Depot). GS's bday party.
• J over after band sectionals/rehearsal, ice cream, spend night; pitstop home, lunch at Which Wich, quick Target, lessons, dinner, failed movie night; Zenon
• B sick. Lasagna House III w/ B.
• Dexter
• Home Depot blinds & H Garden Center w/ B. Plant flowers.
• Hang blinds, tinker a/c drain, hang pegboard. Uncle J's surprise party, drive everyone home.
• Drive by 1st house w/ parents. Uncle J's pool party.
• Errands w/ B (Container Store, C&B, West Elm, Home Depot). My parents' for dinner, Phase 10 dice.
• Extra tutoring (last of school year)
• Minor A/C repairs
• To ATX -- B&B's rehearsal; I miss dinner & run errands to Walmart & Chick-fil-a & pick up B after dinner
• RIP Bobby

April 2013

• Books: The Bible (ESV), Unwind, Slammed, Celebrate, The Other Boleyn Girl
• Rain storms
• Chilly weather (highs 50s-70s, lows 40s-60s)
• Allergist appt w/ J + dry cleaners, Black Walnut Cafe, Target, CVS, home (youtube, piano)
• B work trip. Limitless. Cleaning guest closets, organizing.
• B New Orleans bachelor party. Shopping w/ mom (mattress, Target/Starbucks, Academy), hang out @ house waiting for delivery. Help RS w/ grad paper. B back; I go to LSSB w/out him.
• New student
• House projects (curtains, picture frames)
• J spend night. Lunch & shopping w/ J (Cafe Express, Gap, PB).
• Errands & late night w/ B (house projects, Target, CVS). Full day & late night again.
• Wake up early, finish cleaning house. Family reunion + surprise wedding + house tour. To my fam's house (Sorry, errand, pizza).
• Morning coffee on patio in new bistro set. Shop JS's present. JS's fam party. Taxes. LSSB ensemble pract + rehearsal.
• J over for a bit (Randall's, laundry, Dan in Real Life)
• MS 150 for B, his parents. San Antonio trip see LM (her apt, Best Buy, Target, Home Goods, Chipotle, makeup collection; DSW, Container Store, Ulta, read, Alamo Drafthouse, Oblivion).
• Kindle Fire HD
• Mascara search
• Date w/ KA (Shipleys, new apt, Tossed). Treadmills over yoga w/ RS. Trip planning mtg w/ my fam.
• Terrible allergies
• Safe House, The Five Year Engagement w/ B
• TL over for dinner/dessert as congrats/bon voyage "party"
• Venous scan appt w/ RS for fun, Subway, heavy rain. Watch Argo w/ B.
• Extra tutorings w/ ES

March 2013

• Books: The American Heiress, The Bible (ESV), GHP, Unwind
• Haircut. Los Cucos to go w/ B, practice horns.
• My (28th) bday. Shipley's from B. B's fam party. My parents' w/ Granny, Aunt C, & Aunt J. Tutor ES.
• LSSB concert. Rudy's BBQ w/ mom, dad, B, GS, & JR.
• Dinner @ KS's house w/ B & J. J spend night.
• My fam bday party -- mom's homecooked dinner & Ooh La La cupcakes.
• The Black Labrador. ES dance recital.
• Shopping w/ mom (Kohl's, PetSmart, Target)
• B install master bath chandelier
• Spring break!
• Errands (Lowe's, Target)
• Date w/ KA (Corner Bakery Cafe, Prestigious Nails pedi's, DSW, Whole Earth, The Container Store, Starbucks)
• Reread/mark up IWGGP, TCYFB. Lomonte's w/ B. Practice clar. Target, Lowe's, hang out, MarioKart w/ B & TL.
• Deep clean the house. Pho, HPB, MarioKart w/ B.
• Macy's, TJMaxx, HomeGoods, La Madeline w/ B. LSSB returns.
• Anniv. trip to ATX (bluebonnets, Hruskas, check in VV, marina, shopping @ Pier1, HomeGoods, World Market, Duck Dynasty; Cafe Lago, Hamilton Pool, Iron Cactus, B&N, Amy's Ice Cream @ Galleria, roadrunners; Zilker Park, Riverside)
• Palm Sunday rehearsal + services. Chuy's w/ TL & B.
• Switching nonessential high end makeup to drugstore; search for drugstore mascara
• Fiesta Charra w/ B. Help B w/ Bible app. Start taxes.
• Bake B's Reese's cheesecake minis + B's bday party w/ my parents (visit, dinner, spades)
• Easter (Granny's, rain, reading/Randall's)

February 2013

• Books: The House at Tyneford, The American Heiress, The Bible (ESV)
• Groundhog Day @ Ruggles Green City Centre w/ B, KA, AA, MO, MC, CS, & DB. Amazing 70s weather. Alarm alert @ B's dad's company. JM bday dinner @ BJ's w/ B, JM, CM, AG, AG, & some others.
• Watch Looper w/ B
• I stop Breaking Bad. Start Parenthood w/ B.
• Start SI6, Michi's Ladder
• B & TL start Insanity, leftover dinner
• Sushi w/ B
• J spend night. Walk around lakes w/ J. Jason's Deli, Home Goods, PetSmart, CAP, Smoothie Factory w/ B & J. Romero's & Home Goods w/ B.
• B's mom's bday & family party. LSSB social.
• Back into yoga classes
• Homemade chai tea lattes
• Deliver B's homemade table/bench/extensions (& chairs) to B's parents' house. B on Sugar Land bike ride.
• Our 2 yr wedding anniversary. Make breakfast together. The Woodlands -- mall, Identity Thief, Cheesecake Factory. Cheesecake, Duck Dynasty.

January 2013

• Books: The 5 Love Languages, Memoirs of a Geisha, The House at Tyneford
• LM & BF & BF leave. Watch football w/ B & TL, & knit; TL leave. B & I to Katy for early New Year's dinner w/ my parents & J, make dessert.
• Breaking Bad
• Searching for dress to wear to wedding
• JM & CJ's wedding rehearsal + rehearsal dinner
• JM & CJ's wedding
• De-Christmasing. Return of LSSB (+ social). Return of lessons.
• TL over for watching BSC game
• So much rain! Chuy's w/ B.
• Galleria w/ J (La Madeline, Gap, Macy's, Origins errands), hang out at house. B & TL join w/ Los Cucos at home.
• Finally finishing de-Christmasing & loading all the stuff into the attic w/ B
• World Market & Pier 1 w/ B. Resume tutoring w/ ES.
• Returns & errands (Kohl's, B&N, Party City, Kroger). TL over for dinner & watch Horrible Bosses. Curtains & chandelier in.
• Some really cold nights w/ frost. A few really dense fog days.
• Weekend in Austin w/ BF&BF -- hang out, Party City, Souper Salad; gorilla 5k, Whataburger, hang out, Settlers of Catan, Texican Cafe, hang out; leave Sun
• My parents get new black kitten. B finish half of the dining table he's building for his parents. B & I miss LSSB.
• Sick
• New supplements. Watch Due Date w/ B. Days in upper 70s, low 80s. :)
• Home sick, cancel lessons
• Target errands. TL & RS over to help B w/ his table build.
• New friend KS. Host dinner.
• Order SI6