good lord what is TUMBLEWEEDS.

I'm feeling a mega-lazy morning coming on. Do you ever have those days when it feels like gravity is stronger than usual? Soooooo heavvvvvvvvy. That is today.

I'm going to marry him:

That's his glamor shot.

Jen & Texas Love

We ain't fancy but we sure damn country.

@ Tumbleweeds

Jim & Jen

This man taught me to polka, two-step, and west coast swing.

Drive home. 3 a.m.

Coffee & Kittens [not pictured]

Dinner Party

On our way to Hearsay.

On our way back from Hearsay.

Coffee & Antiquing this morning.

Lemonades downtown.

nascar

what a whirlwind of a day

Untitled

Introducing the Pottery Studio

Catching Up

Blueberry season! And, the blueberries came from my grandparents.

Baking.

A model kidney.

After a rain shower.

Country lane to Nacomogdoches.

Sunburst.

You know what my favorite thing to do with this platter is? Put lemons on it.

My new bike. Awesome.

More photos from Palm Springs

I love how we look like tiny animals here.

Poolside.

If I were on Facebook this would be my profile pic.

Afternoon hammocks.

two discoveries in a little store

kitty postcard

...and a helpful book

baked II

I made a carrot cake because it's summer and carrot cake is best in the fall.

mound o' sifted sugar.

Baked

Gingerbread Muffins topped with Bacon

I'll let you know if they taste as brown as they look.

punch brothers

A Conversation with Punch Brothers About Antifogmatic from Punch Brothers on Vimeo.

AHHHHH!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

THE RESULTS ARE IN

I MADE IT!

I AM OFFICIALLY A MEMBER OF THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY CHORUS. OMFG.

And, what you probably haven't realized yet is that I will be required to wear the dreaded choir dress. The long, black mourning uniform that looks like hand-me-down upholstery. It has sleeves for goodness sakes. Sleeves! What am I bobsledding? No, JUST SINGING VERDI'S REQUIEM BIIIIIIITCH.

Hearsay

Old Fashioned "New School" at Hearsay.

I had this Saturday night and can't stop thinking about it.

That's never happened before.

Makers Mark Bourbon, Luxardo Maraschino

Liqueur, Satsuma Juice, Bitters & Cherry

Polaroid

So many dolls two chairs are needed. Either my mom let me do this or she made me do it. Either is weird but, I look pretty happy about it. Why is Sophie on the end? She was always the most important one. Forget the others. I don't even know who they are. Remember in college when Suzanne stuck pins in Sophie's eyes? Well, I do. Also, Sophie had blue hair.

well

Here it is. Plath house is "B" and my house is "A":

ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG While searching for images of Beacon Hill (our new hood) I spent some time on the Wikipedia page about it. ECLAIR: BIG NEWS. AMONG ALL THE OTHER NOTABLE FORMER AND CURRENT RESIDENTS OF THIS MAGICAL NEIGHBORHOOD IS NONE OTHER THAN

.........

Sylvia Plath.


My research begins now. Will inform you of latest information as I learn it.

regular postings will now commence

Phew. What a day in the life of a house wife. House fiance? Unknown. I am finally feeling more settled here in Boston. My car is registered and can legally park on the street near our apartment. Finally. No more hundreds of $$ down the tube at the nearby parking garage. I have a Mass license and plates! Weird. The PT has had so many different license plates. When will I stop moving????? NEVERRR

Shots of our silly neighborhood:




I forgot to mention after running all over town for the car stuff AND going to macy's for A MATTRESS COVER, I also went to the laundry mat and did a load. I'm 65 years old.

Just as I said

6 months

Paris

Sophia age 6