Archive | October, 2011

cousins come to town

On Saturday morning I told Lena that her second cousins–my dear cuz Katie (or Kt) and her hubby Alton–were coming for a visit.  She was a little surprised, since she’d just woken up and no one had mentioned it before.

But then she realized she would get lots of snuggles and attention, and got very excited.

And sure enough she did, beginning as soon as they arrived and lasting till the very final squeeze.

 

We introduced them to many things we love in San Antonio: breakfasts at MadHatters, walks through King William, ice cream cones on the River Walk, an outing for sushi (where Lena tried tofu for the first time and loved it), splashing in the river, and two intense games of Settlers of Catan.  
Thanks for coming, Kt and Alton!  We love you guys! 
 
3 :: in family, hospitality, weekend

cousins come to town

On Saturday morning I told Lena that her second cousins–my dear cuz Katie (or Kt) and her hubby Alton–were coming for a visit.  She was a little surprised, since she’d just woken up and no one had mentioned it before.

But then she realized she would get lots of snuggles and attention, and got very excited.

And sure enough she did, beginning as soon as they arrived and lasting till the very final squeeze.

 
 

We introduced them to many things we love in San Antonio: breakfasts at MadHatters, walks through King William, ice cream cones on the River Walk, an outing for sushi (where Lena tried tofu for the first time and loved it), splashing in the river, and two intense games of Settlers of Catan.  
Thanks for coming, Kt and Alton!  We love you guys! 
 
3 :: in family, hospitality, weekend

dinner with 5 veterinarians

Elliott is currently over halfway through Captain’s Career Course, a requirement for all U.S. Army soldiers who would like to advance from the rank of Captain to Major one day.  In this course of about 200 Captains, there are only 6 veterinarians.  The veterinary world is small and so most of these vets already know each other, or went to school together, and have already built memories together over the years in the Army.

So it’s a pretty easy thing to have them over to dinner.  They entertain themselves with stories of life pre-vet school and pre-Army, or regale each other with fantastical tales of how they saved the life of Chestie, the U.S. Marine Corps Band’s mascot, a chunky little bulldog who swallowed half a softball. 

After the vets arrived, we wanted them to see our beautiful King William neighborhood (sorry I still haven’t shared photos… maybe tomorrow!), so we took a walk…

… and wound up at Blue Star Brewery, which you might remember from this post.

Hipster chick Lena fit right in with the brewery scene.

Later we reconvened at home for a hearty meal of baked chicken a la Chicken Cordon Bleu, mashed potatoes, whole wheat rolls, salad, French and Italian wines, and–for dessert–pumpkin bread.  Elliott and I love cooking and entertaining, gathering friends around our table, and sharing a meal together.

After supper we might have turned on the TV.  The TV?  In your house? you say.  But yes, we did, for something huge was happening on TV, namely my beloved Cardinals* vs. the Texas Rangers for game 6 of the World Series.  What a nail-biter!  My enthusiasm in cheering the Cardinals to victory may have roused my sleeping daughter.  But ahhhh! can’t wait for game 7 tonight!

*Yes, I cheer for the Cardinals… and the Boston Red Sox.  My grandfather took me to a game every summer in St. Louis, so the Cardinals won my heart early.  The Red Sox claimed their own piece of my heart after Elliott and I lived and loved in Boston.  Oh yeah, and the Nationals… yeah, they have a piece of my heart too.  I love baseball!  Just don’t ask me anything about football.

3 :: in family, friends, hospitality, Texas

dinner with 5 veterinarians

Elliott is currently over halfway through Captain’s Career Course, a requirement for all U.S. Army soldiers who would like to advance from the rank of Captain to Major one day.  In this course of about 200 Captains, there are only 6 veterinarians.  The veterinary world is small and so most of these vets already know each other, or went to school together, and have already built memories together over the years in the Army.

So it’s a pretty easy thing to have them over to dinner.  They entertain themselves with stories of life pre-vet school and pre-Army, or regale each other with fantastical tales of how they saved the life of Chestie, the U.S. Marine Corps Band’s mascot, a chunky little bulldog who swallowed half a softball. 

After the vets arrived, we wanted them to see our beautiful King William neighborhood (sorry I still haven’t shared photos… maybe tomorrow!), so we took a walk…

… and wound up at Blue Star Brewery, which you might remember from this post.

Hipster chick Lena fit right in with the brewery scene.

Later we reconvened at home for a hearty meal of baked chicken a la Chicken Cordon Bleu, mashed potatoes, whole wheat rolls, salad, French and Italian wines, and–for dessert–pumpkin bread.  Elliott and I love cooking and entertaining, gathering friends around our table, and sharing a meal together.

After supper we might have turned on the TV.  The TV?  In your house? you say.  But yes, we did, for something huge was happening on TV, namely my beloved Cardinals* vs. the Texas Rangers for game 6 of the World Series.  What a nail-biter!  My enthusiasm in cheering the Cardinals to victory may have roused my sleeping daughter.  But ahhhh! can’t wait for game 7 tonight!

*Yes, I cheer for the Cardinals… and the Boston Red Sox.  My grandfather took me to a game every summer in St. Louis, so the Cardinals won my heart early.  The Red Sox claimed their own piece of my heart after Elliott and I lived and loved in Boston.  Oh yeah, and the Nationals… yeah, they have a piece of my heart too.  I love baseball!  Just don’t ask me anything about football.

3 :: in family, friends, hospitality, Texas

life lately

It’s been a little quieter around here these days as the hubby has worked very hard on a paper every evening.  He finished all 17 pages of it last night and turned it in and boy! were we glad.  Makes us think twice about both being in grad school in the future.  Homework when we’re both home and want to be together is no fun.

But anyway, we’ve managed to have plenty of happy times around here despite the paper writing.  Even because of the paper writing!  Like walks…

… and playtime.  With diapers poking out of slightly-gaping waistbands…

… and baking chocolate chip pumpkin bread!  More on that later.

And very cute babies and daddies.  I have the cutest hipster baby!  And the best-looking man in uniform.

P.S.  Elliott is currently reading National Geographic aloud to Lena.  They are so cute and happy, lying together in bed looking up at the birdfeeder at the birds while he reads!  Sigh.  Love my little family.
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