1.28.2008

hooray for the weekend

The weather was absolutely perfect and such a great break after the rainy and cold week we had. We were in need of some fruits and veggies, so we got up on Saturday and headed out to Boggy Creek Farms .

They hold a farm stand market on Wednesdays and Saturdays and sell the organic produce that is grown on their farms. They also sell fresh eggs, organic coffee, goat cheese, goat milk, ice cream and a few other goodies.

The little guy loves going there! When he is not chasing the chickens around, he likes to makes his way to the sand pile to play with the trucks and get covered from head to toe in sand, it's hard getting him to leave.If you are in the Austin area check it out, just be sure to get there early, everything sells out fast. After that we headed to the Sunset Valley Farmer's market. Since we moved here to Austin we've had a hard time finding a farmers market that has as much produce as the ones in California, I was so happy to find this one. There was a great variety of merchandise and produce and we came across M. Schopper Ceramics.I loved the color combinations of her pieces and her prices were so reasonable. On Sunday we decided to have lunch at Guerro's, and hang out at the park and be lazy. It was relaxing weekend and just what we needed to gear up for a busy week.

1.17.2008

home is bliss

My life took an unexpected turn in the summer of 2005 with the birth of my son. I never anticipated that I would be so profoundly changed by that event. I had always enjoyed my career as a designer, but all of a sudden I found myself longing to spend more time at home with him and be the kind of dotting parent my mom had always been with myself and my brothers. I found it difficult to juggle a career and motherhood, and feel like I was doing a good job at both. I started entertaining the though of becoming a stay at home mom. When we found out that we were expecting baby number two, we decided to get our butts in gear and move out of state. Moving away from my parents and brothers was one of the most difficult decisions that I've ever had to make . We lost the wonderful support system that my folks provided us. We miss so many people and things about our life in California, but if we had to do it again, we would not change a thing. I feel so lucky to be blessed with two beautiful, rambunctious and energetic kids. Mostly I'm happy to spend every day nurturing them and getting to witness every little thing they experience.