Her first baseball game

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We were in Dallas a few weekends ago for a friend’s wedding and I took the opportunity to take the girl to her first ever baseball game. Even though it was a Rangers game (Go Astros!), it was a lot of fun. It started off a little wet with a torrential down-pour while we were trying to park and for the walk to the stadium, but when we got to our seats it started to let up and stopped for a perfect night of baseball!

Nice view from the 3rd base side.

Waiting for the game to start…

When at a ballpark, eat a hot dog!

Us happy that it stopped raining!

How to catch a bee

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Go to a place outside to enjoy some good food with a great group of people like Easy Tiger, because bees will undoubtedly find you there. I recommend the corned beef sandwich and pretzels.
Lull the bee that’s flying by your head into a false sense of security and bait it into flying into an empty drink glass to rest and re-hydrate.
Slam a cup on top of it!
Boom. Bee captured. And an example is set for all other bees who dare try and sting you.

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#SuBruNo: Brunch @ Austin Ale House

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SuBruNo (Sunday-Brunch-Nothing) is something that the girl and I came up with because we’ve made a focused effort to only do the following on Sundays: Sunday stuff (like church), Brunch (because breakfast is our favorite meal) and Nothing (because that’s what Sundays are for).

This past weekend we tried out a new brunch spot with one of our close friends down at the Austin Ale House in downtown Austin. It had a cool vibe and was not too busy which we liked. The coffee was good, the service was prompt and their brunch was nice so all-in-all I would have to say it was a solid brunch adventure. I had the steak & eggs since they didn’t have eggs benedict and the girl had their free-range scramble which looked delicious.

Now, all we have to decide is where to this Sunday?

We got there a bit early so we took a nice stroll around the block.

I like a simple menu with not too many choices.

Cool light fixture.

Steak & eggs plus french fries. Tasty.

Two best friends.

Fresh cut grass

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There is something extremely satisfying about doing yard work. I think it must have something to do with the feeling of instant gratification you get after seeing the results of your sweat and labor. The girl and I got our first lawn mower together and I was finally able to mow our lawn for the second time (the first time it was done by a very nice friend of ours while we were out of town) this past weekend! I did a lot of research on how to maintain a green lawn and found some useful articles about how to identify the type of grass you have and how tall you should mow your grass. I decided on a pretty standard 3″ cut and will see where it goes from there.

Unleash the beast.

A fresh cut lawn.

time for a sewing break

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I put all these guys plus a whole bunch more into a big box together. I am sure they had a huge party. My shop is a little empty and lonely now, but I am looking forward to adding some new friends soon!

And if you are in Austin, you can find these little guys at the coffee/gift shop inside St. David’s near 8th and San Jacinto!

the start of a week

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I like when a week starts off fresh. The to-do list from last week is all scratched off, and you start the next week with new goals and activities. I am looking forward to a change of pace this week, and taking a tiny break from sewing.

Does anyone else doodle while they are on the phone?

Dinner for one from my new cookbook. Super yummy, and I had the leftovers for lunch.

I always end up with way more than 24 pencils in the box.

Drawing and coloring was a very nice way to spend an evening.

Hunting for garden pots on Craigslist

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What we found on Craigslist when hunting for garden pots at garage sales:

: If I lived in Houston, I would buy this for the rims.

: Where’s the 4th one?

: I wouldn’t say no to that puppy.

: I want a Longhorn.

: When will you ever find a dump truck for $2,000?! Never.

#JonLovesChelsea

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One of the best ideas that we had for our wedding was to create and promote a hashtag that people could use to tag photos they took on Twitter and Instagram of wedding day activities. We promoted it on our website and in our invitations and it was really great because we were able to crowdsource some candid moments behind-the-scenes at our wedding that we might not have been able to get since a photographer can’t be everywhere at once.