07/31/2017
Did you catch Wonder Woman this summer? I did and I laughed, I cried, and was all kinds of envious of all of those luscious locks and thick braids they were rocking! (The movie actually ignited a bit of controversy here in Austin when the mayor received this letter.) I left the theatre and immediately texted Mel that it was time for another braid tutorial. (Mel is the stylist extraordinaire who created this braid for us earlier this summer.) My hair would be categorized as fine to normal and not super thick, so I was … 
Oh, baby! I know I’ve done this before and that I am sitting here with a very real, very large baby bump to speak of, but the fact that there is a crib and nursery upstairs is still feeling very surreal. We are about to welcome another tiny human into our lives and it feels impossible to fully grasp. Her little personality, the person that she is, will forever change our family dynamic, stretching us and growing us into what we imagine will be our complete family. Everything about this pregnancy has felt more thoughtful, more … 
It’s crazy to me that we have already been back here in Austin for over a year now. Even though it’s such a big life transition to move halfway across the country after putting down ten years worth of roots, it’s actually felt really seamless and not at all that crazy or overwhelming– despite the fact that we will have moved three times in less than 18 months by the time we are in our new place (that we have been working on since last June) and also getting pregnant with baby #2 late last fall. Our plates are … 
Is this something you think about? It’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot. The more I talk to friend’s about their family dynamics and the daily routine their family keeps (or doesn’t), the more interested I am in what works for people. Do people with young children mostly eat dinner as a family or do you put the little ones to sleep and then have an adults-only dinner? What’s the balance of family time versus making time for just you and your partner? Do you vacation with your kids or is that … 
