Lately

^^fiesta bean salad, camping for the new year!^^

^^camping, deliciousness, best buds, hot chocolate^^

^^napping Hux, Loons covered in grass, at the playground, mail for besties^^

^^new pens for the new semester, morning, hairs, southwest quinoa salad^^

^^Luna, brussels sprouts, sous chef Huxley, office at internship^^

- S

Lately

^^doing some work at Panera, hockey, Luna selfie, at the park^^

^^winter, Hux and Walking Dead, last minute gift prep, bff^^

^^holiday flowers from grandparents, best professor, there goes my engagement ring, Christmas caramel^^

^^holiday cards, Georgetown Cupcakes, Sadie, rice krispies^^

^^neighborhood decor, Loons holiday greeting, Christmas sangria, pretty pup^^

^^cat in a box, tonks, tea, huxtable^^

^^precious loon goon, cocoa plus Baileys, Rifle Paper Co love, Madewell love^^

- S

3/4 Done with Graduate School

So, I'm quite enjoying winter break so far! The end of the semester was oddly anti-climactic and just kind of faded out, so it took a while for everything to be wrapped up and done for good. But it has been over a week now since I didn't have finals, and it has been nice being able to relax and not commute every day or wake up to 21 class-related emails. I've been hanging with the pup, watching a lot of Netflix, going on walks, getting ready for Christmas, hanging out with the husband, lunches with friends, and working on a couple things. We're not traveling or anything for the holidays, so a central Texas Christmas it is! School starts January 6th (this semester is 32-35 hours a week at internship, with internship seminar and research seminar classes, and then internship ends on April 18th and we just have our colloquium class and prepping for that presentation) and graduation May 16/17! It's a rainy, stormy day, so maybe I will work on filling in my 2014 planner (always a much looked-forward to task at the end of every year). Happy Solstice! :)

- From the desk of Mrs. M

Lately

^^stoop kid, gift guard, ho ho ho, merry christmas^^

^^gifting, walking, chili prep, juniper^^

^^holiday cheer, goon, tree time^^

^^trimming the tree, Hobbit, honey shop^^

^^honey shop, at the movies, c'est moi, yum^^

^^evening light, yay, marzipan, sunning^^

^^gingerbread loaf, tree is complete, kitties, lounging^^ 

^^instagrams, festive sangria, holiday party, Baylor bear^^

- From the desk of Mrs. M

Lately

^^Huxley watching at the door, workin, Megg's, family booze shopping trip^^

^^Kyle's return, bbq, Scandinavian holiday beverage, hood walks with Loons^^

^^love my cohort, first pie attempt, Thanksgiving meal, surrounded by animals^^

^^holiday themed pet things, tree at school, evening TV time, maybe my last Kenyan chai^^

- From the desk of Mrs. M

Lately

^^cat school supplies ftw, new bike, better than Starbucks? pretty Luna^^ 

^^frosty morning, bike in daylight, Hux in his tree, Loons loves the sun^^

^^deliciousness from Common Grounds, Dr. Pepper Floats, autumn meets winter, pretty trees^^

^^almost got the squirrel, spending monies, fall, our Thanksgiving turkey^^

^^quote, morning view from the backyard, cat cubby, quinoa^^

- From the desk of Mrs. M

Countdown

Just a cute photo of miss Loons, to accompany me telling you that I have three weeks of school left- our last day is December 9! For this semester...but next semester, my final semester, is pretty much full time at internship with just a couple classes to accompany that, so really, this is my last full-on school semester. At least that's what we tell ourselves to make it through... :)

I'm definitely, very much looking forward to this winter break.

- From the desk of Mrs. M

As of Late

I haven't been blogging much as of late. Grad school and taking care of the animals keep my days pretty busy and free from exciting blog-worthy adventures. It gets overwhelming at times, all that I have to do between school and home life, but I'm doing fairly well so far! I mostly, every once in a while, wish someone would take the dog out for me, or go get groceries so I didn't have to, or clean the house, just to take one thing off my plate. This semester is very different from last year, both in the nature of the work and the fact that we've split into our three concentrations, so my cohort is split three ways and we don't always see each other anymore. I'm so glad it's starting to feel like fall, if even occasionally. I'm planning to get some pumpkins and fall decorations up in this house this week! I hope everyone is doing well. Just wanted to check in! :) Have a wonderful week.

Lately

Boston!

More Boston and the Legends of the Summer concert

Boston: Fenway, beach and aquarium

Boston: sweetgreen, harbor, Drink

Lola/ prints/ Lions Park/ white nails

Luna/ my Kenyan friend loves Chick-fil-a so I went with him/ custard/ fetch

Weekend scenes

treats/ treats for humans/ hit-and-run?/ jokes

woo!/ NASW TX in Austin/ unusual toppings for me/ at the park

- From the desk of Mrs. M

Summer Lately

Some shots of summer life lately. Despite the circumstances, and once I got used to having a more laid-back schedule and figured out how to appreciate free time, I've been enjoying the summer. I've been working, hanging out with friends, making a few trips to IKEA, eating froyo, watching Netflix, and spending mornings at the park with Luna. School (internship and work) starts back up in a couple of weeks, and while I'm not looking forward to 4:30 wake ups, I will be ready for everything to get started up again, and hope the cool, fall weather comes shortly after. :) Spring semester is primarily internship, so this is my last real semester of classes, hooray!

Oh, I dropped off Luna to stay at a friend's house during my Boston trip; she has an english bulldog and a chihuahua, Lola and Chloe. Luna was shaking she was so nervous at first, but soon they were all playing and running around in the backyard. They were quite a sight to see, three very different dogs all together. She's going to have a great time with them. :)

- From the desk of Mrs. M