Our 1st Year in Austin: Part III – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- At May 12, 2015
- By Morgan Reid
- In Austin, Reflections, Updates
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Part I was about missing Ohio, and Part II talked about why we chose Texas. My entire blog catalogs our past year in Austin, Tx, but this post is a quick snapshot into what Austin has to offer: the good, the bad, and the ugly. *Spoiler Alert!: I thank Nathan about once a week for leading us here.*
Read More»Our 1st Year in Austin: Part II – ‘But Why Texas?’
- At May 07, 2015
- By Morgan Reid
- In Austin, Changes
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Before I thought about making this a series, I was just writing a post wrap-up post on our past year in Austin when it occurred to me that I should probably start off by explaining *why* we chose to move here.
Because, I mean . . . it’s Texas.
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The Best Valentine’s
- At February 15, 2015
- By Morgan Reid
- In Austin, Celebrations
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No chocolate, no candy, no hearts, cards, or fancy dinner, and yet, yesterday was my favorite Valentine’s Day ever.
While the day started with Nathan saying “Happy Valentine’s Day” to me (I think that may be a 1st. He’s not a “calendar” type of guy so I usually have to wait until he’s been on his iPad or something that connects him to the world for him to realize the day haha) – which made me really happy. But that’s about as VD as it got.
The morning started out usual and then I decided to start on our closet because Autumn had a rough night and I didn’t know when she’d be ready for a nap. Nate woke up and joined me happily (- “what? Nate was happy to clean and organize?” Yep, that’s what I said. It was awesome!) then we decided to tackle his office. We listened to the Grace Unplugged Soundtrack and Nate liked the music so much he agreed to watch it! (He’s not really into Christian films. He can’t stand horrible acting and predictable storylines). But he loved it! It’s seriously so good, you guys!
After Autumn woke up, we went for a family hike at the Barton Creek Greenbelt and headed out for Chipotle. It was awesome.
To the Naysayers: Austin & Fall
- At December 14, 2014
- By Morgan Reid
- In Austin
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There were so many reasons I couldn’t wait to move to Austin, and a few that made me *super* sad.
The idea that I would never have a fall again, was one of them.
Still, I took a deep breath, gathered the needed gumption and sucked it up. And then, . . . November happened. : )
Read More»Happy Sunday
- At September 21, 2014
- By Morgan Reid
- In Austin, Picture Posts
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Our Medieval Fest took a Pioneer turn . . .
And They’re Off!
- At May 18, 2014
- By admin
- In Austin, Changes
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[Originally written 4.27.14]
Whoa.
So I’m back to sitting here on the floor, surrounded by boxes and boring white walls, . . . bland beige carpet.
But there’s also a breeze drafting through, sunlight shining in, gorgeous greenery, and o yeah, I’m not freezing.
WE’RE IN AUSTIN!
Woohoo! Finally : D : D : D
Well, it started sinking in around Tuesday/Wednesday that wow – this isn’t just getting ready for vacation. No – you’re takin’ off for good. Returning only for visits.
Girl – are you SURE you’re ready for this?
Like really, for real, let’s get after it?
Could one ever really know that they’re ready for something like this? Such a drastic change? But like I said, regret is worse than rejection and wonder without action kills the soul. Plus, it didn’t hurt that some events that took place the past couple weeks – seriously had me yearning to get out of the situation. Ugh. Too personal for a blog post, but I’m sure you guys have your “ughs” too.
. . .
So the trip down went really well! Autumn had her rough moments but that’s ok – she was a total trooper. O and we almost weren’t allowed on the plane because I grabbed the wrong tickets out of my luggage – they were for San Antonio, forgotten from our trip a few months ago – it was horrible. Fresh tears started working their way up as I pleaded with the ticket lady for mercy. Thankfully, it was a quickly resolved incident (found the right ones in a different pocket . . ) that will only result in a small portion of PTSD when I think about it in the future.
And a special thank you to the woman in the stylish yellow jacket who was also traveling from Akron to Austin (same plane change, as well) who showed so much love to Autumn and patience with us : )
So our movers, Geoff Will Help, were Australian and it was beautiful. They’re accents were like ear-joy.
Him: “Where should I put this?”
Me: Please don’t stop talking.
So there’s still unpacking to do but that’s ok. It’s actually way more fun – recreating, organizing, and analyzing are some of my favor things to do – cause me to feel more fulfilled afterwards instead of drained. It hits a deep part of my Homemaker heart. = )
New things so far:
There’s this awesome company called Eat In Out that lets you order online and delivers from actual restaurants. Nate coud order Mexican (as always) and I got to have my avocado burger – – At the same time! From our living room. Nice.
We took Autumn for her 1st swim! She’s always loved water – total aqua baby – but I was worried about how she might react being surrounded by it like that. She was kind of indifferent to the water but certainly loved watching Daddy come up from under out of nowhere. 😀 Plus, I think her love will come in once she learns she can splash. Biggest goal right now is her being comfortable with the water and signing up for a Infant Swim Class (that’ll teach her how to blow bubbles and float in water).
Loved this water wrap by the way – Keeps her wet-n-slippery little self close to mama and I get to just cuddle and keep her warm without stressing. It’s awesome, mamas! The mesh is fast drying too : )
Well Autumn’s gonna be up from her nap soon so I better get back to making more sense out of this beautiful chaos. No place is perfect, but if the pros outweigh the cons and your family is thriving, that’s a pretty amazing place to call your own.
HOME.
Morgan (loves to Reid)