Not too much going on around here lately. Yesterday, we went to the Hula Hut for lunch. My friend, Megan, from LA was in town to do the Austin 13.1 (half) marathon and thankfully Facebook kept us aware of each others goings on and we were able to meet up! The Hula Hut is a restaurant on Lake Austin that describes their cuisine as Mexiconesian and is owned by the folks that own Chuy’s. We ended up eating outside on the covered, heated patio and the food was so good! Megan brought with her a couple of friends that were also running the marathon with her – one that lives here now and goes to UT and another that lives in Seattle. Brady was so social, although a little less vocal than usual, and kept flirting with the guy from Seattle! It was great being able to catch up with Meg – I hadn’t seen her since we left LA five years ago! Hopefully it won’t be so long before we see her again!
Brady’s new car seat got here on Thursday but she didn’t ride in it until yesterday. Hopefully I can get a pic of her riding in it next time we’re out. On our way home from the Hula Hut, we swung by Target and I returned the other car seat (number two, we’re on number three for her big girl seat). I think this new one is gonna be a keeper but either it’s the new seat or she’s just getting too long cause I don’t think we’re going to be able to keep her rear facing for too much longer, unfortunately.
When we got home, Casey took down the exterior Christmas lights. Without incident or falling from the tree! So there’s a good chance he’ll put them up again next year!
Brady only ended up sleeping on the way home from the Hula Hut so we weren’t sure how she’d do going to Pluckers with James for dinner. But she did really well for most of the meal and it wasn’t until 7 (her bedtime) that she started getting a little crazy (although controlled). and woke up when we got here. But we ended up going to Pluckers with James for dinner and she did really well there too! We were sure she was gonna fall asleep on the way home and it wasn’t until we left Hey Cupcake (yum!) that she finally fell asleep – meaning she was asleep in the car for less than five minutes before we got back here. She’s still waking up around 2 or 3 and wanting to eat/come to bed with us. I always end up falling back asleep and then taking her back to her bed for a couple more hours (or until the sunshine is up). It might be time for those blackout curtains now.
Today was pretty low key. Casey and I really don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. We don’t exchange cards at any other time, so why on this particular day? Casey abhors the day, while I look at a little less disdainfully and could maybe use it as an excuse to eat out or splurge on dessert. Since we did both yesterday, tonight was just another Sunday. We did watch the first episode of The Amazing Race (TAR) and so far, it looks like it’ll be a good season. I picked my teams for TAR fantasy league earlier today and didn’t do too bad with my blind picks, as my teams came in first and third!