January 2011 - The big pantry re-do. This was the first step in updating our kitchen, and it was a wonderful one. I still love the Elfa organizer, and I would love to use their products for other things down the road. So that was a thing. And then, of course, there was the speaker's race and the start of the 82nd Legislature in the Texas House. Randy works for a state rep. who ran for speaker, and I worked on the campaign. It was great working together - so it was nice to end up working together for the next several months. Talk about adventure!
February 2011 - I started working in the same office as Randy as a legislative aide. Work took up most of our time for the next several months. On the weekends we were so worn out we didn't really do much, especially after March. Maybe a couple of day trips, but I don't think I have pictures. It snowed one day that month, too!
March 2011 - April 2011 - Yeah, not much to report. We started planning our getaway trip - an epic Colorado road trip! I shamefully did not blog about it at the time, so I will have another post up later with pics, etc.
May 2011 - We found out we were expecting! Got it confirmed the day after the session ended. Then, there were special sessions. Our road trip was put on indefinite delay.
June 2011 - Special session.
July 2011 - EPIC COLORADO ROAD TRIP. Also, we spent the Fourth of July in Round Rock, where this happened (Mayor McGraw parachuted down to the park where the celebration was taking place):
August 2011: My mother passed away on the 19th.
September 2011: The upheaval and complete rearrangement of our upstairs bedrooms to make room for our baby's arrival.
October 2011: Pretty much the same, with added kitchen upgrades! Painted cabinets, painted walls, and a new kitchen table and chairs (we got them for nothing, thanks to my dad who had just switched out his own set)
November 2011: Scott and Victoria's wedding in east Texas! A little place in Rusk. It was beautiful!! Later in the month, I went on my last road trip, to Fort Worth for the Texas Federation of Republican Women convention. We spent Thanksgiving at Randy's aunt Barbara and uncle Gary's house here in Austin.
December 2011: We celebrated our anniversary early, twice! Once we had dinner at the European Bistro in Pflugerville (one of our favorite local places), and then again at Andiamo's in north Austin (a really great find, thanks to a gift certificate). Our actual anniversary was spent at cousins night at Barbara and Gary's. We also hosted my family for Christmas, a week early, and ventured out to the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar here in Austin. That was a blast! We visited Georgetown a couple of times, including for their courthouse lighting (I think that was in November, actually). And, we spent a day in Lockhart and Bastrop with newlyweds Scott and Victoria - their last taste of real Texas bbq before being shipped overseas (Scott is a Marine).
January 2012: On the 3rd, we welcomed Annalise Ruth to our family. She's the best adventure yet.
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