Today when I went to sync my Jawbone UP I discovered the end that you plug into your phone was recessed a bit. It made it difficult to plug into my iphone. In the end i was able to sync it but it was obvious the device was broken. I contacted Jawbone support and they are going to send me a replacement unit since this one is under warrantee. I have to just keep this one working until I get my replacement unit. It may take a week to 10 days to get.
Month: April 2013
Breakfast in The Park
Today we got up and got bagels (and some scones from the farmers market near austin) and walked with Teagan to a park off askan that is very grassy. We sat out on a blanket and ate breakfast. Teagan was tired so she didn’t play very much but it was a gorgeous day out so we were glad to be outside and relaxing. We grabbed coffe at the french bakery off of Austin st and went home to hang out for the rest of the day.
It was good to get outside and then have the day to play with Teagan.
Apartment Reconfiguration
I knew this day was coming but was delusional that i could put it off indefinitely Teagan’s play area has grown and displaced my office area. Today MC and I moved her desk into our bedroom out of our Foyer. We then moved my computer desk into the Foyer so there is more room in the dining room / office / Teagan’s play area. It is great that Teagan has more play area, and with MC’s desk in the bedroom I even have somewhere i can work from home when i need to and not have Teagan distracting me. On the down side I don’t know how cool it will be in the Foyer durring the summer. I hope its not too hot but we may need to get a fan to circulate air better.
The hardest part of the moving stuff was cleaning the dust we saw when moving one carpet. Everything fit pretty well in their new locations. I now just have to remember to walk to they Foyer when I want to goto my computer. I keep walking to the play area and are disappointed when I realize my computer isn’t there.
The next reconfigurations we need to make is move the step cabinet we have out of the play area before Teagan can craw. The last thing we need is a piece of furniture that screams climb me to a kid that just learned to move around.
Saturday in Forest Park
Today we decided to take a trip to Forest Park. We wanted to goto the carousel and check out the park. After debating the best way to get there (walking or public transit) we ended up taking the bus since the trip was just too far to walk with a 7 month old.
The bus trip was uneventful but we had trouble finding an entrance to the park. We found a horse trail entrance but we couldn’t take the stroller down it. There was a nice playground next to the trail that we went to and sat on the grass and played with Teagan. She also got to go on the swings. We then asked and got directions to were the carousel was but as we were walking there we realized it was way too far away to walk and it was taking us ever further from home and the bus. At that point we called it quits and headed back towards Austin St. We were going to find a lunch spot to hit up but when we got back we realized we were just in time to take Teagan to Gymboree so we went to a class. Teagan had a blast even though I only got fuzzy photos of it.
After all that excitement Teagan had a 2+ hour nap not at her regular time. She was wiped out. It was a great day!
Bose Cinnemate Speakers
For a while now I have know I need to get rid of my stereo. It is a great stereo. I probably wrote about it before but aren’t 100% sure. Either way I love it and it has served me well for years. The problem is with Teagan getting ready to crawl we know we want to get rid of it. At first I was looking to get a sound bar speaker “system” since it is one speaker and a subwoofer. The idea has been to get rid of all the wires and speaker stands that are all over our living room right now.
Several months ago I picked out a decent sound bar but wasn’t 100% convinced to buy it. Flash forward to today and that system is now not available and comparable ones are more money than I thought was appropriate for the quality I would get. I know what I have (an Onkyo 5.1 receiver and speakers) is overkill for our apartment but i also knew how much a downgrade the sound bar was. When i found a well reviewed sound bar in the $250 price range i thought that was good. Then when that wasn’t available a decent one was more money and the reviews weren’t as good. At that point my friend Jayson convinced me to go and get a Bose Cinnemate II system. It was much more than i wanted but the reviews were much better than any of the cheaper sound bars. I know many people have polarizing opinions of Bose but i have had good luck with them in the past, so I went to buy them. As luck would have it they were marked down in price. The higher end version was around the price of the lower end ones, and the lower end ones were marked down even more. I opted for the higher end model and just got them.
I have been happy so far, but the real test will be when I get my new TV that i have been planning on getting for a while and put on a good movie!