You Can Take the Girl Out of Napa, but Not Napa Out of the Girl.*

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Oh, Napa. I think about it every day and dream about it at night: a treat for all the senses. I remember the taste of the wines, cheeses, and oh my god the heirloom tomatoes; the smell of the pines up in Calistoga; the tangible feel of the searing 100 degree heat; the sound of [...]

Conquering San Francisco One Lemon Tart at a Time

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Last week, my friend Fancy and I went to San Francisco and Wine Country (for those of you who follow me on twitter you’re likely all too aware and I apologize for being an asshole with all the Foursquare check ins!). A girls weekend to Our Lady of the Vine, albeit during the week. We [...]

Wining Allowed

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

I am officially in training. No, not for a marathon or a half-marathon or any other 3 or 5K run or walk thingamajig. And no, I’m not doing the 7 Day Shred or the Couch to 5K Challenge or whatever that’s called. Kudos to all of you who are by the way! Instead, the training [...]

And Then, There Was Alaska

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Maybe nothing lasts- my twenties, my vacation, maybe even my relationship. Maybe one-by-one each will melt away like the glaciers we saw. But, for a moment at least, I shared a place and created memories that will never go away. No matter what comes, I’ll always be able to look back and say “remember when,” [...]

Picturing a New Perspective

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Before I write about the trip to Seattle and Alaska, before I share select pictures from our cruise and excursions and marketplace shenanigans; I feel compelled to confess an odd bit of sadness that I am feeling. There is of course the typical and to be expected mourning that the “trip of a lifetime,” which [...]

Taking Stock

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Tomorrow, I turn 30. 3-0. As in the age that I thought at the beginning of my twenties I’d be married and be done having all the kids I planned to have. Beyond that I hadn’t invested much thought. It was my small town mentality at work, my “worldview” as you could call it. And, [...]

Special Shoes for a Special Birthday

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Today I am wearing a really special pair of shoes. They’re not strappy sandals or brightly colored peep toes or even Tall Girl shoes. No. These shoes are a completely foreign concept…they’re comfortable and supportive and built for wear and tear. These shoes are what I plan to wear when I turn 30! next month, when [...]