Monthly Archives: March 2008

Our save-the-dates are in the works! I should be mailing them out in a couple weeks. I’m planning on going the vintage stamp route for the main invitations. But for these small mailers, I just need plain old stamps. This Louis Comfort Tiffany design is the right style and era for our venue. You can…

I don’t really go for the hype that as soon as you get engaged you need to launch a full body enhancement program. Teeth whitening, invisalign, 6am fitness boot camp, laser hair removal, etc. I’ll pass. But I did decide to get a couple things zapped off my face this year. It was #6 on…

After our ceremony outside, I think we’ll have our guests toss birdseed as we walk down the aisle. These simple paper cone packages would be ideal for packages of seeds on each seat.

I have a hard time choosing outfits for warm weather. My Scottish nature does better bundled up. Christina has the same issue: I love the winter, and I love dressing for cold weather. I have lots of warm clothes, and more importantly, outfits for warm clothes. Unfortunately, it’s been strangely warm lately, and it’s only…

Tickets for the Black and White Ball are going on sale April 2nd! They’re a little more than in 2005 ($200 vs. $150) but you still get drinks, food, entertainment and gift bags with your ticket. The proceeds go to benefit music education in Bay Area public schools. Plus, you’ll have an unforgettable night out…

Poetry is the one section of the New Yorker that I always skip. I’m just not a fan usually. But I heard Robert Bly on NPR Saturday and instantly loved it. There was one line he had about the “dignity of pears.” Isn’t that perfect? You can’t find many of his poems online, having to…

Jessica has quite the event coming up in May: I’m desperate. Haven’t been shopping in a few years. First, I was trying to get pregnant so didn’t want new clothes that I would quickly outgrow. Then (but not immediately), I got pregnant, and only shopped for essential maternity items. After that, was trying to lose…

Imagine just up and deciding to make a field guide one day. Cataloging every variety of mushroom, ladybug, chipmunk and clover with over 2,800 detailed illustrations. Amateur naturalist John Muir Law did exactly that for six years, resulting in his Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada. I first saw the guide when a friend of…

This was a particularly lazy weekend. A period of rest so different from our normal routine that it shocked Rob’s system into a terrible cold today. On Friday, we went to dinner at a sushi place in the Metreon and then to see Vantage Point with some co-workers (it is worth renting). Saturday morning was…

This has been a very productive week. Something kicked in with the wedding planning and I’ve been checking things off the list left and right. Here’s what I learned this week: I’m feeling really buff after two trips to the gym, four days of walking back and forth to work and a long bike ride…