Monthly Archives: April 2008

I have my appointment with the florist this afternoon. We’re making our own centerpieces but I wanted to have a professional make the bouquets and boutonnieres. The idea is to use garden roses that will coordinate with the other flowers. I want the bouquets to be fairly small and looser rather than tighter. I’ll be…

The boss signed off on our honeymoon vacation request for 30 days off! And thanks to all your tips, we have a pretty good itinerary planned out. I can’t wait to unplug from work for a full 4 weeks. Neither of us have ever been to Yellowstone and we have about a week to explore…

I’m so jealous of all the little vacation jaunts everyone has planned for spring. Too bad that we’re stockpiling our vacation time for the big honeymoon trip this September. Sarah is off to Massachusetts: I’m a flight attendant so about 90% of my time, I’m in my “fantastic” uniform. The other 10% of the time,…

I have to work this weekend at a financial literacy conference for women (email me if you want more details). So I have a bit of comp time to use this week or next week. I’m thinking that a half day at the spa is just what I need. A facial followed by some time…

Beets are bright and earthy. They taste like spring! And they’re great for you. If you’re careful, you can easily make them without dyeing your whole kitchen pink. Our salad last night was inspired by the kind that almost every restaurant in the city seems to have right now: Beet Salad (for 4)1 medium red…

I got completely hooked watching the second half of Sense and Sensibility on PBS last night. You would have thought I was watching the final four with all the booing and cheering. In this longer version of the Jane Austen story, the action revolves much more around Colonel Brandon (The Ang Lee movie is all…

This was such a jam-packed weekend. Friday seems like ages ago, I can hardly remember it! Here are all the photos. Let’s sort this out… After work, we drove to the de Young Museum for their Friday Night event. They had a show of clothing made from recycled pieces including some by famous local designers.…

Becca has a week-long trip around Southern California for work coming up soon: I work for an education organization here in Northern California, and while I often work in a busy office 9-5 (and sometimes 6ish), from time to time I get sent out to schools and districts for observations and meet-and-greets. Next month I’m…

There’s something about this print that makes me happy to my very core. I think it is the tiny little legs. I can’t wait for this sassy bird to wink at me in my apartment everyday. From OhMyCavalier via Creature Comforts.

Suse has a fun, and I would think a bit scary, event coming up in Connecticut: I’m headed to my 10th High School reunion back in CT in May. It’s a weekend long event with a cocktail reception on Friday night, events during the day on Saturday, a dinner on Saturday night and brunch on…