Monthly Archives: May 2008

I bought this simple green wallet at Forever 21 a few weeks ago as waiting-in-line impulse purchase. It’s really grown on me and now my friend is buying one for herself. So fun for summer. The color is a little brighter in person, almost a Kate Spade green. It’s not metallic like the blurb says.…

I’m on day three of a new skin care boot camp. San Francisco’s cold, sunny, and windy weather has been doing a number on my face. My skin is naturally dry anyway, and super parched after walking a few miles outside each day. Plus, I’ve had a huge teenage style pimple on my chin. Blurg.…

I picked up a Mexican-inspired top similar to this at Forever 21 over the weekend. I added it to my “dowry” stash of clothes that I’m saving for the honeymoon. I thought it would be the perfect thing for posing along route 66 landmarks such as the Wigwam Motel. If you don’t want to wait…

The earthquake updates out of China are devastating. As a San Franciscan, earthquake news always hits home but this one is especially close to my heart. Sichuan Province is the hardest hit by the 7.9 quake. Rob and I stayed there for a couple weeks a few years ago and were blown away by the…

We’ve been so busy lately! Summer in the city can be a wild blur sometimes. I didn’t eat a single meal at home all weekend. On Friday, Jill & Peter picked us at work and we drove over to the Giants game. This was the start of Peter’s big birthday weekend. Garlic fries, hot dogs,…

If you’re in the market for a dress for the Black & White Ball, a wedding gown, bridesmaid dresses, a prom dress or a flower girl dress you should pencil in a quick stop at San Francisco’s Jessica McClintock Outlet in the design district. Yes, 85% of the dresses are terrible. But the remaining 15%…

We have tickets to the Giants game tonight with friends. Mmm…Garlic fries and microbrew. Of course, a night game in San Francisco is a recipe for freezing your tail off. Here’s an outfit for an evening at AT&T park: Down Jacket – A puffy is a must.Turtleneck – I love a good black turtleneck.Jeans –…

One of these days, I’m going to get around to replacing all the plain plastic knobs on our wall-o-cabinets in the kitchen. I need 13 in total…which would be $78 if I got the Granita Knobs from Anthropologie. Or $104 if I went with the Portugal Knob that I like even better and kind of…

I found the perfect Mother’s Day gift earlier this week. I can’t share, though (hi mom!). If you’re still looking, I ran across a resource for flower deliver with a nice twist. OrganicStyle.com has a wide variety of organic flowers and plants for delivery. And they have 45 bouquets to choose from that come paired…

The Black & White Ball is only a few weeks away. I’ve got to start thinking about what I’m going to wear. I found a dress a few weeks ago at a vintage store on Haight for $40. It’s from a small dress house circa late 1970’s. An ivory crochet sleeveless sheath with a small…