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I spent three hours at the UCSF sports medicine center today. After being x-rayed and examined by a med student and a resident for 45 minutes, the doctor came in and delivered the final verdict. My “hip injury” has been officially downgraded to a category four “butt injury.” This is good news and bad news.…

I just ran across a few pictures from a wedding Rob photographed two years ago and thought I would share them with you. The ceremony was held in a tiny catholic church in Cambria. The whole thing was candlelit and Rob was pretty panicked about their being enough light. Luckily, the setting sun came through…

What a lovely Labor Day weekend! Rob and I drove down to San Luis Obispo on Friday night. Our new favorite route is the 280 to the 85 to the 101…you get to avoid San Jose entirely. The next morning, we went for the traditional Saturday morning breakfast at The Budget Cafe with my parents.…

My Ollie and Bette luggage has seen better days. A few too many trips on the baggage carousel has left my set of weekend luggage looking a little ragged. It’s time to but a new weekend bag: Le Sportsac Weekender – I don’t normally count myself as a fan of Le Sportsac but I saw…

Rob and I have the worst flatware on the planet. We bought it four years ago. It was from Ikea and probably cost us $10 for two sets. It’s been discontinued (thank god!) but this set for $2.99 is pretty close. It’s not that it is unattractive, just that it is so extremely cheap. The…

Hooray for fall! I am so excited that we are done with summer and moving into my favorite season of the whole year. Here are some tips for welcoming fall: Drink chai. A nice hot cup brings back all those spicy fall feelings. Wear wool. Chunky sweaters are a must! Start obsessing over Jack in…

I was firmly planted in the “anti-grey jeans” category until seeing this pair in the La Redoute catalog last night. Riding the bus through the mission has made me pretty opposed to the incredibly unflattering, skinny, saggy bum variety of grey jeans like these. But this pair could be cute, right? This is an overall…

There are so many things you can do with contact paper! One my favorites is using it to create custom “window decals” for holidays and parties. I think I originally got the idea from Martha’s Halloween ghost patterns? I think I’ll use contact paper to make a big “LAC” in a serif font for the…

I love the cut of this Tocca dress…the cap sleeves…the high waist…the hemline…it’s all perfect! I am not as in love with the tweed and peacock feather corsage pinned to it, but that could easily be switched out with a few vintage broaches. I am really enamored with this dress and heartily wish it wasn’t…

I got a great deal on a custom roman shade from this company last night. Our living room window is a bizarre size (77.5 x 58.75) and it was looking like we were going to have to fork out over $450 for one roman shade. Our price was much, much less through this site. If…