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Easter is April 16th this year…only a few weeks away. Time to pull out the Easter decorations and find a suitable Easter tree. Yes, Easter tree. Easter is family favorite holiday and I’ve been putting up an Easter tree practically since birth each spring. Last year, I couldn’t find any flowering branches and assembled a…

Margo is on the big island this week and Jean is leaving for Maui tomorrow. This adds up to two out of my three sisters being in Hawaii on vacation this week. Throw in one of my co-workers who just came back from Maui and it seems like everyone is going on tropical vacations but…

I heard last night that Jean and Trent are officially moving to North Carolina this fall. It’s been so fun living in San Francisco with them and we are sad that they are going to be moving, but overall it’s great news. This news, of course, means that it is time to implement project “Yorkie…

Spring officially started yesterday. And while it is still tweed and wool weather here in San Francisco, there are a few springtime activities on the horizon. Mark your calendars now for the Macy’s Flower Show in Union Square starting April 7. This year’s theme is “Italian Villa Gardens” and the stores promise to be decked…

What a lovely weekend! On Friday night, Rob and I drove out to Yosemite with Rich’s soon to be sister-in-law Michelle. We arrived around 11:00 pm to a clear night and three feet of snow. After setting up the tent, we all crashed for the night. Rich and Margaret didn’t arrive until about 4:30 am…

I’m new to the city and constantly learning important lessons about urban life. Each week I document these lessons in a post I like to call “Urban Girl Almanac.” Here’s what I learned this week: The burrito wagon outside of the rock climbing gym on Harrison has the best spicy chicken tacos in the city.…

Rob and I have the car all packed (thanks Trent and Jean) and we’re ready to head out to Yosemite. Right now, it is snowing pretty heavily in the valley. This is a live webcam shot from about noon today. If you look closely you can make out a tree. Usually you can see a…

After a long and successful shopping trip downtown in the rain, Jean and I returned to my apartment. A quick snack turned into a dinner of one pound of goldfish crackers, two coconut popsicles, two blueberry yogurts and two bottles of wine. To quote drunk Jean: “Best…dinner…ever!”

I just saw this dress on RavinStyle.com. Could it be the solution to my summer wedding shopping crisis? I’m not sure. I love the cut (I am such a die hard about turtlenecks!), the colors and the length. Is the low back too flashy for a wedding? Is my buff rock climber’s back too intimidating…

The weather reports are in for Yosemite Valley this weekend. It looks like Snow on Friday and then just clouds for the rest of the weekend. It is going to be pretty darn cold though, as low as 22 degrees on Saturday night. Time to plan what to wear in the cold: Start with a…