Yearly Archives: 2008

I’ve recently decided that I hate, not all, but most pants. Which is odd because I have long, skinny legs and pants should work for me. But so, so many pairs really don’t (I’m looking at you Banana Republic). And those wide leg pairs that are in style have this magic way of only ever…

I watched one of my favorite Woody Allen movies last night: Everyone Says I Love You. I am so crazy about this film. I wish I could just climb through the TV screen and live in the character’s world. Since that isn’t possible, here are a couple resolutions: Get very rich…buy fancy apartment in New…

Just in time for Wedding Wednesday, I received my first place setting of china in the mail! Rob ordered this for my Valentine’s Day gift. In true Gump’s fashion, each piece came meticulously wrapped in folded tissue paper and bubble wrap with circles of gray felt to protect from scratching. Those ladies in the wrapping…

There are all sorts of places you can have custom maps made for your wedding locations. Or you can save $200 and draw your own! Our facility requires us to have our guests park offsite and then shuttle in. So it is a bit confusing. I drew this map a couple nights ago to help…

We were looking through my parents wedding and honeymoon photos last weekend. They got married here in the city and spend their honeymoon in Poland at a film festival. One thing that I hadn’t notice before was all the cute new clothes my mother had for the trip. This was the mid 70’s. She left…

For your 34th birthday, my sweet, here are 34 things I like about you in no particular order: 1. Your excellent photography skills.2. The way you say “aww” when you see something cute, like a puppy or a toddler falling over.3. Your generosity.4. Cute dresser.5. That you wake up before me so I can sleep…

My other purchase at Anthropologie last Friday was this yellow Willow Cardigan. Isn’t that color pretty? Unfortunately, the quality doesn’t match the price. The first one I tried on at the store had a moth hole on the front. So I got a different one, gave it a once over and took it home. But…

Sales at certain stores always mean certain things. When there is sale at J.Crew (when isn’t it?) it means loading up on bright sweaters. Club Monaco is for discount trousers – and the coolest pair of long leather gloves for $20. Anthropologie? I head straight for the “comfort” rack loaded with frilly slips and soft…

I was put in charge of appetizers for Easter. Fortunately, the visiting guests had brought a big smoked salmon in a wood box from Washington and there was a box of puff pastry in the freezer. Here are the instructions: Smoked Salmon Puffs (for 12 guests) 1 package of puff pastry (filo dough would probably…

This was a quick and fun weekend. After shopping on Friday, I walked back to work and we hit the freeway around 6:00. Thankfully no traffic on the drive down to San Luis Obispo. We got in around 9:30. Up pretty early on Saturday morning for a trip to Farmer’s Market and breakfast at Budget…