Yearly Archives: 2008

I resisted temptation to buy an antique trophy on Sunday. I fell in love with the muted silver color and mysterious 1921 honor for “Tent Inspection.” However, I need another silver-hued vessel like a hole in the head and wasn’t ready to spend $80. A quick eBay search at revealed that you can find these…

With the economic uncertainty, I’ve been cooking at home a lot recently. Between stocking up on frozen fish and meat at Trader Joe’s and fresh produce from the cheapest green grocer on the planet (at Divisidero and Pierce), we have lots of choices each night. Rob loves pork chops with applesauce, but it’s a little…

I find it easiest to set and stick to resolutions one week at a time. The good ones last beyond seven days. So, I’ve decided to share my weekly resolutions with you. We can all play along! This week: I’m wearing bright lipstick every day. Red lipstick is an easy way to liven up any…

As I’ve said, I love Ikea and the opportunity it provides me to pretend that I’m a Swede for a few hours. Those Sweedes! With their bikes, tiny homes, calmness and adorable children…love them. We were caught up in that fever last time and bought a clothes drying rack for our apartment. We installed on…

On Friday, Rob and I crashed our tandem bike during a lunch ride. What a bummer. We both escaped with bruises and scrapes, but otherwise fine. The bike fared worse and needs a lot of repairs. It put a bit of a damper on the weekend. We spent Friday night at home with ice packs…

So there you have it: One wedding. One honeymoon. One happily ever after! I hope you enjoyed hearing all about the details. It was a tremendous two months and the best start to our marriage I could have hoped for. I have so, so much to be grateful for at Thanksgiving this year. If you…

The Getty was the perfect, romantic place to end our honeymoon. We got free parking and a shower of wishes from the parking attendant who saw our decorated – and now mud encrusted – car. We rode the tram up to the museum at dusk. The grounds and gardens are the best part of this…

Our first LA activity after a huge breakfast was a trip along the beach bike path in Long Beach. We borrowed two bikes (I loved mine!) and rode from Belmont Shores to the Los Angeles River and back.

We drove all day through the empty Mojave Desert from the Grand Canyon to California. We planned to spend our last day of vacation in Long Beach with a friend. We didn’t expect more than just catching up from this part, but it turned out to be a perfect cap to the trip! We arrived…

From our quick stop in Sedona, we drove North to the Grand Canyon. We set up camp at Mather straight away and started walking toward the canyon. It’s an amazing experience to “happen” on the Grand Canyon vista while hiking through the woods. I’d never been to the Grand Canyon before and was properly wowed.…