Author: mrsem

I know, I know…it’s not even Halloween yet and I’m already thinking about holiday entertaining. I just love throwing big Christmas parties and can’t wait to start planning. Last year’s highlight was the epic “six courses, seven bottles of wine, eight guests, 12 days of Christmas themed dinner party.” I haven’t started thinking about what…

I completely forgot about the two massive chocolate bars that Sara brought me from Geneva until just now. My favorite so far is the Noir Orange from Lindt. According to my not-so-excellent french translation, it contains candied orange peels and extra fine dark chocolate. It is soo delicious! I think I may just eat all…

I’m in search of a pair of flat shoes that can be worn with a black cocktail dress for my birthday on Friday. Flat shoes that can be worn with pants and skirts are easy to find…what about something a little bit dressier? Most “evening flats” look like something that would be worn by a…

I’ve been trying to take it easy on the weekends (a little unsuccessfully). My hip has been not so great this week so I decided to give relaxing the ol’ college try this past weekend. Rob and I had a “hermit night” on Friday. We watched a corny movie and ate mac ‘n cheese in…

This has been a very crazy, crazy week! Seth visited, coworkers came out from the east coast, Scissors for Lefty performed. I haven’t had a meal outside of a restaurant in six days! Here’s some lessons I learned: Pumpkins on public transportation…pure comedic gold. Your stomach will not explode if you eat Ethiopian, southwestern, Japanese,…

This bold chartreuse, green and red color scheme was featured in the New York Times home & garden section. Ever since I bought chartreuse t-shirt a few months ago I’ve been unsucessfully obsessed with trying to find ways to make this color work. I don’t think I’d be brave enough to paint my walls this…

This enamel ring from J.Crew has a cool “70’s cocktail party” sort of vibe to it. I think it would be perfect worn to Thanksgiving with this silk skirt that I am completely in love with. But the skirt is $298 and the ring is only $26, so the ring wins and gets to be…

I think I’ve finally decided what to be for Halloween! I bought a fantastic black lace/crochet cocktail dress from Club Monaco last night. With the dark stockings I was wearing when I tried it on I looked just like a witch and my costume was born: Dress – Club Monaco doesn’t have an online store,…

I’m turning 27 on the 27th this year. My hairstylist told me that this means it is my “golden” or “champagne” birthday. We’re going to celebrate on Friday night with fondue and a few close friends at The Materhorn Restaurant. I think I could easily dress up the table a bit with a gold/champagne theme.…

While you guys have been busy being brilliant for Reader Appreciation Day, I’ve been out and about in San Francisco. It’s a busy week full of fun, free activities. Here’s the scoop: Tuesday night, Rob and I snuck Seth into the Bombay Sapphire Perfect Pairings event at the W Hotel. Delicious cocktails and food that…