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Rob and I first met 10 years ago last night. Amazing how fast this decade has gone and how many wonderful adventures we’ve had! We celebrated last night at a Giants game with friends. Next weekend, we’re off to spend a romantic weekend down by Santa Cruz. And I spent the morning looking at old…

Silk scarves, tied like a bandanna, are my latest favorite accessory! It’s such a pretty detail to have a flowery piece of silk. And they’re super affordable to pick up at vintage stores. I wore this outfit to work yesterday on another classic foggy day in the city: Tee – Basic black v-neck tee from…

We had a weekend of bittersweet goodbyes. On Friday, Trent joined us for his last day in the Bay Area after a summer internship. He joined us in taking the nephews out for the first part of the big Critical Mass bike ride and then had a delicious Mexican dinner at Tropisueno. Ping Pong and…

Last night, Rob took the nephews on a long bike ride to Golden Gate bridge. They had dinner at In-N-Out and, back at home, we played ping pong in between episodes of the A-Team and Knight Rider. I think Rob might be sad to return to our regularly scheduled life involving the opera, flower arranging…

The secret to entertaining young nephews: having a ping pong table inside your apartment. Ping pong balls have been ricocheting off the walls, ceiling and floor for three days straight! Definitely a winning feature. In between sets, Rob and I have been trying our best to wear out the boys around the city. Last night…

This must be my fourth or fifth day in a row wearing rolled up pants. Such a perfect look for summer in the city! Rolled skinny jeans with nude peep toe wedges. Rolled black linen trousers with platform heels. Rolled beach-y blue khakis with gold flats. Combined with the friendship bracelets (oh yes, that is…

Rob and I went out on Friday night with Nicole to a cool new German restaurant called Leopold’s. Dark beer and soft pretzels at the bar while we waited for a table. Delicious dinner of short ribs, trout and wiener schnitzel. Home by cab at 10:30. The next morning, Rob left early to ride the…

We are very excited to be hosting Rob’s nephews all next week! They’re in town for a special chess camp. Its a major trip for them away from the family and we’ve been preparing for months. We have all kinds of potential adventures lined up for the week, including: Taking a ferry House of Air…

I love watching Tour de France every summer. Rob and I wake up early to see the end of the day’s race with our coffee. My favorite things include Phil Liggett pronouncing “maillot jaune” “Ivan Basso” and “Thor Hushovd.” The scenes of the french countryside (will they pass by Design Mom‘s house?). The teary Belgians…

Yum! We had some delicious food while camping last weekend. A favorite was this charcuterie spread on Saturday night. Salami, fresh Acme baguettes, smoked pepper mackerel and goat brie. Denyse provided the lightweight wood cutting boards for the feast. They’re actually just inexpensive wood grilling planks from Sur la Table that she oiled and waxed.…