I feel like I’ve been away for months, not days! Let’s see…on Friday we picked up my parents, sister and Trent in the rain and went for Ethiopian food down the street. After our early dinner, we felt inspired and drove across the city for Irish coffees at the Buena Vista. Trent, Rob and I…

I’ll be back on Thursday. Have a great weekend!

Halloween is coming up so fast! Which also means that my birthday is right around the corner. Wow, time is really flying. Here is Christina’s Halloween request: Hi! I read your blog regularly. Could you please help me? I want to be the Morton’s Salt Girl this year and was wondering how you would go…

This has been a very full week. It’s been so fun having Nicole as our roommate. Now we have two more roommates: my sister and her boyfriend visiting from North Carolina. It’s a full house in our one-bedroom apartment and I’m loving it: Tanning really does help with pink cornflake (pityriasis rosea). My rash is…

Visiting with Nicole has made me feel a lot better about wedding planning. She’s been a bridesmaid a bunch of times and is good at calling me out when I’m being too cheap (Yes, I want a perfect wedding. No, I’d rather not have to spend money on any of it). She helped me decide…

McKay is about to embark of a big adventure and needs shoes that are up to the task: I really enjoyed your post on what to wear sightseeing in Europe in October. I’d love to get your suggestions for my trip – 3 weeks in India in November! I will have a short stay in…

My family is starting to arrive in San Francisco today for the big event this weekend. My cousin is getting married, the first family wedding in a long time. On Sunday, we’re going to drive up to Inverness to stay in a rental house through Wednesday. Our little arts and crafts “cottage” recently sold for…

It rained last night and is really starting to feel like fall here in the city. It’s time to unpack my coats and scarfs! Here is a request from Tiffany: I’ve been looking in stores and online for a new coat for fall and winter. I need something wooly and warm for under $200. My…

“Hey Emily” you might say. “Where can I find some giant ostrich feather fans? Like the ones used by nightclub floor shows and in old musicals?” I’m so glad you asked 🙂 I’ve found that Ostrich.com is the best source for such items. It’s going to be an interesting wedding, indeed!

Our Safeway market just replaced all the stone fruit with apples and pears last week. They’re selling pumpkins outside. Pumpkin gelato is at Whole Foods. It’s definitely October. I could eat pumpkin bread, ice cream, pie and lattes all day long. As a healthier alternative, I bought a $2 bag of pumpkin seeds at Trader…