I hope everyone had a wonderful Turkey Day! You know what made this year different for me? I cooked! I made four appetizers: shredded brussels sprouts with lemon and poppy seeds, parmesan cheese artichoke dip, spicy shrimp cucumber boats, and…
Shop ‘Til You Drop
Do me a favor and spend all that money you’ve been saving up! I own Target (TGT) and Urban Outfitters (URBN) stock so make sure to patronize those stores. My child’s private school education fund thanks you! As a sidenote,…
The Royal Wedding
Isn’t it funny how the whole world seems to be excited about William and Kate? Not only are they from a different country, but also a different continent. What is the big hoopla, people? Speaking of Brits, I find it…
Only the Good Die Young
Mark Aragon from my from high school was killed earlier this month as an innocent bystander during a car chase between the police and a speeding teenager. Here’s a link to the SFGate article. He leaves behind a wife and…
DWTS
I haven’t even watched the finale, but I’m going to go ahead and vote for Kyle Massey because he and Lacey are so fun to watch! More so than Jennifer “plastic surgery” Grey, Bristol “all nerves” Palin, and even Brandy…
Loss of a Friend
One of Dean’s friends and a guest at our wedding committed suicide last week after a long struggle with depression. He was married and had two children. When someone does this act of desperation, I’ve heard so many people say,…
A Wee Bit Scared
While I’m totally over the moon about my upcoming trip to Shanghai, I’m also frightened. I hung out with someone who lived in Japan for a while and she said not to worry, that of course, there are people who…
Whoopsy Wine Tasting
After our last “winery” in Santa Barbara–as I mentioned previously, they’re not sprawling landscapes, but really just warehouses and parking lot tastings–we walked back to my car which had this note tucked into the windshield. So I backed into your…
Santa Barbara
I’ve spent a lot of time in Santa Barbara. My sister went to school there. I’d hang out there during my spring breaks. I did several summer leadership conferences on campus. I have fond memories of that beachy spot. But…
Specimen #3
I’m blissfully happy to write that one of my friends (completely different from any of the specimens I mentioned below) is…OMIGOD…engaged, as mentioned to me via email a few hours ago. He met his loved one a few months ago…