With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the season for parties, gatherings and gifting is just about to be in full swing. And I don’t know about you guys, but I am definitely the kind of person who likes to be prepared. Nothing feels less fun for me or more like the opposite of holiday cheer […]
Museum Style
To be honest, I’ve never really been what you might consider a ‘museum enthusiast’. And this is definitely an area where Ryan and I differ greatly. While we were still in the early stages of our relationship, Ryan came out to Wisconsin to visit me over our Summer break. And for some reason, I decided […]
Food Drunk
Food drunk…well, where to even begin? For Ryan and I, there have been a few standout meals in our lives that are so far beyond our barometer for deliciousness, that we’ve become a little overwhelmed, and, well, food drunk. We become super chatty about our food, and basically can’t stop “oohing” and “aahing” and talking […]
Paris in the Fall
I can almost remember the exact moment that I first mentioned to Ryan about wanting to visit Paris in the Fall. It was about nine, maybe even ten years ago, and I was sitting on our bed in our Philadelphia apartment while Ryan was at the desk (most likely playing some sort of video game). […]
Bonsoir Paris
Arriving in Paris instantly felt like a dream come true. Truthfully, I had been dreaming about visiting Paris in the Fall for years, and finally, it was here. I had this picture in my mind of what it would look like – the glittering lights, the falling leaves, the beautiful buildings, the food, the wine […]
Pumpkin Pancakes
One of the earliest memories that I have of my Mom volunteering in my school classroom, was the day that she came in to make us all Pumpkin Pancakes. In my slightly blurry memories of that day, I feel like I can almost still see her walking in – a cotton turtleneck tucked into jeans, […]
Thanksgiving Decor
With Halloween over, and so many decorations gone along with it, our apartment has started to feel a little bare. For whatever reason, we’ve always made a point to put up a few decorations for Halloween, but we don’t have anything that we leave up for the rest of Fall and Thanksgiving. And since I […]
13 Months
Things are starting to feel a bit real with my 101 in 1001. I am about 13 months into this life project, which means that I’m already about a third of the way through it. Yikes! While I can’t say that I have a favorite completed goal, I can say that my favorite thing about […]
Shake Shack
Last weekend, the newly renovated Westfield UTC mall finally opened it’s doors to it’s very own and highly anticipated Shake Shack. I am pretty sure that there is a cult-like following for Shake Shack on the East Cost, but out here, us San Diegan’s are pretty die hard for our In-N-Out. And having been to […]
My Goal
One of the most satisfying things that I have completed from my 101 in 1001 list was number 81: keep the house “company ready” everyday for one month. I got such great satisfaction out of getting to check that one off of my list last December. It may seem like a perfectly normal thing to […]