I always see peeps in stores come Easter but never have any desire to buy them. I decided to take on the challenge of figuring out what the heck to do with them this year to make them a little more appealing to me. I scoured the internet for some ideas… and decided on some Peep Rice Krispy baskets! Check out my peeps roundup and peep basket tutorial to see more! [...]
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This past Monday marked my mom’s sixtieth birthday. I planned a sixtieth birthday celebration for my dad, so I wanted to do the same in honor of my mom, even though she isn’t with us to celebrate. I also miss seeing her friends around, since they are all like second mothers to me, so I wanted to plan something to bring everyone together. When my mom was sick and near [...]
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London is the place to get high tea, so you better guess what I was going to splurge on. I tried to do some research on the best high tea rooms before the trip and I could only seem to find hotels with high tea. Hotels seem so touristy to me because in San Francisco there are many cute, privately owned tea rooms. But even when I started asking around, [...]
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I got an invite to my coworkers cooking club, and not gonna lie, I felt pretty special. She has been talking about this exclusive cooking club since I met her two years ago and I guess I bugged her enough that she decided to let me come. There are currently six members in the NBCC (North Beach Cooking Club) and they meet every Monday night at Taria’s apartment. They switch [...]
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I spend a lot of time thinking about craft projects. An almost embarrassing amount of time. Sometimes when I go to execute these dreamed up projects, they turn out not as great as I had hoped. Take this St. Patrick’s Day project for example…it looks fine, but it also looks like a 5 year old could do it (which they probably could). I was thinking of giving it as a [...]
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My brother was the first one to introduce me to the infamous Guinness, Bailey’s, and Jameson drink and I cannot say I thank him for it. I was visiting him at college and he almost let me drink the curdled bailey’s. I was just trying to fit in with these older, cooler college kids, how was I to know if it was ok to drink it or not? The real [...]
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Lent. Oh Lent. How I love thee and hate thee. It comes around once a year and for as long as I can remember, I have given something up. My dad and Grandma always give something up as well so it makes it a little easier to stick to it…as the saying goes…misery loves company. For whatever reason, I enjoy testing my willpower for 40 days. Some years I am perfect, [...]
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Don’t you just love getting packages that fall off the big brown trucks and land on your doorstep? I especially love surprise packages. I had been talking about getting a new wide lens for my (err…our) camera to make the background of my photos softer. Magically, all the way from New York, little Luca Villa must have heard me and granted my wish! I still have some learning to do, but [...]
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Since our dinner club has dwindled to three members and one of them is an accountant, busy season takes a toll on our Thursday night dinners. Miss Accountant was able to slip away tonight and we went to Umami Burger on Union Street. I have heard nothing but good things about this place so I had been dying to try it. That’s pretty much the basis of all Thursday night [...]
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Fat Tuesday. The day before Ash Wednesday. Which really means the day to over-indulge before giving up something for 40 whole days and nights. Which is exactly why people are partying hard for Mardi Gras right now. Want to know how I am celebrating? I am painting my nails. Mardi Gras nail art has consumed my evening. Yes, I have turned lame in my old age of 26. But believe-you-me [...]
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