Monthly Archives: February 2010
That Time We Almost Died in a Tsunami
After the Chile earthquake occurred last night, there was a tsunami advisory. It wasn’t played up to be a Big Deal, or anything; more like something they had to do for legal reason than something to be seriously worried about. … Continue reading
Filed under Beach Living, Hawaii, You have got to be fucking kidding me
Find Inspiration Everywhere
I’ve been following the blog it forward mash-up that Victoria of sfgirlbybay organized and I’m loving it. I keep adding new blogs to my bookmarks and find so many great things. It also got me thinking about my inspiration list. … Continue reading
It Takes a Village
My sophomore year in high school I went to a Halloween party that a friend was throwing. Halloween fell on a Saturday that year and I had a band competition (yes, I was a band geek) and I promised my … Continue reading
Filed under Friends
Worth Looking Like a Lobster
Wes always says that living in Southern California was like living in a Concrete Jungle. I hear from a lot of people that California has everything, and, in fact, one of Wes’ coworkers would often spend a weekend morning skiing … Continue reading
Filed under Beach Living, Hawaii, the great outdoors
Expanding Food Horizons
Wes is a Meat & Potatoes kind of guy. He eats a few fruits and vegetables, but not many. So, as you can imagine, cooking for him has been extremely difficult. He’s good about eating most things I make and … Continue reading
Filed under In the Kitchen
The First Step
The hardest part about the Life List was putting it on paper – setting it out to the world and letting people (not just myself) see what I want from life. It’s not complete, but it’s a start to what … Continue reading
Save The Date!
I ordered our save-the-dates yesterday after a small snafu with Kinko’s. Apparently you can’t scan anything with a copyright on it, even if you don’t plan to use it to make money. I’m convinced that I was just unlucky enough … Continue reading
Filed under Holy Shit I'm Getting Married
NaBloPoMo Fail
I think something in WordPress is conspiring against me to make sure that I never ever complete a NaBloPoMo. Sure, sure, the last three attempts were absolutely me just being a flake, but this time I was really doing it. … Continue reading
Filed under NaBloPoMo
Be Our Guest, Part II
Being a guest is tougher than just showing up on the doorstep and basking in the glow of your host and hostess. And so, I’d like to point out some rules for visitors – and not just overnight visitors. Be … Continue reading


