A few days after landing in Italy Emily and I met Jen & Nick in Florence to enjoy the Chianti Festival. Who would have thought we would be able to jump on a mini bus, visit two vineyards, and sample various wines…
Coolin off with Gelato
Hands down the best gelato in Rome is at Della Palma. I first visited in 2005 with my friend Jenn C and make a point to go every time I’m in Rome. They have what seems to be over 100 different flavors…
Happy 4th of July!
4th of July in Tahoe is probably one of the busiest times of year. So we parked our cars and hit the street via bikes to enjoyed every bit of what 4th of July in Tahoe has to offer. A…
Singer!
This year for my birthday all I wanted was a sewing machine. When I arrived home from my trip I had just that waiting for me. A nice shiny {white} Singer Sewing Machine .{Thanks, Nick} My parents even bought me all the accessories…
Europe and Back
Time fly’s when you’re having fun. I’ve been back for a day now and already started planning my next adventure. The last three weeks were spent exploring Bologna, Fano, Cinque Terra, Portifino, La Spezia, Ravenna, Verona, and Rome – Italy as well as Alicante and Valencia…
Blog Break
Sorry to those of you who read my blog. Yes, my blog posts may have been few and far between for sometime now, but this will change – after June 18th. So if you can hold out just a bit…
Spring Cleaning
Over the years, admit it, we all acquire things. Things we purchased, the cool lamp from so and so, stuff roommates leave behind because they “don’t want it.” We’ll the truth is we don’t want it either! Typically I just…
What’s Cookin?
First let me start by saying how much I love Costco and how Nick & I seem to buy just about everything there. This past weekend we took our bi-monthly trip down to Carson, NV and of course Costco was…
Saving Angel Island
{Happy 100th post to my little blog, it took awhile but we got there! After much delay here’s my little write up from last weekend in SF.} A few weeks ago my sister called to inform me about a feature she…
Fully Loaded {Soup}
There’s nothing like a good bowl of soup on a snowy day and this winter I set out in search of just that. Typically my winter staple is Chicken Tortilla Soup, but things changed in 2010 and I fell in…