The single greatest thing about living in San Francisco is there is literally anything under the sun you could ask for by way of activities within the city’s 49-square-mile confines—from an aerial tour via passenger blimp to fulfilling a childhood dream of bouncing around in a room full of trampolines. And you know by now how much [...]
How to Gorge Yourself on Chocolate for $3.33
September 16, 2010 By 17 Comments
What do you get when you mix a perfectly sunny California day, one Moose, 30 tickets for chocolate samples and a monkey with a camera? Well, other than one wicked bellyache, you have the recipe for my Sunday afternoon. I’m a huge fan of Groupon—enough so to put a free banner on the side of [...]
It’s Football Time in Tennessee!
September 6, 2010 By 13 Comments
When I decided to transfer schools just for my journalism classes—Sewanee was liberal arts and, thus, had no specific majors as such—and wound up at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, I hemmed and hawed and hemmed some more. Practically everyone I know from my hometown goes there (there were 30 alone from my graduating [...]
You Know You’re a San Franciscan When…
August 2, 2010 By 24 Comments
You leave the house in a tank top and skirt at 8am and return at noon in a wool coat and scarf. (Also, add to the list: You’re smart enough to carry layers with you wherever you go.) Your calves are the thickest part about you thanks to streets called Gough, Vermont, Divis and Lombard. [...]
Going to the Chapel: The Reception
July 29, 2010 By 21 Comments
After the ceremony, the rest of our wedding day was a total blur. Were we really there? Did we experience the following four hours? I don’t actually believe it. It all seems like a complete dream. I now fully understand what every bride before me was talking about. But before we could get to the [...]
Going to the Chapel: The Ceremony
July 14, 2010 By 29 Comments
This post follows Going to the Chapel: The Preparations and Photo Friday: Muir Beach. Check them out if you haven’t already! ***** In all the planning we did to ensure everyone had a bangin’ good time, we neglected one “small” facet of the wedding itself: the ceremony. In fact, up until THE DAY BEFORE, SVV [...]
Going to the Chapel: The Preparations
July 7, 2010 By 27 Comments
Having SVV out of work on disability leave (thanks to that pesky shattered wrist from the dirtbike riding accident) for the five weeks leading up the wedding turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as we did a lot of the small things ourselves and it was nice having an extra hand (notice I [...]
Photo Friday: Muir Beach, California
July 2, 2010 By 47 Comments
Alright, alright. FINE. I will tell you about my wedding. Finally. And since you asked so nicely. (Just kidding! It’s not because I’ve been holding out on you, but rather waiting patiently for the photo proofs back as I took exactly zero photos on my wedding day. And they arrived this week!) But first! A [...]
Let’s Get Personal
June 28, 2010 By 86 Comments
You may have noticed there have been some gradual changes over this site in recent months. (I’ve yet to do a big unveiling and site tour, as there’s still a whole lot of tagging and categorizing to go before I deem my blog up to snuff.) Upon phone conferencing with my Web-savvy cousin this morning, [...]
First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage
June 21, 2010 By 16 Comments
What do you do when you cross this impossibly cute furball… …with this horndog who can’t keep his pants on? (You see where this is going.) Well, if you’re SVV and me, you get…your first baby! (Of the little white rat persuasion, that is.) That’s right, in a twist of fate, the day we touched [...]
