Moving. It's an experience we all hate, but are forced to deal with at some point in life. It involves strenuous hours of cleaning, packing, lifting, sweating, unpacking, crying, stressing, and every other negative -ing word you can think of. It causes you to think several times a day, "why do I have so much … Continue reading 10 Tips to Help Make Moving Easier
This past Friday night I kicked off my birthday weekend with dinner at the Outlets in Orange with my dad, his girlfriend, my sister, and my fiance. We intended to each at Saddle Ranch, where we made reservations, but decided on a whim to try Market Broiler instead. And let me just say, this decision … Continue reading Birthday Shenanigans Part 1
From the very moment I launched this blog, I've dedicated my time to making it look presentable. I know this is something I should have done before launching it to the public, but I'm impatient and I strongly believe in learning as you go. While I've been making tweaks here and there from the beginning, … Continue reading A Walk Around Balboa Park
After an exhausting work week, last night seemed like the perfect time to get out of the house for some fresh air and to explore our city. Mike and I have lived in North Park, San Diego for six months now and we've done a fair bit of exploring, but there remains plenty of places … Continue reading A Thursday Evening in North Park
It's been two months since I wrote about the adoption of our kitten, Nymeria, so I thought I would provide you all with an update! She's grown fast before our eyes and this has given me the inspiration to keep a serial of posts on my blog about her life with us. I hope she … Continue reading Adjusting to Life with a Kitten
After a morning of cleaning around the house in this unbearable heat, I wanted to treat my fiance and myself to a coffee date and I had the perfect place in mind. Just a few blocks from our house is this gorgeous, new coffee shop called Communal Coffee. We walked by it numerous times during … Continue reading Caffeine Spotlight: Communal Coffee
It seems nowadays that there is a "holiday" for everything. I use the term "holiday" loosely, because most of them are unofficial and, to be honest, quite silly. But National Book Lovers Day? Now that is a holiday I can get behind. I have always loved to read. I remember one day, when I was about … Continue reading National Book Lovers Day
