Margaritas and tomatoes that smell like tomatoes

 It’s been very muggy and warm here in San Diego so instead of our usual glass of wine, on Friday night we decided to try some of the margarita mix we’ve had in our pantry forever. I know I’ll sound like a lush when I say this, but there wasn’t enough tequila in the mix! [...]



Girl’s weekend

Well I’m back from Yosemite, which will be a whole, different post or two and have finally dragged my lazy butt back in front of the computer from something other than e-mail or e-bay!
The aforementioned girl’s weekend was at the end of April. I am friends with six of the most fabulous women on the [...]



33rd birthday and new job

Tomorrow’s my 33rd birthday and the first day of my new job. Hopefully all goes well! Mike and I usually take our birthdays off from work and am at the mercy of the other person who gets to do whatever they want with the day. Normally I drag Mike to old bookstores, arthouse films, museums, [...]



Filippi’s Encinitas is open!

Filippi’s Pizza Grotto is a San Diego establishment. There’s one in Little Italy of course, our favorite location in Pacific Beach, Poway, Temecula I think and a couple of others that we’ve never made it to.  When they closed our favorite deli, Hershel’s, we found out they were putting a Filippi’s in where Hershel’s was. Unfortunately Filippi’s [...]



Thanksgiving Vacation 2006

I know it’s the middle of February, but I realized that I never posted pics on the boyfriend’s site of my annual Thanksgiving visit to my friend S and her husband, E,  in San Luis Obispo. (Names changed to protect the innocent!) So I thought I’d do it here. The tradition started when her husband [...]



Mint tea anyone?

Well I feel like a lucky girl today!  While I’m looking for a new full time job I’m doing some part time work at a friend’s shop nearby. It’s a green boutique, carrying only things that are environmentally conscious, whether it be organic or recycled material. If you’re in the Encinitas area, definitely check it out - [...]



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