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Day Tripping: Catalina Island
Mr. A and I lived in Los Angeles for two years during grad school, but we never got a chance to visit Catalina Island. So when my sister wanted to visit as part of her goodbye to LA, I was … Continue reading
How to Live Through a Graduation
As I told you yesterday, Pickle and I flew out to Los Angeles over the weekend to surprise my sister for her graduation. My sister is about as intuitive as a pet rock because my parents slipped up and pretty … Continue reading
Weekend Escape: Los Angeles
Sorry I was so silent last week… I actually left for Los Angeles on Thursday and had a ton to do before I left. However, my trip was a surprise for my sister’s dental school graduation so I couldn’t share … Continue reading
Mother’s Day for Non-Believers
Remember how I went on and on and on yesterday about how I thought Mother’s Day was a total crock? Well, maybe I was wrong and you ladies are on to something… Growing up, my mother always told us “If … Continue reading
Happy Mother’s Day (barf)
If you know me AT ALL, you know that I have a tremendous distaste for all holidays that, in my opinion, were just created by the card industry to pump up sales. Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day… Zombie New Year. I … Continue reading
Wild About Wine
Tonight I hit up the Wild About Wine event with Mr. A at the Cincinnati Zoo. It was great to have a night out in the middle of the week with friends (and wine), food (and wine) and fun (and, … Continue reading
Mommy & Me?
Yesterday, my mother sent me an email with a link to Mommy & Me items offered by Saks. As many of you have I am sure experienced, emails from parents can often be confusing. Why are they sending it? What … Continue reading
Spring Cleaning: My Closet
Last week, I promised someone I would detail my closet organization in a post. Then I realized that my closet is in our basement and gets absolutely zero sunlight, making it pretty difficult to take good pictures. So please accept … Continue reading
Spring Cleaning: Beauty Edition
This is an image of what my life feels like these days: totally disorganized and filled with junk. With Spring being the time of year to clean up, I found it appropriate to start with the biggest cluster first. My … Continue reading
Family Bike Riding
Despite being absolutely exhausted from other weekend activities, we dragged ourselves out of the house in the morning to enjoy a clear, brisk and beautiful Sunday morning. And we did it by bike riding. If you have been reading for a while, … Continue reading













