Chocolate is the perfect solution for a tough, emotionally exhausting week. What is it about chocolate that makes everything feel better? On second thought, don’t answer that. Today, as I was dipping 200+ truffles into melted chocolate, CandyMan asked why I was making so much candy. Special occasion, maybe? Do you need an excuse for…
Archives for February 2011
San Francisco. Yes, Again.
I’ve blogged *a few* times about my trip to San Francisco last week. I apologize for creating another post about it. The trip and the pictures were just too much fun for a single post. (Plus, honestly, it has taken me all week to get through all of the pictures from my memory card.) If…
Boy Talk
Last night after dinner, Twizzler (my 10 year old son) and I headed to my best friend’s house. Tonight is the annual Cub Scout Pinewood Derby and the poor kid didn’t have a car yet. The block of wood has been sitting on a shelf in our family room for weeks. Parent fail. Knowing that…
San Francisco, in Pictures
When I received an email at the end of November asking if I wanted to attend a Girls Photography Getaway in San Francisco with Adobe, my only hesitation was convincing myself that it was real. Of course I’d love to attend! A trip back home to California. A hotel stay. Learning from the people who…
Valentine’s Day: The Reality
I whined (a little) yesterday about having to spend Valentine’s Eve sleeping on the couch. CandyMan was snoring, and I couldn’t sleep. So you can imagine my surprise (and giggles) when I found the other side of the bed empty when I woke up this morning. I found CandyMan asleep on the family room couch,…
Seeing RED in San Francisco
I’ve only scratched the surface of my trip to San Francisco with Adobe, and you can be sure that many more photos are coming. As I was skimming through photos this morning, I realized that the Golden Gate Bridge shots would be perfect for this week’s RED theme on I Heart Faces. Because everyone knows…
Valentine’s Day, Mom Style
I spent last night on the couch. What a way to spend Valentine’s Day Eve. No, we weren’t fighting. I just couldn’t sleep over the snoring. This morning, I’m heading to a double dentist appointment for kids #2 and #3. Twizzler has his first two cavities that need to be filled. I admit I didn’t…
San Francisco with Adobe
I wish I had the energy to tell you all about my {very full} day in San Francisco with Adobe and a handful of incredible photographing bloggers. But I am so utterly exhausted after 12 hours of taking pictures of San Francisco….and eating…and chatting with my new friends….that it was all I could do to…
Travel, Romance, Italy
When CandyMan and I were engaged, we went to see a movie. I don’t remember much about the movie (I don’t even recall the title) but the impressions that the scenery had on me have stayed with me since that night in 1995. The gorgeous Italian scenery in the movie was the ultimate in romance…
Dull (or not) Wordless Wednesday
Dull: (every single pencil in my house -no exaggeration- before I got my new, fabulous and fancy pencil sharpener) Not dull: (Lisa from Mommyality and a Daily Pinch among other ventures and adventures) Lisa and I met up at Panera Bread on Tuesday and (can I tell you?) she was so much fun, so down…