Our second day in Hawai’i was actually our first full day in Hawai’i. The kids, of course, woke up bright and early – I’m talking 6:30 AM early. Actually, now that I think about it, considering we are on Hawai’ian time, they got up at the same time that they do at home. What I Continue reading
Aloha from the big island! We were so glad to finally arrived. The day started out full of excitement with us getting up at 5:00 AM to get ready and head to the airport. After packing our last minute toiletries and loading up the car we were finally on our way around 6:00 AM. We Continue reading
Grandma has read about love for food truck chasing. Now that’s she’s visiting California, we had to have her join in on the fun. It’s a fun way to get out, enjoy the So Cal weather, eat awesome food, and support local small businesses. Here are some highlights from the San Gabriel Valley Food Truck Continue reading
I love me some food. And, food trucks. And, the race track. So, put them all together and I am there! We thought it would be fun to explore since Brian and Ethan had never been to the Santa Anita Race Track in Arcadia plus we’d get enjoy some great food and make a day Continue reading
We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day. It was in the low-70’s, slight breeze, sunny and beautiful for Ethan’s 1st birthday party. We were lucky enough to be joined by grandparents and great-grandparents from both sides of the family and lots of friends. Ethan had a great time playing with Lucas, Esperanza, and Continue reading
I had a great birthday weekend in Santa Barbara with the family. Lunch at Dargan’s was a highlight as well as Ethan’s first ice cream cone with mom. Nothing like Thrifty’s ice cream to start off with.
As I was catching up on uploading pictures to our website this morning Ethan climbed my leg, started bouncing up and down, and “telling” me he was hungry. Of course, I grabbed my iPhone and snapped this picture. He’s 9 1/2 months old and he’s really become so expressive lately; he sings and talks to Continue reading
Thirty…while it usually comes with a negative stigma, to me it was just another year gone by. Maureen organized a fantastic party this weekend. I was joined by my mom, dad and brother, friends and of course Maureen and Ethan. We all enjoyed lots of food and drink. The steak, Italian sausages, potato salad and Continue reading
Maureen told me that she planned dinner at Arnie Morton’s in downtown Los Angeles for my 29th birthday. Little did I know that there were a bunch of our friends waiting in the bar to celebrate with us! We had a great dinner with lots of amazing food and tasty wine (5 bottle’s worth, I Continue reading
That time I met Alton Brown at the OC Fair. Did I mention that he’s my idol? My cooking idol? I got to watch him cook on stage. Then, I waited in line and had him sign my AB shirt and cookbook. HEAVEN!