I had a nice week in California and got to enjoy some beautiful sunny weather. Spring is a little farther along in the Bay Area, and the petals were falling from the trees. It was nice sitting on the ...

We're back in Portland! The snow was pretty much melted by the time we got home, which was kind of a relief (no need to run out and buy a snow shovel and salt). Patches was happy to see us and didn't ...

I haven't written in a while! When I last wrote, Tree and Andrew had just arrived in Portland for a visit. Soon after, the snow started. It kind of put a damper on our fun Portland activities, but it ...

We just found out that you can buy pudding at the farmers' market! Jacob's Creamery sells containers of homemade vanilla and chocolate pudding, alongside a nice assortment of cheeses. Totally awesome!...

This week, Patrick and I are living it up at the Hotel California in Palo Alto. It has kind of a budget feel to it, but it's in a good location (right next to the train station, two grocery stores, Su...

This has been a pretty relaxing weekend. Patrick went down to San Luis Obispo to attend Eric's housewarming party, but I stayed behind because I was desperately in need of a lazy weekend. And that's...

We started the week with two simple meals. First up was Gingery Shrimp and Couscous with leftover grilled vegetables and strawberries for dessert. It was easy enough, but nothing special. Nex...

On Saturday, we biked over to Menlo College, to attend my company's annual family picnic. It was a beautiful day. We ate some barbecue and bounced in a bouncy house for a little bit (I think this wa...

Recent Meals 1. We needed a quick egg-centric dinner (they were about to expire!) prior to our Colorado trip, so Patrick made a Crispy Prosciutto and Scallion Frittata with arugula and goat cheese ...

After reading this article and this one in Sunset about Angel Island, I decided that we should go camping there this April. I reserved campsite #5 (supposedly one of the best on the island) for Easte...

First, a picture of the granola I made a while ago with some dried blueberries (yum!) and milk. Not bad, but not amazing. Much healthier than commercial granola though. Our garden seems to ha...

I put up a few pictures of our latest garden setup. Click the daisies! As anticipated, the temperature has fallen below freezing at night for the past few days. The first night it happened, I...

A few nights ago, Patrick made us breakfast for dinner: Blueberry Buckwheat Pancakes, grapefruit, and Tomato and Chard Frittata (from Moosewood Low-Fat Favorites). I thought the frittata was ki...

I'm too busy enjoying life to write about it! Not much new to tell; like most weekends, this one was spent eating sushi at Akasaka, staring at our garden (only I do that), eating pastrami sandwiches ...

Last week, I finished a little knitting project I'd been working on. My company participates in a giving tree program every year, and one of the cards I picked was for a 1-year-old girl who wanted a ...

» Our professional wedding pictures » A few other wedding pictures This is a list of information about our wedding (vendors, etc). Hopefully it'll come in handy for future brides- and grooms-to...

Wedding stuff soon, I swear! I'm working on a page with information about the wedding before I write about the day itself. I found it helpful to read about other peoples' weddings while planning our...

First of all, there are a few new garden pictures up. Click on the first peas of the summer to see the rest. A lot has happened in the past three weeks, garden-wise. Our tomato plants have gr...

As I said earlier, camping last weekend was fun. Every year, my stepdad's family goes camping for a week in Shaver Lake, CA, at Dinkey Creek campground. Patrick and I joined them (and my mom) for th...

So, this weekend. On Saturday, I drove down to Carmel for my trial wedding hair and makeup appointment with Rebecca, who was recommended by her sister-in-law, Freya, Ventana's recommended hair and ma...

We just spent an exhausting but great day in Big Sur. We drove down to Monterey last night after work. We were thinking about going to the Aquarium's member's-only night (since we are members and ne...

We had a fun Sunday morning. First we walked to the farmers market, intending to finally buy something there (we always just look around and leave without buying anything), but there were hardly any ...

Yesterday, I made some paintings to hang in our bedroom, since we can't afford to buy art that other people have made. I think they turned out pretty well. Today, Andrew and Tree visited, and ...

We went to the beach today, as planned. It was wonderful. We took the scenic route there, taking the 84 and then Highway 1. It looks like the farmers around Half Moon Bay are already gearing up for...

I've finally posted the pictures from our trip to LA and Noah and Jenny's wedding. There's nothing too exciting, but click the picture below for more (I'm smiling like a fool, but Patrick sure looks ...

Picture time! Here are a few pictures from around the cottage: » Light coming in through the bedroom curtains in the morning » Mama laptop and baby laptop, with the Tour de France in the backgro...

Vacation recap: Saturday: We started out our Saturday by going to Filoli, which I'd been wanting to visit for a long time. I think I was expecting it to be more like the Arnold Arboretum, all s...

I've been having a good day today. It was beautiful this morning, so we ate part of our breakfast outside. And then we drove to the movie theater, and there were so many trees in bloom. And the sun...

Yesterday, I wore my pajamas all day. Patrick almost did too, but then he got a craving for pearl milk tea around 10 pm, so he put on real clothes to go out and get us some. Life with Patrick is goo...

I'm back home and in a bad mood, as usual (compared to relaxing with Patrick in California, being back at MIT sucks every time). I didn't do much today, other than being sad that I had to leave Patri...

Okay, here we go (and might I just add, I had a wonderful time on this trip, despite how busy we were): Tuesday: My flight got into San Francisco around 8pm. Patrick picked me up, and then we wen...

(this is Part 2 of my story; read Part 1 first) Friday: So Friday was when the wedding stuff started in earnest, and since Patrick was the best man, he was involved in most of it (and I was lucky ...

Pictures from Tree and Andrew's wedding are here! Click the one below for the whole album. Some were taken by me, and some by Patrick. A long account of our vacation will be posted soon. ...

Last night, we went to Zachary's in Berkeley with Noah and Jenny (Noah is a friend from college, and Jenny is his girlfriend). We had stuffed pizza, and it was way good. And the Raiders won the pre-...