Sunday, April 24, 2011

Happy Easter!!!

HAPPY EASTER!!!

MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT EASTER:

* Of course, finding the Easter basket hidden by the bunny on Easter morning

* Egg hunts!!!

* Deviled eggs (yes, even as a kid!- but again, hold the ham please)

* New Easter dresses and shoes (the shoes were a MUST- again, even as a kid!)

* All the pastel colors everywhere (only time of the year I like pastels)

* SUPER STALE peeps (yep, as I said before they MUST be stale- chewy!)

* Daffodils

* Going to church (aside from Christmas, the best church service of the year)

* Family time

* Friend time

So, aside from the super stale peeps, much like every other day that I like :)

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL!!!

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Easter Weekend

I love this time of year (usually because it's around my birthday!)- but as much as I do NOT like ham- honey baked or not- not a ham fan, but I do like Easter. Maybe it's the bunny, deviled eggs, chocolate, and jelly beans???

Anyway, I have the worlds best Mom who always gave us baskets filled with "good chocolate" (think Fanny Farmer, Godiva, See's etc.)- not that waxy, fake drug store crap- think quality not quantity, friends. Mmmm... I think my favorite was Fanny Farmer chocolate covered pretzels. Love the mix of salty and sweet. Now, years later, I still follow in Wonder Mom's footsteps when I buy candy for gifts and such.

Aside from the basket of tastiness, I also love the family meals (again, as long as I can avoid the ham). As an adult, also not a fan of buffets (as I kid it was fun to pick and choose a little of this and little of that)- you end up paying a ton of money and get full of (many times) crappy food very quickly. So, not a fan in general. One exception is Scott's Seafood Sunday Champagne brunch (Walnut Creek). Yep- that passes the test. Give that one a try.

BUT I love picking great places to go for Easter with family and friends. This year the lucky winner is Skates on the Bay in Berkley with Jarrod and Jennifer. Bring on the mimosas and seafood! Looking forward to being thankful for what I have as we celebrate tomorrow.

Thank you Easter Bunny! (and of course Jesus too).

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Weekend Memories

While I am sitting in my hotel room in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (which is not all that great, to be honest--- the city, the hotel room is just fine) I am depressed that I am in Pittsburgh, so I am reminiscing about the wonderful weekend I had with my very best friend Andi last weekend in Park City.


It could not have been better! Some names will be left out (to protect the innocent of course), but here is the scoop:


Started out Friday, once we arrived in PC at my condo, with a bottle of scrumptious Artesa red wine and started our "gossip and catch up weekend". After a few hours, we went to SILVER for dinner- so tasty! At 11PM, we opted to stay clear from getting crazy that night and reserved some fun for Saturday (but we did have a little more wine at home!)


Saturday was even better.. .lunch on Main Street and then some fabulous time spent, along with Mr Big (remember, protecting...) up the mountain at The St Regis in Deer Valley enjoying martinis, mojitos, and Tijuana taxis... Taxi is a cocktail made with espresso, Kahlua, and tequila. Wow. Sounds gross, but so good! After that, we sent Big on his way and did a little (yes, just a little) damage shopping. That of course, created more room for more drinks! So we were off to Easy Street (yes, that is the name of the bar) for some bubbly by the outdoor fire.... Is this the life of what!?


It was enough to simply spend quality time with my very best friend, and the beauty of Park City, and the wonderful food and cocktails made it even better. Yes, confession, I seriously did shed a tear when I dropped her off on Sunday. Boo hoo. I love my friend time.


Just wanted to share a little of my favorite things: best friends, tasty calories and frothy liquor. Ha!

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Just Another Saturday

I have a confession: It's been almost 3 weeks since my last post. Busy? Yep. You bet. Crazy is more like it. Work. Good. Just super, crazy, up-to-my-eyeballs busy. I work like crazy all week and weekends are either chock full of errands, to-do list, etc. OR it's nothing. Just pure relaxation that flies by like a snap of my fingers (I wish I had more of those!) Last weekend was busy AND fun.... dinners out, musical Rock of Ages with some friends... very nice San Fran time. Now it's Saturday in "let it snow, let it snow Park City" (yes, it's almost mid-April, but let's keep that a secret from the skiers and snowboarders!). Here is what is on my mind today: * The absolutely amazing gorgeous purse I bought at Prada after Rock of Ages last weekend. Wow! Yes, I know it was ridiculously expensive, but oh-so-worth it. Once per year. That is all. Love my Prada. * How excited I am about my very best friend Andi visiting Park City next weekend for a Girls Weekend full of wine, yummy dinners, gossip, shopping.... Can't wait! * Easter Brunch coming up this month... I love breakfast out (especially with Jennifer after hikes on the weekends in Lafayette and Chow!) but don't often have "official brunch". This has become an annual event for Jarrod & me in the Bay area. Skates on the Bay in Berkeley it will be this year. Yummy. Easter is a fun holiday. Love the bunny. * The hype about St Tropez self tanner IS all it is cracked up to be. I think I blogged about this last time.... yep, great stuff. Bad news: forgot it was in my carry-on luggage and because it was over 3 oz., had to toss it. Boo hoo. Back to the spa boutique I go again today to pick up another bottle. Worth it. Again. * J Crew has the cutest summer dresses this year! Not super expensive, very flattering, practical, classic and oh-so-cute. Picked up a few the other weekend. Going back for more today. * In flight internet is one of the best inventions ever. Really helps the time on the plane "fly" by. Love it. Bad news: when you are crossing your fingers that the plane has it and it does not :( * 90 minute deep tissues massages are the bomb. Even better when you get them every 2 weeks. Did I mention I love my weekends when I work realty hard all week? Give Massage Envy a try people. Economical and body/health saving! Motto to live by: eat healthy, exercise often, get enough sleep, and get regular massages and facials. Ok, that's enough to have on my mind today. Enjoy your weekend. I only have half this time. Off to Arizona for work tomorrow. Bye bye.