...and I wouldn't have it any other way! I took my family to Hog Island Oyster farm to celebrate my Mom's birthday. My family are oyster virgins who don't particularly like to eat anything raw. I'm the opposite of that. I've been known to eat a few dozen fresh oysters on my own before. The shocking thing isn't how much I could consume but how fast I'll crave them again.
Read MoreThe Canadian Rockies
Weekend getaways are my mental reset button. Unfortunately, they are never long enough and always leave me craving for more. Not to mention, when your traveling partner is a workaholic, the planning process usually requires strategic negotiation and skillful bargaining tactics to actually make the trip happen.
Read MoreToronto
I got to visit Toronto for the first time this past winter. Immediately upon landing, I was treated to a Chinese seafood restaurant that served fried Alaskan king crab legs and lobster piled up tower high with crispy garlic chips and fried anchovies. Needless to say, that is how I like to be greeted at the start of a vacation.
Read MoreWishes For The New Year
To 2015, I hope to delve deeper, to feel less intimidated, and to continue making progress - in photography, in love, and in life. Leaving you with my last and favorite session from 2014.
Read MoreChristmas in the City (SF)
When inspiration calls, you just have to pull over, postpone lunch, and grab the camera. And that was exactly what I did. Dannie and I were on our way to lunch when we saw massive hoards of "Santa Clauses" marching down the streets of SF, spilling out from every corner and every direction.
Read MoreBirthday Eats - From SF to SoCal
I gained a year and 4lbs over my birthday.
Guilty? Very. But, happy? Absolutely!
From SF to So Cal, my love ones sure know that the way to my heart is through my stomach.
Read MoreHello, Thirty
Happy 2nd anniversary to you! Sometimes I forget you are in my life, until you start making your presence known in unwelcoming ways. I'm starting to see traces of you in my reflection, I feel you in my acid reflux, and, for the first time, I understand the agony of lower back pain. Our anniversary. It's a yearly reminder of how much I have to catch up to you.
Read MoreTahoe
I love weekend getaways. Plucking oneself from the mundane and taking a 48-hour break from life is definitely my kind of weekend. Long or short, near or far, there's something exciting about packing up for a trip that doesn't get old. With Tahoe being just a three-hour drive away, I don't know why we don't go as often as we should.
Read MorePumpkin Patch at Spina Farms
I love experiencing life through the kids - they make mundane activities fun and fun activities out of this world. I also love handing them over to their parents at the end of the day. I have the best job as an aunt.
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