What a week! My cough persists after a full two weeks, but I am going to suck it up, pull it together, and head over to Outside Lands – an AMAZING three day music festival in San Francisco. This year a few big headliners are Metallica, Foo Fighters, and Stevie Wonder… an eclectic mix, but I’m excited all the same.
Wish me and my froggy voice luck, and have a fabulous sunshine-y weekend!
xo
Yep, if my life were accompanied by news headlines, that would be the title of my life this week. I’ve been so sick! It’s been awful – especially in the middle of the summer! I literally sound like Kermit the frog.
Side note: huge thank you to Google Images, for finding me a “sick Kermit” image, and inadvertently introducing me to this awesome blog that is all Kermit, all the time. Seriously, where did the last 20 minutes go?? Thanks Kermit360 – you are awesome 🙂
Hello there, and Happy Weekend again!! I’ve been traveling this week for work, and have been trotting around the fabulous town of Seattle. I’ve been told it’s all doom and gloom, drizzle, and frizzy hair, but every time I am there, it’s sunny, warm, and beautiful!
I actually love traveling for work – it’s like a mini vacation, and it’s free! (Love that)!
Unfortunately for me, I flew in on the same day as Obama – this meant delays at the airport, and gridlock traffic once we finally arrived in Seattle. I swear, you’d think you were on the 405 in LA at rush hour on a Friday!
After we made it to the office, it was pretty much time to pack it up, and head to the baseball game – Mariners vs. Yankees. If it’s not my SF Giant’s playing, I could really care less, but I happen to hate the Yankees, so I spent most of the time when I wasn’t stuffing my face with hot-dogs and nachos rooting against NY.
Another fun fact – I’ve never been to a baseball game at any other stadium than San Francisco’s AT&T Park (the one with the big coke bottle slide?) Anyhoo, the stadium itself was fine, but the suite where we got to watch the game (on the company card of course) was nothing short of amazing! The food paled in comparison to that of SF, but the chairs were cushy recliner-esque roller chairs. Not sure that description does them justice, but take my word that they were baller.
In the end, Yankees lost (holllaaaaa) – gotta love a good underdog win!
This city reminds me a bit of San Francisco in some ways – lots of water, great restaurants, and really cute neighborhoods. Our office is in Queen Anne, and it seems that no matter where I wandered, the Space Needle was never far away.
Alas, I returned to San Francisco and it’s cold and foggy. Awesome.
As if on queue, as I switched on the TV last night, guess what was on… Sleepless in Seattle. Oh yeah! You can bet your buttons I watched it and cried. Seattle, I miss you already!
Oh, the weekends go so fast, don’t they?? Kris and I had a relaxing evening in on Friday – he picked up a few pizzas from my favorite pizzeria, Delfina’s, and we watched a scary movie (he watched, I slept through on the sofa)
Saturday afternoon we drove down to Kris’ parents house in Atherton, to dog-sit while they are out of town. We went for a long walk with the pooch, and went out to dinner at the very same restaurant where we had our first date. It’s always fun to remember the early days of dating – it feels like so long ago now.
Sunday, I came back into SF early for the AIDS walk, and afterwards, tired and sore, came home to make some throw pillow covers – no sewing required! That DIY will come later this week.
Hope you had a lovely weekend, and cheers to a wonderful week! As my mom says, “we should never complain about Monday mornings; they are the fresh start of a new week – a clean slate.”
Is anyone obsessed with this show like I am?? Kris and I really got into it though Netflix, and now that we are all caught up, the season premier could not come fast enough! The season finale was so crazy – for those that follow it, you KNOW what I’m talking about!
After much waiting… the premier is here! (almost) – Sunday night, I know where I’ll be… glued to the couch with my honey, bowl of popcorn and probably some wine.
It’s funny – everyone has a type of flower that they absolutely despise. For me it’s carnations, which is why it’s so funny that Kris came home with a big bunch of pink carnations the other week… it was pretty cute to see him walk through the door all proud that he was being such a sweet thoughtful boyfriend, but I still just hate carnations. Poor guy.
For my mom, it’s mums. They remind her of funeral flowers, but she thinks carnations are sort of pretty. I, on the other hand, have no real problem with mums. They may not be my favorite flower in the world, but since I like to keep fresh flowers around the house, they fit the bill for so many reasons.
– They are cheap (hellz to the yeah)
– They last forever (amen sister)
– They just have a happy sweet look – like the Daisy’s fluffier cousin
Yesterday, I picked up two big bunches at the market for $4, and split them up into a few bouquets. I think the trick to making these dirt cheap flowers look less like a filler flower, and more like the main attraction, is to cut them down, and arrange them in short, tight bouquets. The one above is sitting on the side table in the living room, and with their lasting power, this will probably still be there for another several weeks. Can’t beat that!!
Right now, the center of each flower has a pretty lime green tint, but the ones that are more open are nearly pure white. My mom still hates them, but I am kind of loving them!
Am I nuts?
There is nothing like a cupcake at the end of a long day at work to make you feel like all is right in the world…
Happy Humpday!
This weekend was so fun… so fabulous… and now I am in some serious recovery! Between the food, the cocktails, and the sunshine, I don’t know how people in Southern California get any work done!
We flew down early Thursday morning, and checked into The Standard around noon – perfect timing for a lunch poolside and our first cocktail! If you’ve never been to this hotel, you really must – not that it’s fancy, but it kind of feels like you stepped back in time, and walked into the 1960’s. The lobby is awesome – shag carpet, tall cacti, orbital swings, and let’s not forget the girl in a glass fishbowl behind the reception desk – naked, and browsing through magazines. No I am not kidding. It’s one part jarring, one thousand parts awesome. (Unfortunately in the below picture, the light from behind her is so bright, you can hardly see her!
Our first night we ate dinner at an amazing restaurant called Firefly – it is perhaps one of the most romantic restaurants I’ve ever been too – it’s mainly outdoors under a canopy, and nearly 100% candlelit. Candles lining the fireplaces, in little lanterns over the tables and built into the walls. It feels like you stepped into a little fairy land. And the food?? Ridiculously good. If you are in West Hollywood, make the drive over the hill to Studio City and try this place!
This is what Firefly really looks like…
This is what Firefly looks like with the flash on… oopsy!!
After dinner we headed back to our hotel to try out the club there. Turns out that Thursdays at The Standard are “Simon Says” parties… aka Tranny Night. Again… amazing! We danced until the wee hours with some of the most gorgeous gay men, and their tranny entouages.
The next morning, none of us were feeling well, so we put on our bikinis, and layed by the pool, keeping the Cabana boys busy getting us food and drinks for hours. My kind of day! I read my book, listened to music, and ate a lot of sweet potato fries 🙂
After about three thousand pounds of fried food, and a catnap, we were feeling refreshed and ready for dinner. We went to Katana – a swanky sushi restaurant on Sunset. I don’t know if this place attracts straight male models, but we were nearly mute the entire meal watching the most handsome (and straight) men in the world come through with their lady friends.
Our last night we went to Katsuya in Hollywood which was by far the BEST sushi I have ever had. We headed to the W afterwards, and ended up on the rooftop club, Drai’s. Had I known what an awesome place this is, we would have been there all three nights. It was HUGE, filled with glowing lanterns, fluffy cabana beds, and had incredible views of LA. What surprised me the most was how kind everyone was in LA – I had thought everyone would be a snobby aspiring model, but we met some of the friendliest, most genuinely nice people.
Simply Styled 