We haven’t come across a lot of super fancy restaurants in the San Diego area. You can wear jeans almost everywhere, and a casual sundress and sandals can go from the beach to dinner. But on my birthday, I wanted to be a bit dressier. I had gotten this dress at Francesca’s when Melissa was […]
The island of Lanai is only about 10 miles from the western part of Maui; it’s visible from Kaanapali beach and Lahaina. But since the island is very sparsely inhabited and almost entirely owned by one (very, very rich) man, we didn’t know much about it before we visited. Luckily for us, one of the […]
Do you scuba? My dad got certified as a scuba diver in the 1970s — I’m not sure how he kept the water out of his mask with the insane sideburns and mustache he was rocking at the time — but he always wanted my brother and I to get certified. It took several false […]
My childhood hatred of hiking is well documented. But, as you’ve probably noticed, I’ve gotten past that — and since we were visiting an island that is 75 percent volcano, we thought we should probably visit said volcano. But there was no way in Hades that I was going to ride a bike down that […]
I’m interrupting my series of posts about our trip to Hawaii for an easy, protein-packed breakfast recipe. When we went to LA a few weeks ago, we went to FIG in Santa Monica for brunch and I tried ordering their spinach and gruyere quiche. Unfortunately, they had run out, so I ended up getting a […]
I really didn’t plan it. When I packed this new dress from Kate Spade outlet, I didn’t know I was going to get Toby this Tommy Bahama shirt. But I did… and we matched perfectly. I adore this color, and it works really well on both of us. And when I tried on this dress and […]
When we were planning our trip to Hawaii, hiking in the rainforest wasn’t really on our radar. We wanted to go up to the top of Haleakala (the volcano) and hike a bit, to scuba dive, to take surf lessons, and to lay around by the pool… and that was about it. Then we went […]
Is it weird that I packed jeans and a tunic with sleeves for a vacation in Hawaii? I know most people would probably just throw a bunch of shorts, tank tops, sundresses and flip flops in a bag, but I love wearing white jeans in the summer. And, as you can probably tell by the […]
Since Melissa was visiting California for her birthday, I HAD to figure out the perfect birthday cake to make for her. Right? I considered the to-die-for coconut rainbow sprinkles cake that I made for my own birthday last year, but thought I should try something a little different. And since I know Melissa loves chocolate […]
My good friend Melissa came to visit last month, and after the awesome experience we had last year at afternoon tea, we wanted to try a new place. We went to Shakespeare’s Corner Shoppe, which was lovely and very good (I especially loved the Welsh rarebit and the meringues with raspberry), but our service […]