I’ve never been to the Kentucky Derby. In fact, I had never been to any horse race at all (at least not that I can recall) until last month. That’s kind of weird, considering I am married to a man from Kentucky who has been to the Derby several times. But it seems like we […]
I’ve loved reading forever. I was the kid whose mother had to come in to her room late at night to tell her put down the book and go to sleep, the one chain-reading Babysitter’s Club books at recess when it was too hot to jump rope, the one who picked my high school beach […]
I love Disney movies, and I adore Disneyland and Disneyworld. So you can imagine how excited I was when I realized we now live only about an hour from Disneyland — and that we could go there to celebrate my birthday. And yes, I was turning 33, not 13. But, whatever. The Minnie Mouse […]
I grew up hating most breakfast foods. I went through a phase where I would eat bagels (and then wouldn’t), a phase where I would basically only eat those frozen mini-pancakes that taste like marshmallow (but not with pancake syrup — only fruit-flavored syrup) and a very long period during which I refused to eat […]
I’ve had Sprinkles cupcakes (too dry). I’ve had Cake Love (also too dry). I’ve had Crumbs (good, but a bit too big). I’ve had any number of random local cupcakes. And I’ve had Georgetown Cupcakes. Don’t get me wrong — they’re good. Maybe not stand-in-line-for-45-minutes good, but definitely good. By my vote for the best […]
I’m not big on coffee (unless it’s mixed with a lot of sugar and milk), but I have been drinking tea since I was a little girl. And, like other “Alice in Wonderland” fans, anglophiles and little girls at heart, I love a good tea party. So, when my friend Kelly asked if I wanted […]
I’m sorry I haven’t done Fab Fave Friday for a while, but, in keeping with my Fourth of July theme, I thought I’d share some of the red, white and blue items I’m coveting for summer! Clockwise(ish) from the top left: Polka-dot dress: Anthropologie. How cute is that little cutout in the front? Blue suede shoes: […]
Well, we made it. The movers arrived at our house in Virginia on June 6, and after a lot of drama, way too much driving and an insane amount of boxes, we’re in our house in California with all our stuff. We’re still sorting and putting things away, so no photos of the house yet. […]
I’m a total makeup fanatic. It’s kind of a problem, but it came in handy when I first moved to North Carolina and couldn’t find a journalism job… so I got a job at the Estee Lauder counter at Belk. It was awesome. I got free makeup AND got to do makeovers. Now I am […]