The Favorite Sweet

Man contemplates Pie.

Back to Work

Cloudy and Cold.

The perfect first day back to work.

I love it when the clouds somehow feel comforting

and I'm able to sip green tea all day long. 

Alameda Flea Market and Diane Keaton Sighting

SUNDAY PLANS:

Up at 4:45 a.m., pick up Kathy.

Drive to the bay; have great conversation with Kathy.

Peruse the Alameda Flea Market for 7 hours;
purchase a huge mirror and small bamboo table.

Dismiss Kathy's enthusiastic claims that she has seen
Diane Keaton at the next booth, which is dubious.

Spot Diane Keaton myself; apologize to Kathy; tell her she is not senile.

Stare in disbelief as Diane Keaton apporaches Kathy with a question.

Apologize again to Kathy for previous lack-of-faith in her
celebrity-spotting capabilities.

Watch Kath's best friend Katie purchase everything under the sun
that fits the description:"Mid-Century Modern"
and watch her pack it all into the back of her truck.

(Commend her husband Rich for being such a good guy.
And for doing the packing.)

Great conversation and afternoon coffee with Kathy during return car ride.

Arrive back home, exhausted and happy.

Organization: Part I

Part of my spring cleaning (okay, winter cleaning) effort includes going through all of our picture files on the laptop and making some sort of organizational sense. I have Erik and Matthew randoms from sophmore year, my highschool graduation, wedding pictures--it's a veritable mess. So as I was organizing all our aptly marked "random" folders, I came across a few that really made me smile--this one in particular.

It's been almost 2 years without my dad, and I am so thankful for pictures like this one.

To ring in the New Year...

Today was the first day of a new year.

A great day of antique hunting, resolution discussion, 

and hot chocolate. 

A splendidly rainy, cuddly, comfy clothes sort-of-day.

But sadly, it was also the last day of our Christmas tree.

 

Goodbye tree.

Welcome 2010!

(Note the incredibly good-looking husband taking the tree outside while I took commemorative photos.)