Last week, my family and I escaped the snow storm that hit Northern Virginia and returned to (strangely) sunny San Francisco. If you’ve ever been to the City, you know it is never sunny or warm. Except for one week in October. For any of you thinking of visiting San Francisco, here’s my take on … Continue reading »
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My Son Loves Pink Butterflies
I’m ashamed of myself. As the mother of three boys, I’ve always prided myself on teaching them gender doesn’t matter. Girls can do what boys can do and boys can do what girls can do. Living in San Francisco, we were surrounded by like-minded parents and kids: boys wore pink, girls loved engineering. My boys … Continue reading »
Virginia or Bust: California to Arizona
Yesterday, we loaded up the car, took one last look around, wiped away tears, and left San Francisco. I had to bite my lip to keep my sobs locked in – I didn’t want the boys to see how upset I was. All week, I’d been selling them on the adventure and how wonderful everything … Continue reading »
Protected: San Francisco: A Birthday Day Out
Outfit Post: Toeing the Line
Now that I’m back in San Francisco (temporarily), life has resumed its normal rhythm: kid activities, sports, running, and work. Exciting, I know, but that’s what life is: lots of mundane, tiny things that make up a great, big, exciting whole. After a few days of eighty-degree temperatures, the fog has returned to San … Continue reading »
Outfit Post: San Francisco – Feeling Foggy
Ahhh…the fog. Anyone who waxes romantic about it hasn’t lived in it 365 days a year. Most people don’t realize San Francisco is a foggy, chilly, damp place that quite possibly was torn from somewhere in Ireland and plopped down on the west coast of the US. This would also explain the abundance of Irish … Continue reading »
DC: Speed Trip
You all know I thrive on spontenaity, right? So it shouldn’t surprise you that last Monday – three days before I was to fly home to San Francisco – I looked at Bug and said, “Let’s go to DC.” And so we did. As soon as we arrived in Northern Virginia, we just knew that … Continue reading »
Outfit Post: Everything is Rosy, Including My Hair
Today’s best laid plans were crushed when the Fox announced he had a stomach ache during lunch. After a bit of back and forth, I decided he wasn’t faking and shouldn’t go to the Jardin Acclimatation. Nothing like rides and lots of walking to make a sick boy sicker. I’m trying to hide my disappointment … Continue reading »
Paris Day 53: The Great Macaron Taste Test
My slightly manic obsession with macarons is on par with the way some people feel about chocolate or coffee. I SIMPLY LOVE THEM. I MUST EAT THEM. ALL. THE. TIME. I’m proud to say I’ve passed my obsession on to my boys. Since today was the first day of home school, Bug and I decided … Continue reading »
Paris Day 21: Maybe New Hair?
Full confession: Liam, the hair stylist with the captivating chest hair, is one of the most gorgeous people I’ve ever seen. Alas, he’s maybe twenty-five and gay, but OH MY, OH MY. Today, he had a lovely five o’clock shadow, something I’ve always been a huge fan of (Bug is very indulgent and leaves his … Continue reading »
