A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to spend the weekend with my parents up in Burlingame (just outside of San Francisco). I made it very clear that my main agenda for the weekend was to eat and shop. And then maybe eat a bit more. The weekend lived up to every expectation. [...]

As you know, I am OBSESSED with cupcakes. OB.SESSED.  But lately, something else has been brewing in my head. When I was younger, my mom and I would play hooky for a day and make chocolate chip cookies. They were The Best. We followed a recipe from Sunset Magazine from like 1982 or something. Needless [...]

I guess when you reach a comfortable spot in your thirties and you have an active husband, dog and baby, New Years Eve tends to lose some of it’s charm. But you know what? My night was great. One of the best that I’ve ever had! I was safe at home with my three favorite [...]

I am! I know, it is a little premature. Especially since here in SoCal, September and October have the best summer weather. It is actually some of my favorite weather, totally perfect. And normally I am more than happy to just relax and enjoy the lovely weather and the peace and quiet of the town, [...]

Last week we went up to Mammoth for a little vacation and to celebrate our anniversary (hence the sappy previous posts). I was a little nervous on how Ryder would do on the ride up, but he actually did pretty well. We did stop in Bishop to eat lunch at a park and let Rydie [...]

At this point, I feel the need to point out that two months after our engagement, we got an early wedding present. This present didn’t arrive on our doorstep, but zoomed in and burrowed into my uterus instead. Yup, shortly after becoming newlyweds, we were going to be parents. Talk about shock! We had briefly [...]

Well, we (and by “we” I mean “I”) had a great week here at Mother’s Milk. It was a week filled with Linky Love! First off, I was listed on the front page of SITS as a “Saucy Blog”! How cool is that??? If you have a minute (or 60) take a glimpse at their [...]

Heaven has a name, and it is Pottery Barn Kids. When the latest catalog arrived yesterday, I glanced at the cover and almost put it directly into the recycle bin. But something made me hold onto it, made me decide that even though it was probably the same stuff as the previous catalog (which I [...]