Love

There are very few things that I give R a hard time about, but how he is when he has a cold is one of them. I’d say the primary one, but he’d probably say that my solitary focus in life is the wrinkled or non-wrinkled nature of his polo shirts, so we’ll leave it at “one of them.” I don’t know how to explain …

It happens. You get caught up with that feature re-write…and a good friend comes to town…and those episode of Downton Abbey aren’t just going to watch themselves…and suddenly it’s February 12th and you don’t have a surprise for your sweetie. I thought I’d throw my hat into the ring of the thousand write-ups on this very topic. Remember: Valentine’s Day isn’t about how much money …

I get incredibly excited when a single sentence encapsulates everything I feel about a given issue. That might be because nothing impresses me more than perfect, succinct writing (as a writer and a human). It might be because I love connecting with strangers around shared thought (which is why I am a writer, and a human to some extent). I might be because not knowing …

If you know what this is a picture of, you’re laughing. I used to think that R and I had the most clever slash adorable long-term relationship tradition with our $5 bills jar. Have I mentioned this before? That we save all $5 bills for mini vacations? Every time we hit 1K we splurge on a 2-3 day get-away. Year 1: Santa Barbara for wine-tasting …

The series continues. Last night we were bi-coastal yet again with a New York show hosted by the lovely and talented Giulia Rozzi and the LA installment lead by yours truly. In the immortal words of Miss Dolly Parton as Miss Truvy Jones, “I’M A CHAIN!!!” Both shows revolved around a “My Funny Valentine” theme, but I can only speak to lessons learned during the …

The other night R and I had oysters, artisan grilled cheeses and red wine with our friend Alison because it was Wednesday and we know how to live (note: Alison actually had a dirty martini because she is a total boss. HI ALISON!) . At one point R hijacked our conversation about Allison’s incredible new-ish boyfriend and turned things into an sociology class, but we …

No idea who Zig Ziglar is, but this was too perfect not to post Sometimes it’s easy to forget among the invitation designing, table arranging and internal debating of how many Janet Jackson songs you can get away with playing at your reception (3?? What if it’s a Michael/Janet duet??) that you’re not just getting a wedding at the end of these 13 months of …

What a way to ring in the New Year… We packed the house at The Gallery at LPR for the east coast #SNSTalks kick-off and had an all-around killer show. New Yorker’s, you’ll be pleased to know that we’re moving ahead with monthly shows hosted by the incredible Michelle Buteau when I’m not in town. West Coast girls, don’t worry. My hero Margot Leitman held …