Wine-O-NO!

And all he wanted was some wine with his cheese and crackers.

The culprit (and maybe a little frustration).

We died laughing and then ever so carefully cleaned up the mess.  This morning we still had wine dripping from our cabinets.  AWESOME!

One year

I know, I have totally been slacking on this blog.  There's just been more to talk about that involves baby Fine than our own lives.  And it's going to get even worse when he arrives.

So the only thing worth talking about is the celebration of our one year anniversary.  This was on May 23 and yes it's a little late, but better late than never.

Since Brad and I were in two different states for our anniversary, we decided to celebrate a week later which was over Memorial Day weekend.  We celebrated with a couples massage, a 5 mile hike in the Muir woods followed by Outback (which I begged to go to) and also a late night dinner at Fresca.  It was perfect!  Unfortunately we never got around to eating a slice of our wedding cake, but maybe we will have another special moment to celebrate...like in September :)

I can't believe how fast a year flew by.  I thought I could never love someone more, but each and every day I grow to love/appreciate Brad and find something new to love about him (if you can believe that)!  He's a special someone.

Miami MAYhem

Brad and I (along with 11 other friends) took a vacation to Miami Beach this past weekend.  We had planned this long before we knew we were pregnant and we were so glad we did!  It obviously was a different trip for me, but I still hung in there like a trooper.

We ate some of the best food at Prime 112 (where we missed Bill Clinton by one day) & Sushi Samba, danced the night away until 2am, lounged in our cabanas, watched the sunset and soaked up as much sun as we could before heading back to the arctic tundra.  Oh how I miss being able to walk outside for 5 minutes to then be drenched in sweat.

It was so great to be surrounded by some of the most amazing people.  This is what made our trip.  We feel so fortunate to have some of the coolest people in our lives.

His words

I was going through some old emails today and came across these sweet words written by my baby back in August 2003...

"As you explore different areas of interest out here I want to be someone you can bounce ideas off of and expect nothing but an honest answer, as well as someone you can just be stupid with and have fun.  I think God has blessings for us that are beyond our wildest dreams.  Ephesians4:1 tells us to live a life that is worthy of our calling.  That is a short verse, but has big impact.  God has blessed us with some valuable traits that people cannot learn or fake .......  we just have it.  We have no choice, but to use our talents to glorify HIM!  How fun to help encourage each other along the way."


Love this man sitting next to me. 

A Carmel/Santa Cruz Easter

This weekend Brad and I took a little jaunt down south to try to get away from the misty/cold SF weather.  I knew the weather wasn't going to be that nice as the high was only supposed to be 58 and overcast, but I still wore my swimsuit, sandals and a sun dress in hopes to will the sun to come out and play...and it worked!  My husband thought I was a genius.

We strolled down the Santa Cruz boardwalk walking into every shop to see the different items they had to offer, slurped up some delicious clam chowder and Stella, watched the locals surf, and studied the seagulls.

After a few hours in SC, we headed down Hwy 1 taking the scenic "17-mile drive" along the untouched Pacific coast to catch a glimpse of the Lone Cypress and Pebble Beach Golf Course.  The homes along this drive were absolutely gorgeous and we had several serious conversations of how we could become Carmel homeowners.  It was entertaining.

Downtown Carmel certainly lived up to the rumors: quaint shops, miniature homes,  thick air of pretension, tacky galleries and tearooms.  

That evening we hit up a romantic "home" restaurant, highly recommended by one of our friends, called Casanova.  They presented a fabulous French/Italian/Spanish fusion menu and some of the best crème brûlée that has ever hit my lips.

We woke up to the pitter-patter of rain hitting our patio, but that didn't stop us from grabbing a yummy Easter breakfast and walking hand in hand on the white-sand beach.

It was the prefect weekend for my little family...a sweet memory.

a hidden treasure

I came across this cute little store, Lovejoy's Attic, on my way home from an afternoon at Dolores park and fell inlove with this antique framed chalkboard.  Without hesitation I purchased it and skipped my way home feeling like I had just won the lottery. 

Brad and I decided we will take turns and write a message a week.  It can be anything...something encouraging, something naughty, something funny, whatever!  This was my first.

Fam in SF

My entire family was out in San Francisco the last week, even Ryan made it for a few days which was an unexpected surprise.  It was awesome!  We had some great fellowship time, drama time (a must with the Chaos) and Sonoma wine time.  My aunt Suzi (mom's youngest sister) was out here as well so we were able to hang with her and now fiance.  Congrats again Suzi-Q!

Sunday of course came way too quick.  Goodbyes are always hard especially when you know you're not going to be seeing your family until September. Grrr.  Thank goodness for skype, twitter, facebook and email!