One of the many reasons why I fell in love with Collin was for his Superman abilities. Whenever my computer crashed, BAM it’s fixed. Whenever I couldn’t move that stupid heavy box, POOF he lifts it with one hand. Even that one time when my heel got stuck in the crack of the sidewalk and my face was about to meet the pavement of death, like magic he not only pulls me back but frees ...
A few months an excerpt from the Wallstreet Journal caught my eye: “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” which was written about Amy Chua, a Chinese-American mother/lawyer/author about her controversial parenting guide titled “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”.
While the general population took great offense to what her book had to say, in many ways I completely related to her experiences and even further, the excerpts lead me to a moment of clarity about the constant ...
As many of you know, Collin and I will be embarking on a 3 week adventure through Europe at the end of April. Instead of having a large extravagant wedding, we opted to spend most of our wedding budget on a trip for ourselves. Yeah what can I say, we’re SELFISH. But ever since I was a wee tot, traveling to Europe has been a dream of mine – the beautiful castles atop rolling hills ...
I live for the holidays, it’s what I look forward to every year. Why? Well besides the obvious — spending time with family and friends, shopping for presents, holiday decorations — it’s the FOOD. The yummy turkey, candied yams, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes … I could go on forever but I’ll risk sounding like a porker today. (more…)
The almighty pomegranate is native from Iran to the Himalayas and has been cultivated throughout the Mediterranean region of Asia, Africa and Europe. This mystical fruit with its healing properties and majestic apperance has been featured in Egyptian mythology and art, praised in the Old Testament of the Bible and referenced in the Babylonian Talmud*. It has even gained distinction as a royal fruit in the literatures of Chaucer, Shakespeare and Homer*. Pomegranate fruits contain maximum ...
So for the past week artizone has been delivering artisan groceries to my home and let me tell you, a girl can get use to this treatment! Not only do they deliver groceries to my front door step but the products are better than what you can ever buy at a normal grocery store — what could be better? I never really appreciated the convenience of an artisan grocery delivery service til now. Some days my ...
My favorite season in the entire universe has been treating us well here in Texas. Though the weather is still a tad warmer than I would like it, Fall is here and I’m ready to party. The leaves are changing (sloooowly), the nights are becoming cooler and I’ve pulled out every pair of boots and sweaters and jackets I own, because here in Texas you only get to wear them 2 months out of the year. Time is ...
My first panna cotta experience was actually with my first job working as an Assistant Pastry Chef at Bailey’s Prime. I was too embarassed to admit to the Chef that I had no CLUE as to what the heck panna cotta was except that it sounded fancy as hell. (more…)
I apologize for the lack of entries lately — I’ve been completely invested in spending most of my time with my mom, because she’s my favorite. It’s hard to believe that her visit is soon coming to an end, a week to be exact. The entire situation still seems surreal to me. I’m hoping that the day of, I don’t have a complete mental meltdown and cling to my mother’s leg screaming “NO DON’T LEAVE DONT ...
A few weeks back I wrote a post about The Importance of Giving where President Clinton discusses ways we can contribute our time and skills to help others. Since then, my mind hasn’t stopped thinking about ways I can help and the differences I am able to make with the resources that are readily available to me. (more…)
Last week someone extended a wonderful act of kindness to me that touched me in several ways; it reminded me the importance of helping and giving to others. In our busy world today it is easy to become wrapped up in ourselves and lose sight of the fundamental importance of doing good for others. With the media ramming the image of “Generation ME ME ME” down our throats, it’s no surprise we’ve become so enveloped ...
