i love these...

the baby has some of these toys from anamalz.  they are so cute!

2010

can

today would have been

my dad's 90th birthday. miss you daddy-o.

today is also my niece melissa's birthday.

so, i've been thinking...

perhaps if i prayed to st. winnoc of flanders i would get healthier.



It is said that people who stood along the route taken by the monks were reported to have been healed of many illnesses, especially coughs and fevers.

Happy Holidays to All

these are actual photographs of real snowflakes taken in a lab by a professor at cal tech. aren't they gorgeous!






Kenneth Libbrecht, a professor of physics at California Institute of Technology, photographs snowflakes in the field and in his lab. Studio-type lighting, even outdoors, brings out angles, texture and color that are otherwise hard to spot. Click to enlarge.

I'm your chocolate connection...

Hey All, I just wanted to share the news!

I am officially a Dove Chocolatier! If you live in the bay area and would like to host a chocolate tasting party, please let me know!

Or, take a look at our catalog and let me know if you would like to order anything!

Daisy Mousse Cups

Caramel Apples

Chocolate Espresso Martinis

Heart Shaped Treats

photographs and memories...

breakfast at san jose airport

lines to board the ship

first night at sea

second night at sea - formal night

towel lobster

cabo in the background as we make our way to puerto vallarta

is the glass half full...

or half empty?
birthday pina colada from roommate L

shot of the back of the ship on second at sea day

sunset the night before we arrive in puerto vallarta

towel seal

dolphin encounter in puerto vallarta

feeding nemo - notice the bruise on my right arm... i had a matching bruise on my left knee.

hugging nemo and gandalf

kisses from nemo and gandalf

swimming with nemo

sea lion kisses


towel dog

light fixture on the lido deck