Monthly Archive: May 2009

May showers?

I thought the phrase was “April showers…” but apparently not.  Gotta love the Bay Area.  I felt like I was in New York because we had a non-stop drizzle the whole weekend interspersed with some serious downpour action.  Saturday we woke up extremely early (again) for no reason other than lack of time zone adjustment.  Since I was already up, I had a bowl of frothy coffee and a vanilla greek yog.  Then I did some errands with my pops, which took all of 5 minutes, but still earned me a coffee from Peet’s.  That got… Read more >

Happy 81st Walt

I don’t have AM pictures because we were out and about looking at wedding sites all over the Bay Area.  But let’s be real, you guys know exactly what I had (starbeezies)! After conquering most of the places on our list, we headed to the store (it was already 2 pm).  I picked up this yummy soup at Trader Joe’s.  When it’s raining outside, I crave soup – warm, thick, butternut squash deliciousness.  Trader Joe’s is definitely a must when I’m visiting home.  The line (or lack thereof) at the Lafayette store is a breeze… Read more >

Product reviews

I’m writing this while stuck on a plane, half way across the country, bored out of my mind since The Office and 30 Rock have already aired and Kyle’s preoccupied with the Celtics/Bulls game.  Why not blog about some of the latest products I’ve tried? I was a bit hesitant to try Raw Revolution’s Tropical Mango flavor, since my previous experience with the Chocolate Coconut was not so pleasant.  But I got over it (once I realized my presh odwallas and clifs were done-zo).  This bar was EVERYTHING short of spectacular.  In no way would… Read more >