Category: Etcetera

  • My “Girl Effect” Birthday Fundraiser

    So this past birthday week has been pretty extraordinary. To top it off, we exceeded my fundraising goal by 273% this week and raised $682 The Girl Effect! Together we: Provided training 24 girls in financial literacy so she can support herself and her family. Purchased 3 weeks of meals for a student at the…

  • Love, Only Love

    I post this quote every Martin Luther King Jr. Day and this year is no different, if not more pressing. In 2011, I sadly felt more exposed to hateful rhetoric towards “others” than in years past. Rather than seeing red, this constantly reminds me that love, and only love, can drive it out. Happy Martin Luther…

  • 2010 in Photos

    While putting together my 2011 year-in-review, I realized I had this post saved in my Drafts folder from last year! Better late than never, here was my year in photos in 2010, ha. January Started work at Forum One Communications in Alexandria, VA February West Seattle smooches March My brother’s band Lions Ambition performing at…

  • Travel Cities 2011

    2011 was a record travel year; it’s hard to believe I flew over 80K miles! Here’s my annual recap of my travels by city that I started a 5 years ago: WINTER January 25-28 Alexandria, VA February 4-6 San Francisco, CA February 10-12 Washington DC February 13-19 Alexandria, VA March 10-16 Austin, TX March 22-25…

  • Union by Robert Fulghum

    My friend Paul selected this reading for his wife during their wedding. The best man, our mutual friend, read it during the ceremony and the words struck. Afterward, I ran after him to give me his copy. I found it folded up on a pile of paper on my desk tonight and now I’m sharing…

  • My Cousins in Seattle

    Night in Capitol Hill @ Via Tribunali @ The Garage @ Skillet Diner

  • Where are our shoes?

    This weekend my cousins are flying in to visit our Lola. Tonight I found this photo of us with her just two years ago at her 89th birthday party. Can’t wait to see you guys!

  • Seattle: Brunch View at Salty’s

    Last Sunday, Ryan’s mom was in town and we went out to our favorite, fabulous, buffet at Salty’s. If you haven’t been, ya should. Besides the apple blossoms drenched in caramel, I also loved the weather. It was a gray, brisk, Pacific Northwest sort of day. And while chilly at first, the cool air was…

  • Paris: Sunday Mass in Notre Dame

    The Sunday we were in Paris, we had the opportunity to attend mass in Notre Dame. On the way there, we experienced delays on the metro which made me worry that we’d miss the service entirely. So by the time we reached the exit of the St-Michel Notre Dame station, I found myself dashing across…

  • Visiting Lola at Harrison