I Wanna Tell You: cuteness

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4.12.2012

Roommate.

An evening with Ms. Peanut...

Actually she does this almost every
time I sit down at the table.

She's so cool.

4.06.2012

Cure Cystic Fibrosis. Cure Izzy!

My 6 year old niece Isabel, or Izzy as she is called, has a disease called cystic fibrosis or CF. Every year since she was diagnosed, we (her family and friends) have been involved with The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Great Strides Walk. It is a great time to come together with others who are dealing with the same kind of struggles as Izzy and her parents. Each year we are appropriately named Team Izzy and wear matching shirts that Izzy herself designs. Last year we wore a kitty themed shirt along with cat ears and tails! :) We walk with the Northern California Chapter of the foundation to raise money for the funding of medications and hopefully someday, a cure!

Here are some pictures of past walks:

All of Team Izzy 2010.

In this year Izzy wanted us all to be butterflies.

Izzy with her mom (my sis) and dad.

Izzy's drawing was the t-shirt design for 2011.

Walking to cure CF!

Please notice the grown man sporting

a furry cat tail for the cause. :)

Izzy and I at the end of the 2011 walk.

I love this amazing girl so much!!

YES!

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This year, my sister's friends made a short clip about Izzy to spread the word about what it's like for a kid to have CF. As you can see in the video, she is a brave and special little girl who has been through a lot of pain but she loves to jump, run, and swim despite! :)

Please take a minute to peek into Izzy's world. And please
consider joining our fight against CF with a donation to

Team Izzy with the link below:

www.cff.org/Great_Strides/TeamIzzy

Let's make CF stand for Cure Found!

More info about CF and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation can be found at their website: http://www.cff.org/

3.06.2012

February can suck it.

In short, I've been sick+yucky+tired for the month of February. I had some stomach problems for the first two weeks which led me to feel extremely uncomfortable and lethargic. And once I got over that, I got an awful head cold sickness that took over me for a week.

Once I could breathe through both my nostrils again, I made it out to hang out with my bestie, Erin, who is a new Oakland resident! I am very excited to have her in my town and show her all Oakland has to offer. Here is a picture of us at Cafe Van Kleef; where the greyhounds flow like wine (and they give you a big, delicious segment of grapefruit for a garnish). We drank, we danced, we watched people eat tamales from the ever present Tamale Man who delivers to local Oakland bars.

It was so fun to have her in the 'hood!

P.S. March is my birthday month so it's bound to be better. Right? Yeah, I am going to go with that....

2.16.2012

I need more RED in my life

On Valentine's Day I was greeted with a beautiful bouquet of lilys and tiny yellow roses, as well as a delicious (expensive!) bottle of Italian wine. That night I wore my new favorite red velvet blazer from Pretty Penny Vintage , a sheer polka dot collared blouse, my I Heart Ronson mini leather skirt, black tights, and black suede wedges. I put my hair up in clips and sported a dark red lipstick. It was understated and sexy, romantic and comfortable. In short: I felt cute. Which is something I have been struggling with recently. I am trying to be nicer to myself on a daily basis. I realized that I was putting myself down every single day, all the time. I was so mean to myself. Do you know what that's like - to never be satisfied with what you have? It's exhausting and oh so negative. So lately I am smiling more, standing up straight, and loving myself for what I am currently. On our date we went to FIVE for cocktails and, naturally, I got a French 75 and he ordered an old fashioned. Then we headed to the tiny old movie theater to see My Week With Marilyn. Afterwards we got a late night din at Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe (owned by Mike Dirnt of Green Day) - I had a salad, he had a patty melt. Twas a great evening.
Here are some poorly taken photos of my fit:

Posing in my kitchen.

Cheeeeeeese.

Blowing a kiss...in honor of Marilyn.

The beautiful lilys.

Peanut, sitting pretty in the window.

2.03.2012

Audrey and Pippin

On and frequently off the set of 1958′s film Green Mansions, Audrey had near her often a deer named Pippin. She called him “Ip,” rather than “Pip." In order for the deer to convincingly follow her character around during principal photography, she spent a great deal of time bonding with the fawn and training it to stay with her. The pictures of them together are quite possibly the cutest things I have ever seen. Can this woman be any more lovable?!

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1.28.2012

Love Lost video

I think it's cute to see these young boys' earnest faces singing this sweet love song. Plus I'm a sucker for synchronized choreography and cheeky British humor.

1.25.2012

My life lately, according to the Droid.

Lake Merritt lights at night.

This is where I live and it's quite lovely.

Fat cat plates. Love.

Kitty can haz tea?

Object of desire: Pantone storage cases

Chandelier of spoons!

Peanut sleeping on the internet modem, as per usual.

Colored vinyl....one of life's little pleasures.

My newest nephew, Sebastian Jove Huntzinger.

Isn't he handsome? This was his one week old doctors check up.

New Years Day 2012 on the Embarcadero in the city.

San Francisco lights on the water at night.

Breakfast in Oakland at....

....Mama's Royal Cafe. Great place.

Peanut, my love.

Two of my nephews passed out in the back seat of my car on the way to Grandma's house.

So precious, melts my heart.

Friends at a Golden Globes party I attended.

We had our own ballots and chose who we thought would win.
There were some upsets (Kelsey Grammar?!!), but we had a fabulous time
looking at all the pretty people and eating and drinking. :)