California

On the Horizon

Our home has been filled with more love and chaos than ever before, but we're doing well. All five of us are doing really, really well. It feels so good to say that after there was so much uncertainty brewing just before Beau was born. During...

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A Momma Getaway at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire

Every once in a while as parents we need a reminder to take care of ourselves. We spend our lives day in and day out catering to our families needs in one way or another, not recognizing or taking a moment out of the day...

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Disney’s Lion King 3D Premiere

About a week ago, we were invited to Beverly Hills to celebrate the launch of the Lion King, this time in 3D. For the first time in 10 years, the Lion King will appear in 3D only on the big screen for two weeks, allowing...

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Hurricane Irene: Blessings in Disguise

Last Thursday was one of the craziest days I have had in a very, very long time. I was up at 5AM packing lunches, writing notes for the babysitter, finding a broadcast worthy blouse, and loading up my suitcase for a weekend trip to Los...

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Five Star San Francisco Getaway

I've been waiting to be able to tell you about our trip home to California in June, and finally I can. We spent so much time with family and friends, but for three very special days I was able to treat my mom and sister...

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Pregnant in New York City

I spent my first two pregnancies in the calm, cool and collected corners of Northern California. My first was a winter baby, and while I remember it raining the day that we left the hospital, I don't recall any other sort of climate inconvenience during...

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Golden State Escape

We're back in the city after an exciting, relaxing and restorative vacation back home to Northern California. Nothing like traveling back in time to land far, far away to gain a little perspective. Traveling to the airport and across the country alone with the kids was...

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Road Full of Promise: Two Years

Today marks the second birthday of one of the coolest, most poignant projects of my life. I've been blogging now for two years exactly, and while it feels about right, I'm still in awe at the freedom and joy that documenting our journey to New...

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Finding Home

I've fallen deeply in love with New York City. I feel the butterflies buzzing around in my stomach even when I have to navigate the mundane routine. Yet everyone knows that when it's true love, the words "mundane" and "routine" cease to exist. This is...

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California

I couldn't think of the best way to tell you about our glorious trip back "home" to California, so I put together a little slide show set to a song that I literally grew up with. And so my friends, I introduce you to my life,...

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These Dog Days

It's been a really nice, busy summer.  I love that there is never a dull moment here in the city.  There is always something fun to do, and for that reason alone I never want to leave. [caption id="attachment_591" align="aligncenter" width="214"] With YiaYia at Victorian Gardens...

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Project Mom: Life is a Highway

When I think back to my life a year ago, I feel like I was a completely different person.  A different mother, a different wife, a different daughter.  Before my family uprooted and left everything remotely familiar to live in Manhattan, I was a fraction...

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