tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320329832024-03-05T16:21:59.942-08:00emilia{amazing brownie maker & bowl licker}Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-33542595526061068252008-04-23T08:38:00.000-07:002008-04-23T08:59:54.846-07:00So long, farewell, ci vediamo!Well, I wish that I had photos of our going-away party here in NYC.. but we all know how that story ends. So, this will be my official last post on this blog.. unless we move back to New York. But until then, find us <a href="http://casadipacheco.blogspot.com">here!</a><br /><br />Arrivederci!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-11211287853941613142008-04-21T13:33:00.000-07:002008-04-23T09:01:12.888-07:00Oh NYC, you got me!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim31TPxXdwVW0W9_SJzQ-0PYyfdEHRc8Wp59YUJplKr2D8OSpc_84Cgl2yaEkKKtZZ7LHkWvoaIqQ-YKizRMuR9X16fa87D-QANKPyT80uW2zCx4t63dFnZjOIom5eXLb7Qo1T/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim31TPxXdwVW0W9_SJzQ-0PYyfdEHRc8Wp59YUJplKr2D8OSpc_84Cgl2yaEkKKtZZ7LHkWvoaIqQ-YKizRMuR9X16fa87D-QANKPyT80uW2zCx4t63dFnZjOIom5eXLb7Qo1T/s320/images.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191800888416667378" /></a><br />Well after two and half years, it was (sorta) officially time to say goodbye to New York. Saturday night we had our going-away party for Giancarlo and I. We decided to do a classy/(not so classy) themed party which started with drinks over at the W hotel in Union Square, and ended at Giancarlo's favorite dive bar, 119. Well the joke was on me that night because that night my wallet, cell phone and camera (old one thank god!) were stolen. If you want to know the full story, just e-mail but let me just say that it involves Giancarlo chasing the thief, the police, and a much needed shot of who-knows-what. Needless to say, New York.. you got me. As I prepare to leave this insane city, I leave as a true New Yorker. <br /><br /><br />footnote- If you are reading this, and haven't received an e-mail from me requesting your cell number/e-mail addres... please e-mail it to me!! So much is going on that I know that I have accidently forgotten people, but I still love you!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-24074491563050373982008-04-18T07:27:00.000-07:002008-04-18T09:06:32.254-07:00A New York state of mindEmily editorial<br /><br />The weather report for today:<br /><br />Friday <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-pbO4ZikPrTEXKb-0zckVyL4zleT8bOCV5Ij9lwMEya3oGrBtekCvXiaVeArgzQTCtbMo2U8GE7Eh3ADu88-uqhbziVpjR1e8Arhq6qeV3YmqMm6dCg8wj2dNWb4TT0yAcQJp/s1600-h/clear.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-pbO4ZikPrTEXKb-0zckVyL4zleT8bOCV5Ij9lwMEya3oGrBtekCvXiaVeArgzQTCtbMo2U8GE7Eh3ADu88-uqhbziVpjR1e8Arhq6qeV3YmqMm6dCg8wj2dNWb4TT0yAcQJp/s320/clear.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190592366496679410" /></a><br />77° F | 54° F <br />25° C | 12° C<br /><br />Seeing that it was going to be near 80 degrees today, it was only natural that I would dress for the occasion. Very excited for warm (very overdue) weather, I rummaged through my closet to find my tank tops (packed away in my summer collection box) and my last season's skirt to wear with my flip flops. The sheer fact that it was no longer in the 30s, I jumped at the chance to trade in my winter coat for my sandles. <br /><br />I've realized, over the past 2 1/2 years living in New York, that I just might be the only one that jumps at the chance for springtime wardrobe. Mabye it's the California girl in me, but 50 degrees is definitely warm enough to at least bust out the flip flops. Especially after endless months of this evil called winter. At the bus stop this a.m., I am the outcast as everyone is still sporting their feather-infused winter insulators. <br /><br />Before, my naive self would have thought that ok, Emily, you are the only one in this insane city who caught the weather report this a.m. However, I know now that is not the case. New Yorkers have some sort of fascination or fear ( I can't figure it out quite yet) of leaving their winter coats at home. Realizing this moment at the bus stop, I paid attention to the New Yorkers on my commute to work. 3 tourists (I'm completely assuming and generalizing that they were) and myself, were the only ones sporting a non-coat and/or flipflops. On the flipside, I picked out way-to-many parkas to count, 15 fall-style coats, 3 people with scarves, everyone minus the tourists in pants. Warm weather makes people happy... maybe it's just me. <br /><br />Hey New York, heads up, it's time to ditch the winter parkas and check the weather report. FYI- 80 degrees means that it's gonna be a warm one, and call me crazy but there are no signs of a winter blizzard scheduled to hit Manhattan anytime soon. <br /><br />So smile and enjoy the sun! I guarantee, you'll be a lot happier if you do!<br /><br />The culprits:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqufVtE0OhV-J7Tk8Hbsb5KtTWPA_4RWr-s9l_E6bOKs2vxqS-HsneHmT3qzyapqZox0VxdqlxHpDS4HUU4v975cQ9obip7SpgVMq60KI3IaoaK3mPRd57qCfWed6WAOUaCW6W/s1600-h/924855179108_0_ALB.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqufVtE0OhV-J7Tk8Hbsb5KtTWPA_4RWr-s9l_E6bOKs2vxqS-HsneHmT3qzyapqZox0VxdqlxHpDS4HUU4v975cQ9obip7SpgVMq60KI3IaoaK3mPRd57qCfWed6WAOUaCW6W/s320/924855179108_0_ALB.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190597636421551666" /></a><br />The last seasons outfit being sported today (bikers and peace sign not included)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqO4Huaw_f3xJ3bwR33GY1z-Ni3SVZNIdgLNsey9LmFkLeU-EyvJ7TVIAOZQweAisw_rj82pJ9IgR4_MLq5-JrdtZM8Tkd8d7DEMkoguuEc4-cI1OfuWXcGc-9ABmR_3SrVCH/s1600-h/323_c430504a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqO4Huaw_f3xJ3bwR33GY1z-Ni3SVZNIdgLNsey9LmFkLeU-EyvJ7TVIAOZQweAisw_rj82pJ9IgR4_MLq5-JrdtZM8Tkd8d7DEMkoguuEc4-cI1OfuWXcGc-9ABmR_3SrVCH/s320/323_c430504a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190596468190447138" /></a><br />What the majority of New Yorkers are wearing today minus the furry boots. But I'm sure I can find people who are wearing this complete outfit today. <br />(No camera so we can thank google images for this)<br /><br />Update: My point here has been completely validated. Arriving to work, my (female) co-workers were sporting springtime weather. A quick discussion later confirmed that it is indeed spring, and that New Yorkers indeed have no idea.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-73281294879430739032008-04-16T09:20:00.000-07:002008-04-16T09:35:54.562-07:00Saying goodbye to CaliLeftover party food and Martinelli's in hand, GC and I went to the beach for a little California goodbye picnic. However, while burning our feet on the sand (seriously, I can prove it,) and not getting our bathing suits on (our flight was later that night) we stayed at the beach for roughly enough time to finish the bottle of Martinelli's and the pasta salad before we sought out air conditioning. We also had to say goodbye to Ronin, our trusted PT Cruiser rental car. As GC put it for naming Ronin "an awkward name for an awkward car." (FYI.. the PT Cruiser was not a choice, and I was the only one in the group that would have preferred something different) But Ronin grew on me...mainly bc of the name. It's so fun to say! So goodbye for now, Cali and Ronin.. till we rent you again.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoV8WEyL1RMZydTOSzzSWrC-C-9fV8TWJK8VVMoqy52K9fzALJChw7Y96_6BHU-be-jFd6XiUMDC_PFFt4_gqew89EzajdCNlfLGwVGphAKYYAI_bTIp9spBfZZS4e3mU4pfDo/s1600-h/2416212763_9cc14a9d4e.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoV8WEyL1RMZydTOSzzSWrC-C-9fV8TWJK8VVMoqy52K9fzALJChw7Y96_6BHU-be-jFd6XiUMDC_PFFt4_gqew89EzajdCNlfLGwVGphAKYYAI_bTIp9spBfZZS4e3mU4pfDo/s320/2416212763_9cc14a9d4e.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189882610266113490" /></a><br />Saying goodbye!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtu0-fSuvB-aJwxK8diuIU6QVYjQPovMuYj90Ptxv7xo5MFoSj0g_0A88oGDuC60P64zRneFj8j2FHeVrbKkkRZptixtcgTAlbNjq9cK_mzlUwoprud77FcshyphenhyphenjICbR1iRU7s/s1600-h/2417035132_5dc0acb70a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtu0-fSuvB-aJwxK8diuIU6QVYjQPovMuYj90Ptxv7xo5MFoSj0g_0A88oGDuC60P64zRneFj8j2FHeVrbKkkRZptixtcgTAlbNjq9cK_mzlUwoprud77FcshyphenhyphenjICbR1iRU7s/s320/2417035132_5dc0acb70a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189882614561080802" /></a><br />Our RoninUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-75654783728295433462008-04-16T09:05:00.000-07:002008-04-16T09:54:44.030-07:00Bitter-sweetWith the end of one chapter, my dad reminds me, is the start of a new one. Last Saturday, Giancarlo and I had our engagement party which was also going to be the last time that I was going to see my family.. for a bit. GC's parents flew out for the party, and it meant the world to have them there, as well as all my family. It was their first time ever in California, and they stayed in Laguna Beach. I think they will be back before GC and I make it back! Nicole, my cupcake princess, did an AMAZING job getting everything organized. She's my little Martha Stewart, even though Nicole, I don't think you look like her!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhP4U_cMeqbNT9gHetGZhXSCcBItCZ0qYCxC6lEjZmKkY4-P6iJJokja7f5M1ILv_78M76SYN90VdmJgTrfqWco6rKB54i90Rwdskj2-uQ3uYxfn1Vjdmf9NYbPZ94Yhq2wsb1/s1600-h/2417003522_facaee8493.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhP4U_cMeqbNT9gHetGZhXSCcBItCZ0qYCxC6lEjZmKkY4-P6iJJokja7f5M1ILv_78M76SYN90VdmJgTrfqWco6rKB54i90Rwdskj2-uQ3uYxfn1Vjdmf9NYbPZ94Yhq2wsb1/s320/2417003522_facaee8493.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189876189290005922" /></a> <br />My little hostess-with-the-mostess will certainly be missed. I also need to thank Jefe for putting together our little slideshow presentation. (I'm hoping I can leave up the youtube post ;)) It's very special because GC and I met while working Jack Johnson. Who knew!? A lot of hardwork and love went into creating the event, and I'm thankful for it all. You all will be missed greatly, and I can't wait to see everyone in ITALY!!!!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZGgMLkgSZ6g&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZGgMLkgSZ6g&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Music Details: The first song is Sitting, Waiting, Wishing by Jack Johnson. The second song is Stars by Travis Wheeland.<br />credit: Jeff Werner<br />Graphic Design<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbn4gqFNYr74j-zKRx6L9WkIIAj-4M_9ZKCx5d_03IrBvT25GioYZa1_h2pKD_z5zFMIKZC_dyXcr1eyzv1xGFLaOJMYbXiI1c35K9vL2T-FDsfpLy5wbFigQulqSdONsQ4i38/s1600-h/2416203521_43d14e206b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbn4gqFNYr74j-zKRx6L9WkIIAj-4M_9ZKCx5d_03IrBvT25GioYZa1_h2pKD_z5zFMIKZC_dyXcr1eyzv1xGFLaOJMYbXiI1c35K9vL2T-FDsfpLy5wbFigQulqSdONsQ4i38/s320/2416203521_43d14e206b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189876189290005906" /></a><br />Papa and me<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvsU0T-KHYy13hLH2OKS4iQ1wl91OG9pCYfvBpnJ55jQNMgxOCqjfVnEKly8L8Gc63E7GhtmGcO0H5bOn6-SW2oNVJ5TwN5cr-V1HD3WKWjrpiqjK3N-voGmb8CJkhJEbHe0g/s1600-h/2416202739_d71b1c7971.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvsU0T-KHYy13hLH2OKS4iQ1wl91OG9pCYfvBpnJ55jQNMgxOCqjfVnEKly8L8Gc63E7GhtmGcO0H5bOn6-SW2oNVJ5TwN5cr-V1HD3WKWjrpiqjK3N-voGmb8CJkhJEbHe0g/s320/2416202739_d71b1c7971.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189876180700071298" /></a><br />Grandpa Bill (my mom's dad) and Gram Clarice (dad's mom) <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoO8MOYjT989-KlBru_cqxNdhV5EaYRAMV-Wgxeg2McHYx6T4UPSVL7DjVISnK80jEXd_gl3kdVd5Ok9TL4lrq3jQLmR9gpJtaoGy_0o2j7uXA644XHYuzGIcIX-cOf2B28rN/s1600-h/2417014920_4249909c30.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoO8MOYjT989-KlBru_cqxNdhV5EaYRAMV-Wgxeg2McHYx6T4UPSVL7DjVISnK80jEXd_gl3kdVd5Ok9TL4lrq3jQLmR9gpJtaoGy_0o2j7uXA644XHYuzGIcIX-cOf2B28rN/s320/2417014920_4249909c30.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189876193584973234" /></a><br />The Ladies! Kerri, Tiara, Me and Jenn<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGNHMBLrAr2EDXyWZyBGnQwhm4UpcGOwcWakg90dSD9NU0Y7Bw7ksVtYP6PW7Gk2gYfh8qzInG3e93AyFRx_YMoCupc61Y38OQoq0DRI8ccRiapyKpYdWHC_HB1EElA_yN2oP/s1600-h/2417027732_9ae568d7e6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGNHMBLrAr2EDXyWZyBGnQwhm4UpcGOwcWakg90dSD9NU0Y7Bw7ksVtYP6PW7Gk2gYfh8qzInG3e93AyFRx_YMoCupc61Y38OQoq0DRI8ccRiapyKpYdWHC_HB1EElA_yN2oP/s320/2417027732_9ae568d7e6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189876197879940546" /></a><br />The Provansal-Pacheco clan<br /><br />All the fun photos are up at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyprovansal/sets/72157604557368751/Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-80749327970741229552008-04-15T13:42:00.001-07:002008-04-15T15:08:31.121-07:00Our San Francisco treatOne thing that has been the hardest thing for me to do, has been to negotiate with Giancarlo to move back to California... one<br />day. Well, San Francisco convinced him. It's no So Cal, but hey it's California. This trip we actually took some of our vacation time to explore the city. I've been there several times, but this is the first time that Emily-the-tourist got to hang out. We did a whooole lot walking, and to my knowledge we mastered the public transportation system. <br /><br />*Correction- Giancarlo mastered the public transportation system, I followed. Either way, we arrived where we needed to go. On Sunday we had to sadly check out of hotel at the Hyatt on Fisherman's warf, and check in to our less-than-stellar room at hotel #2. Not sure if I should give the name, but let's just say that on arrival we had to call for someone to come open the door to check us in. <br /><br />The hotel looked great on Hotels.com, and we've always lucked out with great deals, not so much this time. But let me just say, this wasn't a dump.. it was a fairly decent place. Locks on the doors, bathroom actually in the room (I say this because I have had hotel rooms where the bathroom wasn't located in your room) but I made the request for the bathroom when we booked, so all good. There was also two security doors in the front, even if nobody is up there to open them for you if you don't have a key (which they give you when you check-in) and european elevators (which, as we found out, will only hold two small-middle sized people and 1.5 luggages, round-trip anyone?!) I chalk it up to adventures in traveling. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqO3hCbaRt5LmguuU-o3EfwNm3QKXI7ZxDdvD1inKE2Jry6LMcn3sohaXueTRq4yCMlkRkaelcKXyG-qUw80bNagwyxRQvF8oWjw90_B0hn4vqtPUl2Td3vtNbJFAJN3u5cu1/s1600-h/2415922867_37d640a545.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqO3hCbaRt5LmguuU-o3EfwNm3QKXI7ZxDdvD1inKE2Jry6LMcn3sohaXueTRq4yCMlkRkaelcKXyG-qUw80bNagwyxRQvF8oWjw90_B0hn4vqtPUl2Td3vtNbJFAJN3u5cu1/s320/2415922867_37d640a545.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189591527447561426" /></a><br />But aside from our hotel, San Francisco is a beautiful city. We ventured out to Fisherman's Warf many times, went to Ghiradelli square (fyi- they give free chocolate samples!) walked around Union Square, Chinatown, rode (many times) the Cable cars (another fyi- with the MUNI 3-day pass you can ride the cable cars for free... alll...day...long) and also the above ground historic street cars which later we found out to have a facinating history behind them. http://www.sfmta.com/cms/mfleet/histcars.php<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_1l-VYUAtO-q-78uqu5XwWP4c79KzV6p0EpAyFibxdjIT3hUOcGr7CJRjkpo4ktGaR8o6ujA0pmwfAJ9wtCCvDqpptP0oXflHMrTsxd6yDv83zj8y-BvLbDuonfDEM74NJ_8/s1600-h/streetcars-300p-01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_1l-VYUAtO-q-78uqu5XwWP4c79KzV6p0EpAyFibxdjIT3hUOcGr7CJRjkpo4ktGaR8o6ujA0pmwfAJ9wtCCvDqpptP0oXflHMrTsxd6yDv83zj8y-BvLbDuonfDEM74NJ_8/s320/streetcars-300p-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189580485086643378" /></a><br />The street cars are streetcars from cities all over the U.S. and the World (We rode on the one from Italy!) from the 1960's era. Each street car has its personal history written inside of it (just look to up past the ads when you ride) and this too is included in the 3-day pass. <br /><br />We also left the day before the Olympic torch run, which I guess this year... it was OK to miss. But we did catch the set-up and all the protests. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYMj6AysvX8rbdmnJ0vbcQvzuGy7yhVkdSnD5e_Scv0Bs70YAe1xE42J4yC3kN-k830oA08i9gTJeHXpBJeP6dLzwo1dWkz-2DqP8VAw1deJs9Shmphk6EOAXHAOEtKl2eNVK/s1600-h/2415994627_9fb914c1b0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYMj6AysvX8rbdmnJ0vbcQvzuGy7yhVkdSnD5e_Scv0Bs70YAe1xE42J4yC3kN-k830oA08i9gTJeHXpBJeP6dLzwo1dWkz-2DqP8VAw1deJs9Shmphk6EOAXHAOEtKl2eNVK/s320/2415994627_9fb914c1b0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189591527447561442" /></a><br /><br />Shots of San Fran:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Jns_t54dSPxGbGPjOq8zlebkBTfTSCr-XeQUUzS_5hK3pfNZyy3fKXIX87kWXfNz5pe7qgHk-iQYXzVc7x1ibNIVNV8hXpA9XKuvl0YzL_hUrnO7TQHF50OO9c8LdMdRPynR/s1600-h/2416002541_4168bddb7f.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Jns_t54dSPxGbGPjOq8zlebkBTfTSCr-XeQUUzS_5hK3pfNZyy3fKXIX87kWXfNz5pe7qgHk-iQYXzVc7x1ibNIVNV8hXpA9XKuvl0YzL_hUrnO7TQHF50OO9c8LdMdRPynR/s320/2416002541_4168bddb7f.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189591531742528754" /></a><br />I see a seagull by the seashore!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBEZFakGaawgUxS6Z8QGyUTVnhUzeJ2mY0cd00-7uU7XzEcVAs9E2nQeruWifrvlHNmnDgQuDtS4tspBE_tTiXtEW8Vc4MTSaZUnW6UzcMpLaYt7mQEzKI1t2jMg1oI7UqbFY/s1600-h/2416703514_3c74dacef0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBEZFakGaawgUxS6Z8QGyUTVnhUzeJ2mY0cd00-7uU7XzEcVAs9E2nQeruWifrvlHNmnDgQuDtS4tspBE_tTiXtEW8Vc4MTSaZUnW6UzcMpLaYt7mQEzKI1t2jMg1oI7UqbFY/s320/2416703514_3c74dacef0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189591531742528770" /></a><br />Tourista<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhDwZk4cH3PQYveER1l9l0NX4Ka36D82LBBvl83idkoszWPSclCYcVS1DCh3ilZJpB9J9hAFIS82m65DLiDvxQr-BJKra-1teaqQcWZt4YpMGQ5QexuXctNJZ9teEbrKc3IcU/s1600-h/2416759564_e2918eea73.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhDwZk4cH3PQYveER1l9l0NX4Ka36D82LBBvl83idkoszWPSclCYcVS1DCh3ilZJpB9J9hAFIS82m65DLiDvxQr-BJKra-1teaqQcWZt4YpMGQ5QexuXctNJZ9teEbrKc3IcU/s320/2416759564_e2918eea73.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189591544627430674" /></a><br />I double-dare you to rent a stick-shift<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj128b4_rlIfvdh09tT9J3B_rC6rQ2WCl1_uxeG2omm6o6SfzK9pQZy6w-adp_1CYW52JHvqLhTYD6eiyPeLqJ2vKl80oLCbFwaB2sNwqqu_abX44j2Vc_ldIeHFtgKzjeiFM4G/s1600-h/2415874971_1c64c1caf4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj128b4_rlIfvdh09tT9J3B_rC6rQ2WCl1_uxeG2omm6o6SfzK9pQZy6w-adp_1CYW52JHvqLhTYD6eiyPeLqJ2vKl80oLCbFwaB2sNwqqu_abX44j2Vc_ldIeHFtgKzjeiFM4G/s320/2415874971_1c64c1caf4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189587760761242818" /></a><br />My ride<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zxJeiprltxPX83cUq32cb5NdXXmD89g2FcRSB92qcbL2A4O35DuPzDpPEIJFmCqFm6mmBeMhm8B8XQFRMHulTxDfekLBQpYQWqtweWMQw5-SPd_1Cr4CPFEkzZhIHqCGgTdI/s1600-h/2416779896_6ce7c16696.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zxJeiprltxPX83cUq32cb5NdXXmD89g2FcRSB92qcbL2A4O35DuPzDpPEIJFmCqFm6mmBeMhm8B8XQFRMHulTxDfekLBQpYQWqtweWMQw5-SPd_1Cr4CPFEkzZhIHqCGgTdI/s320/2416779896_6ce7c16696.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189594774442837282" /></a><br />Go Padres! (And for the record, I did try to get tickets. I even made Giancarlo grab my Padres shirt from my apartment and bring it to San Fran with him but it was Giants opening day, and well... tickets were TOO expensive for me to buy and have beer thrown on me for being a Padres fan.)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlN_x63pwQfEqEffbTHxxUgagSp9b3i7-zMrexdo1BI-Fbbjuw0jnoCyDoh16rwpbKpJqs2TVwL3_Sq5inizZgNoGB239lZNhE9gqM7jU5PgFGikAXd323GyVnbBcx62MBZJ5P/s1600-h/2416780602_b9a6c52d84.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlN_x63pwQfEqEffbTHxxUgagSp9b3i7-zMrexdo1BI-Fbbjuw0jnoCyDoh16rwpbKpJqs2TVwL3_Sq5inizZgNoGB239lZNhE9gqM7jU5PgFGikAXd323GyVnbBcx62MBZJ5P/s320/2416780602_b9a6c52d84.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189594778737804594" /></a><br />Lunch<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4Uxst40MfJxP_ldJ-T8GhVhaD5ebLvI8cuA9PxDUBeC5hgfOZ3yH6O76pcx4RgoJTxkoul9Fomb2gmlQDVubw2M7n_dEUTKn-GtbIhdu2sytZiptyQzO0T4ftOxM1cnCy_iW/s1600-h/2416781182_32d3712c63.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4Uxst40MfJxP_ldJ-T8GhVhaD5ebLvI8cuA9PxDUBeC5hgfOZ3yH6O76pcx4RgoJTxkoul9Fomb2gmlQDVubw2M7n_dEUTKn-GtbIhdu2sytZiptyQzO0T4ftOxM1cnCy_iW/s320/2416781182_32d3712c63.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189594787327739218" /></a><br />Dinner<br /><br />On a final note, this one is for you dad- Camp Provansal-Pacheco SF style. Our fresh baked bread from Boudin, Trader Joe's two-buck-chuck and some goat cheese for our dinner! Can you tell I'm counting down to Italy?!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoj4paDw89Au2IJuxHEekK7LRZFB6aEtx6JLHnbqGlQ1knkxF7uU13qz_KjfJQIu2juDL3Lrnsb4pmWHbbZ9UthpCjffXuTBqyDfbmnqHTGnunNBiPI_Z0f7kF_zl2bjnM_15z/s1600-h/2415968457_615651bb91.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoj4paDw89Au2IJuxHEekK7LRZFB6aEtx6JLHnbqGlQ1knkxF7uU13qz_KjfJQIu2juDL3Lrnsb4pmWHbbZ9UthpCjffXuTBqyDfbmnqHTGnunNBiPI_Z0f7kF_zl2bjnM_15z/s320/2415968457_615651bb91.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189595925494072690" /></a><br />camp Provansal-Pacheco<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSV4wbFXRufffjI_pUFBzWN0eD-AnLlObVapq_kjfUWciaQRDb_tEZe9GKNbPT6sbsU1sGq0pxpk3_3cD3hYAu_XcjRnaWjnk6Fqi_i5gzsVzG1dBCxJ_EEu-Mv4Pe5w85eRp/s1600-h/2415968849_9ab6d71727.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSV4wbFXRufffjI_pUFBzWN0eD-AnLlObVapq_kjfUWciaQRDb_tEZe9GKNbPT6sbsU1sGq0pxpk3_3cD3hYAu_XcjRnaWjnk6Fqi_i5gzsVzG1dBCxJ_EEu-Mv4Pe5w85eRp/s320/2415968849_9ab6d71727.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189595921199105378" /></a><br />Blogging and participating<br /><br />For all the fun pictures, check it: http://flickr.com/photos/emilyprovansal/sets/72157604556001841/Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-69545585706378672532008-04-15T13:26:00.000-07:002008-04-15T13:42:03.377-07:00Headin' to Dodger countryBefore Jenn's wedding, I flew out to LA for some work, and a little R&R. We'll considering that the weather was better back in New York than it was in LA, I had to put number one on my list of to-do's "getting-a-tan" off to the side. One of the artists that I'm working before I leave, is Lili Haydn. If you haven't checked her out..DO IT! She's amazing, and I'm so glad I got a chance to work her. She is a violinst who has expanded and her latest album she's singing. Her CD release party was on April 1st at the Roxy Theatre and it was in coordiantion with Amnesty International and hosted by Bill Mahr. The next night she performed the star spangled banner at the Dodgers game. No Padres shirt for me. I felt a little bit like a trader for being at a Dodgers game when the Pads aren't playing, but hey it was for work! The next day I headed up to San Francisco for another whirl-wind weekend!<br /><br />My link button isn't working.. or I haven't really figured out how to work it, but check her out:<br />www.lilihaydn.com<br /><br />Here are some pictures from the festivities:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7je51_U0kV3M0tIoV9qA7QNpFKtSyVVhYaxyzgxVsXn4bYAktSaMBB3bGNtxW3EITjZ0NG1fOzVCEiC-T5hwmxtrArZyTNqy-OtM9XPiYEe3z9WqMFgHZvCfYq1uXNRQSwvX6/s1600-h/2417068830_4d952f8c2f.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7je51_U0kV3M0tIoV9qA7QNpFKtSyVVhYaxyzgxVsXn4bYAktSaMBB3bGNtxW3EITjZ0NG1fOzVCEiC-T5hwmxtrArZyTNqy-OtM9XPiYEe3z9WqMFgHZvCfYq1uXNRQSwvX6/s320/2417068830_4d952f8c2f.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189574489312298098" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIQ240KCudWgXVD08Vo-j1FxxlJZz_j9da2wS4L5hdWA10UjtWsPd7ASSZASKj5jvjU60x7ZG2d3Sg5nqWG5OQ0yaxERMX4sBMUEcWK8PS4iNk2SbhtRj87xwqLOKo2pL5c1n/s1600-h/2417069918_9c8690fe61.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIQ240KCudWgXVD08Vo-j1FxxlJZz_j9da2wS4L5hdWA10UjtWsPd7ASSZASKj5jvjU60x7ZG2d3Sg5nqWG5OQ0yaxERMX4sBMUEcWK8PS4iNk2SbhtRj87xwqLOKo2pL5c1n/s320/2417069918_9c8690fe61.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189574493607265410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLew_-hKayaIB8tXxkdUPXw_2FyEvLvP9rsFoNK40ylPWlrnlDUHaj9Sn6V3uHXVDNAiWW9xSypUlNVsgLh_ZIgoocQxnYIASVH3coWLGCMDh5ylXhs_EPVD_vj2cewooiu8w/s1600-h/2416250525_f6d551ac68.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLew_-hKayaIB8tXxkdUPXw_2FyEvLvP9rsFoNK40ylPWlrnlDUHaj9Sn6V3uHXVDNAiWW9xSypUlNVsgLh_ZIgoocQxnYIASVH3coWLGCMDh5ylXhs_EPVD_vj2cewooiu8w/s320/2416250525_f6d551ac68.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189574493607265426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOmAWgCU0eD1V855rEKLxMj7peMH2xkG-0r2nknPcwCYnWimUQLd7dCtMVFWvm5OpC0CJlka0SgrDzAmYXbWEM617zEMYW5jeRTM4HxJur-1at-3_iCwXghfhh2F6Lf0Ew3vf/s1600-h/2417072534_c4bd0cc779.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOmAWgCU0eD1V855rEKLxMj7peMH2xkG-0r2nknPcwCYnWimUQLd7dCtMVFWvm5OpC0CJlka0SgrDzAmYXbWEM617zEMYW5jeRTM4HxJur-1at-3_iCwXghfhh2F6Lf0Ew3vf/s320/2417072534_c4bd0cc779.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189574497902232738" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-24760836815779167172008-04-15T13:19:00.000-07:002008-04-15T13:25:55.615-07:00Rewind!I'm back, and I'm blogging! But I'm rewinding to before I left. This is for Nicole and Jefe who gave me the BEST gift ever.. them in New York. Here is the unfolding of events. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWE-4oZGMlnl6Pdi48bDLGJQh-vZAaumahV3h8A3d0gYenTVRZuKgM38kGf2VyA79o6cfJq9HIrHPD2wy7JpcTkWF5cPnpGsaxvY6dPzSZXZdmuRosYvmOIiewhrU10vhIXN6z/s1600-h/2416263479_f62959a619.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWE-4oZGMlnl6Pdi48bDLGJQh-vZAaumahV3h8A3d0gYenTVRZuKgM38kGf2VyA79o6cfJq9HIrHPD2wy7JpcTkWF5cPnpGsaxvY6dPzSZXZdmuRosYvmOIiewhrU10vhIXN6z/s320/2416263479_f62959a619.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189570533647418434" /></a><br />Why in the world did he blind fold me!?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpBHLRUT2zNIM0pwPYJe_KyaNX_8oewEVbA4X49Gi_vQxURokn0u6pXDXeWhpTIBM3gHHBzHpnNdNxqC1Xw6J5qKGqPq0KAqMJpkSdYE3xdC7ZcV4vSX-1vW2dZGTX6fo1Ovh/s1600-h/2417086594_b2859e4825.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpBHLRUT2zNIM0pwPYJe_KyaNX_8oewEVbA4X49Gi_vQxURokn0u6pXDXeWhpTIBM3gHHBzHpnNdNxqC1Xw6J5qKGqPq0KAqMJpkSdYE3xdC7ZcV4vSX-1vW2dZGTX6fo1Ovh/s320/2417086594_b2859e4825.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189570533647418450" /></a><br />SURPRISE!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTMZxUNg60B6ZD2uW5eWL7WSYTtDML5Kxd7MEHvWCZYqJbrcdlbKdOAHKY1oZw3FodgcMbgC2b4cJelUGLY2uR2a8PAOcZqyoXvfZ1sDEDA1Kb9nLi7Vn8gDaTgxSjxzsIbqI/s1600-h/2417086642_81f05e63ca.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTMZxUNg60B6ZD2uW5eWL7WSYTtDML5Kxd7MEHvWCZYqJbrcdlbKdOAHKY1oZw3FodgcMbgC2b4cJelUGLY2uR2a8PAOcZqyoXvfZ1sDEDA1Kb9nLi7Vn8gDaTgxSjxzsIbqI/s320/2417086642_81f05e63ca.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189570537942385762" /></a><br />Heading home after getting luggage.. I believe it was way past 1 a.m. or 2... or who knowsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-83169503070363832892008-04-14T13:03:00.000-07:002008-04-14T13:04:08.368-07:00Back!We're back. We're exhausted. And we have 3 weeks till we do it all over again! Uploading pictures and will be back blogging tomorrow!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-30713672656697848462008-04-07T22:09:00.000-07:002008-04-07T22:46:51.345-07:00Going to the chapel ... and the party!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBeUYZlGH5LFos0X2ueFmAjkkFGfanQukc4AUtPjM1SKjzZcrWknwjfQjH2rX6CXgdB_wuATFWIGdBuUZ-qhe44-7a2-yJAWX5JgF3PgNehiWu33ORAF8i584p5r0tkmM0hLz/s1600-h/IMG_1369.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBeUYZlGH5LFos0X2ueFmAjkkFGfanQukc4AUtPjM1SKjzZcrWknwjfQjH2rX6CXgdB_wuATFWIGdBuUZ-qhe44-7a2-yJAWX5JgF3PgNehiWu33ORAF8i584p5r0tkmM0hLz/s200/IMG_1369.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186739366899125858" /></a><br />The newlyweds!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wi0vCV3qVhkjCuVYy8vtdVKyYvpvYf5Ie28zcrLAhYTD4gYyUDo5Pu52lf_3b_X3G3IJJ7zYQ6k_A0G_suhwFgU3OL1D-FuxT8qbznaT_aCHMgetUrEwUbrFmclcY2v3Wbzp/s1600-h/IMG_1382.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wi0vCV3qVhkjCuVYy8vtdVKyYvpvYf5Ie28zcrLAhYTD4gYyUDo5Pu52lf_3b_X3G3IJJ7zYQ6k_A0G_suhwFgU3OL1D-FuxT8qbznaT_aCHMgetUrEwUbrFmclcY2v3Wbzp/s200/IMG_1382.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186739375489060466" /></a><br />Tiara posing in front of our wheels<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHR-4qHPHp_wnLiIIhaboRUsVbekqRPtJMviJHUs5fXDN_FmzJGJqvCK6ypAo1yZcFZN7a__aGNhKZLMFD2JApe4gUoTflKKsIb5x1ZwCCcwvvLMLH3xFqRwVMWizU1OYlUHA/s1600-h/IMG_1386.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHR-4qHPHp_wnLiIIhaboRUsVbekqRPtJMviJHUs5fXDN_FmzJGJqvCK6ypAo1yZcFZN7a__aGNhKZLMFD2JApe4gUoTflKKsIb5x1ZwCCcwvvLMLH3xFqRwVMWizU1OYlUHA/s200/IMG_1386.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186739379784027778" /></a><br />The three musketeers<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7mQGA8Sg0djRhT6mSAeg_6j8HZavqLVOaaq1r3rKHTZ7FpUADwl4MV-_gKZLXD_q_VNAYJqGEqPM1RjXiTnVnyk0YvYGI82hT5jdUnwcTTF_j8R9NaSTyn93AE1plbi-P6ii/s1600-h/IMG_1418.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7mQGA8Sg0djRhT6mSAeg_6j8HZavqLVOaaq1r3rKHTZ7FpUADwl4MV-_gKZLXD_q_VNAYJqGEqPM1RjXiTnVnyk0YvYGI82hT5jdUnwcTTF_j8R9NaSTyn93AE1plbi-P6ii/s200/IMG_1418.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186739384078995090" /></a><br />me & GC<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipd7TU2gT3axBzNQAYwvfJKkrGOVZS9ZOu9ivjETxRrH_EePUreWGfHEr6aDmqEzzN5g7Kft5s6yJKq_Ak78tJSFpZNWVFTNUzecIwz28ARKd8NDWdU2sSnS0RXwnxnvcfJb_g/s1600-h/IMG_1442.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipd7TU2gT3axBzNQAYwvfJKkrGOVZS9ZOu9ivjETxRrH_EePUreWGfHEr6aDmqEzzN5g7Kft5s6yJKq_Ak78tJSFpZNWVFTNUzecIwz28ARKd8NDWdU2sSnS0RXwnxnvcfJb_g/s200/IMG_1442.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186739392668929698" /></a><br />Table 2<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtjkwZ2vbgRPQCrZucl_PNPhOC5F0E1fNPu52Ae4kcAL_QiVPgO-wFwuptGInyM2hf7sPdBcEVf9YyMwbWUxeM72-HlIsfBc9kEMRN1IXmShp0EOQ_2zsT0gdo9aeosWLQU8Y/s1600-h/IMG_1470.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtjkwZ2vbgRPQCrZucl_PNPhOC5F0E1fNPu52Ae4kcAL_QiVPgO-wFwuptGInyM2hf7sPdBcEVf9YyMwbWUxeM72-HlIsfBc9kEMRN1IXmShp0EOQ_2zsT0gdo9aeosWLQU8Y/s200/IMG_1470.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186741351174016690" /></a><br />Newlyweds first dance<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEuc4KpHKcyvYbhvgPC_HDDF8I2MTwn61PWJJOfeX2JTV40TSyWt7PLHJnmpbGmE4lRoRrwpaBO1XHSx7lDN5PRxdIrErIa6Er2cSQX1u5LngYAFoXY2X9M1aGwEKtepL6IHd/s1600-h/IMG_1500.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEuc4KpHKcyvYbhvgPC_HDDF8I2MTwn61PWJJOfeX2JTV40TSyWt7PLHJnmpbGmE4lRoRrwpaBO1XHSx7lDN5PRxdIrErIa6Er2cSQX1u5LngYAFoXY2X9M1aGwEKtepL6IHd/s200/IMG_1500.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186741359763951298" /></a><br />First ones on the dance floor. We call him twinkletoes Pacheco<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4N040UKwBcAt514fsqf4kbu0f1lwtRPr_tRvHDxu4XdB7ktlbn4bGxO0oruMgfVkhvmhd_IL6FNDwmG3gaQn9BnkV-llaWWPC4g3He0_pwzy2Rzpjc5cvy17u78JBJxuA4rR/s1600-h/IMG_1509.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4N040UKwBcAt514fsqf4kbu0f1lwtRPr_tRvHDxu4XdB7ktlbn4bGxO0oruMgfVkhvmhd_IL6FNDwmG3gaQn9BnkV-llaWWPC4g3He0_pwzy2Rzpjc5cvy17u78JBJxuA4rR/s200/IMG_1509.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186741364058918610" /></a><br />The bride raiding her candy bar<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmlTWNadjakcLPOch4892UvhNH8DHAXNPCCm1u-4tlzl-vaiU2Nf_rJ9U4VDWWXEwvEK8Vs9DXTIwU7BX3f5MUSKu6FnL0i9oMTKUT9A1X_1D4avTDevR03zjX5JVHQlctGu1/s1600-h/IMG_1529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmlTWNadjakcLPOch4892UvhNH8DHAXNPCCm1u-4tlzl-vaiU2Nf_rJ9U4VDWWXEwvEK8Vs9DXTIwU7BX3f5MUSKu6FnL0i9oMTKUT9A1X_1D4avTDevR03zjX5JVHQlctGu1/s200/IMG_1529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186741368353885922" /></a><br />Cupcake time!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfNlSVnfFIhLX7C-hztrl1DRMhN1Z8AXmCS7-83HwJQvf5iJKjeza4UbjaFVBdSRI8lK3R_e1lcEtdKjL7FyYqAvQNnrt9FAb1e3lXLYMM1yD4L4XyyRCDic8dxDDtl1wPhsz/s1600-h/IMG_1535.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfNlSVnfFIhLX7C-hztrl1DRMhN1Z8AXmCS7-83HwJQvf5iJKjeza4UbjaFVBdSRI8lK3R_e1lcEtdKjL7FyYqAvQNnrt9FAb1e3lXLYMM1yD4L4XyyRCDic8dxDDtl1wPhsz/s200/IMG_1535.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186741372648853234" /></a><br />YUMM!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6iQYady3GIpTZwFJtV0lxjI345PkZYxtU7ck7z5z427maWPtWjYyBOf-h_H1DMGuYnkLn_qqr177KSgICWLX_znQStQ1L94T705M_8x_j-sWHuvaGlbAtlRK0jbBiWQfgNqA/s1600-h/IMG_1574.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6iQYady3GIpTZwFJtV0lxjI345PkZYxtU7ck7z5z427maWPtWjYyBOf-h_H1DMGuYnkLn_qqr177KSgICWLX_znQStQ1L94T705M_8x_j-sWHuvaGlbAtlRK0jbBiWQfgNqA/s200/IMG_1574.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186742738448453378" /></a><br />The party police...or so he kept telling everyone<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkf0RWGiz3tyTP1Xk-nkb56K8ysA9qxaJmDnnbfh36OVcdnjp0QHE29PLVQbQldbiR-1lFT1lOvMrjPd6FREZD26Dxz-lay_t5WDHxoo9K1ll4QL39njMyB6dsq9eTWSXGJ2j/s1600-h/IMG_1578.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkf0RWGiz3tyTP1Xk-nkb56K8ysA9qxaJmDnnbfh36OVcdnjp0QHE29PLVQbQldbiR-1lFT1lOvMrjPd6FREZD26Dxz-lay_t5WDHxoo9K1ll4QL39njMyB6dsq9eTWSXGJ2j/s200/IMG_1578.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186742742743420690" /></a><br />Em & Jenn<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2m9K3i6be7c0GwGGb1HoUedpSlUJSEr-pF8PNXFZ23lGFhASbrIrWfQKFyYA4vK5LFeeD500fv8SqcXKEeLjcfWVSYZbq9bkk98mDsfJhuYs9G7sB-oK1t5RQojjvvTHlyCes/s1600-h/IMG_1579.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2m9K3i6be7c0GwGGb1HoUedpSlUJSEr-pF8PNXFZ23lGFhASbrIrWfQKFyYA4vK5LFeeD500fv8SqcXKEeLjcfWVSYZbq9bkk98mDsfJhuYs9G7sB-oK1t5RQojjvvTHlyCes/s200/IMG_1579.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186742747038388002" /></a><br />Em, Tiara and Steph<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHeb5YbDJZzB977jpttTs_XlhdVol8BIkn3cYCVeC4RKLWHZ09nbp8Ssoeapi2YCVKzTwSOHTbu2_wN39Zszy1PVjUz5pJE_glNcQsTjwnULuy0SrjIo2HhrzwmvNxRjGsscL/s1600-h/IMG_1584.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHeb5YbDJZzB977jpttTs_XlhdVol8BIkn3cYCVeC4RKLWHZ09nbp8Ssoeapi2YCVKzTwSOHTbu2_wN39Zszy1PVjUz5pJE_glNcQsTjwnULuy0SrjIo2HhrzwmvNxRjGsscL/s200/IMG_1584.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186742759923289906" /></a><br />Andy (grooms mom) and mr. twinkletoesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-8957227494032853862008-04-07T19:37:00.001-07:002008-04-07T20:46:50.837-07:00gettin' ready<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYhrhlXp-A-Vqhhf2SUNv-aIAo32a5eCyH0IHmMllcFyi90_wjudGpWq2hjelFh6Mle7IjtFTHylhfl-kssddwbUC7d5LkBJVLFEIpwMjlnhy2v4ckHTfgOIs8GzdyNCRCgEf/s1600-h/IMG_1330.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYhrhlXp-A-Vqhhf2SUNv-aIAo32a5eCyH0IHmMllcFyi90_wjudGpWq2hjelFh6Mle7IjtFTHylhfl-kssddwbUC7d5LkBJVLFEIpwMjlnhy2v4ckHTfgOIs8GzdyNCRCgEf/s320/IMG_1330.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186698886832361026" /></a><br />Stephanie havin' a good time<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pFykeKtxQddHIuxrTAoT4sw_q9TKV3QYR6jM9VoegHV4XMVZSmtGEM5UlgFwXkxVZbjc47ifMYFSHKDZz5eu5qRAhpS16ff6hZyFUtPn507jpY10RZ8rZliYqTvilF1iIoRL/s1600-h/IMG_1337.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pFykeKtxQddHIuxrTAoT4sw_q9TKV3QYR6jM9VoegHV4XMVZSmtGEM5UlgFwXkxVZbjc47ifMYFSHKDZz5eu5qRAhpS16ff6hZyFUtPn507jpY10RZ8rZliYqTvilF1iIoRL/s320/IMG_1337.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186698891127328338" /></a><br />The Bride-to-be!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-47097288479375722562008-04-07T19:16:00.000-07:002008-04-07T23:05:42.057-07:00Eight years in the makingRight now I'm in the wonderful city of San Francisco about to venture out to find the local trader joes, but before we figure out how to get lost in the city.. I wanted to share some photos of why we are here in Nor Cal. One of my dearest friends, Jenn got married this weekend to an amazing man. They first met our freshman year of college and have been dating since. I didn't realize this (sorry Jenn!) but the church that they were married St. Peter & Paul Church in North Beach is the famous church. After flying up Friday a.m. we had a bridesmaid brunch followed by a looovely manni and pedi session (my hands and feet are very happy to be outside) The rehearsal dinner was at "the oldest italian restaurant" in San Francisco. Great local wine (thanks to Jenn's family) and Italian food... I mean really, how can you go wrong! Here are few shots from Friday... more to be uploaded!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaO2lugNRqQ4ayeTdntvaW-2ZAX82ei0h_0ORrq4kxd4AUUkGVjoWv9v7caLuhSX2aDsGdc1AadFsLcawWhyphenhyphen-foT3PMRZWpArvSUuBf1B45U3F2oC8oEi8OO_zMUat3Zx2w-J/s1600-h/IMG_1258.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaO2lugNRqQ4ayeTdntvaW-2ZAX82ei0h_0ORrq4kxd4AUUkGVjoWv9v7caLuhSX2aDsGdc1AadFsLcawWhyphenhyphen-foT3PMRZWpArvSUuBf1B45U3F2oC8oEi8OO_zMUat3Zx2w-J/s320/IMG_1258.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186696425816100338" /></a><br />Tiara (in her handmade beenie) picking me up from SFO at 8 a.m!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSGJUodSlT5xPcqsPrNNyEg-9hbvx6XOjdTl4W2c3V3qsEwK3NnnBnttmYe3l2q0NJGF3-QvvJ2nQU_0iTdjffnR-MBtM1jip5riGbBvZglM5tJhwpQiKxTY0nlYKOacL_k2Z/s1600-h/IMG_1261.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSGJUodSlT5xPcqsPrNNyEg-9hbvx6XOjdTl4W2c3V3qsEwK3NnnBnttmYe3l2q0NJGF3-QvvJ2nQU_0iTdjffnR-MBtM1jip5riGbBvZglM5tJhwpQiKxTY0nlYKOacL_k2Z/s320/IMG_1261.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186696434406034946" /></a><br />Mannie/peddie hour!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gfCl7PcT-F3-DOZy-ZLYyqTeWYgCJ4rEvgOg00WpW99MWBcUHqLbU7sVxhpirhZ9-9A1aZuHMsWKunnUcZowIsOJ9B_LijsYK_T3BreIRF4bTQyJbP6_QQeYVirOKuqmfZvw/s1600-h/IMG_1289.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gfCl7PcT-F3-DOZy-ZLYyqTeWYgCJ4rEvgOg00WpW99MWBcUHqLbU7sVxhpirhZ9-9A1aZuHMsWKunnUcZowIsOJ9B_LijsYK_T3BreIRF4bTQyJbP6_QQeYVirOKuqmfZvw/s320/IMG_1289.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186696438701002258" /></a><br />Tiara special. My own personal beenie!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61ftusTbXz3_jSeQcKxr-1P6wIHu5T2Q14znp1V0GjgiBQeFH8IXaQwM0Xnf3tzUBoEGMXw_1B0x3mSIcuGAkkklIPLpyJ0jijZBJq9BSCJO9rLGQTsqth4K6_nefE23mswh_/s1600-h/IMG_1296.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61ftusTbXz3_jSeQcKxr-1P6wIHu5T2Q14znp1V0GjgiBQeFH8IXaQwM0Xnf3tzUBoEGMXw_1B0x3mSIcuGAkkklIPLpyJ0jijZBJq9BSCJO9rLGQTsqth4K6_nefE23mswh_/s320/IMG_1296.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186696442995969570" /></a><br />This handsome couple at the rehearsal dinner<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXZ_c0Eor-kkSr-Emrrz_MFF-93v2K-b7c28qzHlWbjGlGZ6zvQboWDMplmNy7gzilsPJb-g7AjEZiTgp8Z0vQNxU5iLeStJlv8t1rWIhfTzoPseWJD-EL5mY5_Cv7Sjv6svI/s1600-h/IMG_1315.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXZ_c0Eor-kkSr-Emrrz_MFF-93v2K-b7c28qzHlWbjGlGZ6zvQboWDMplmNy7gzilsPJb-g7AjEZiTgp8Z0vQNxU5iLeStJlv8t1rWIhfTzoPseWJD-EL5mY5_Cv7Sjv6svI/s320/IMG_1315.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186696447290936882" /></a><br />Tiara, Jenn, Nick smilingUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-68430267522315832882008-04-07T19:00:00.000-07:002008-04-07T19:07:42.985-07:00Spring has sprung!!!Next to summer's in the city, springtime in the city can't be beat!! While Nicole and Jefe were visiting, we went to Central Park for our "Nicole's-in-the-city-must-go-to-Central-Park-photoshoot.<br />"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJLFa54nZ2e7uGx87w6cBnHlpZtJ5xg1HbLPIQmi3o-0WuBsbru2qWbwV0LGxmrbOx9G7_pskPlgexiS3RS2HgkTYf9SdvNKJ-UqBvvvj4OOVKRkPxczS4VVqdB7g9eV7A776/s1600-h/153044363209_0_ALB.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJLFa54nZ2e7uGx87w6cBnHlpZtJ5xg1HbLPIQmi3o-0WuBsbru2qWbwV0LGxmrbOx9G7_pskPlgexiS3RS2HgkTYf9SdvNKJ-UqBvvvj4OOVKRkPxczS4VVqdB7g9eV7A776/s320/153044363209_0_ALB.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186689364889865634" /></a><br />Me and Giancarlo in Central Park<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4JylxeniEqQOEGL-J11zpwW6T0QaIWsZGSeuAim7r0_JFI6Gu0KqFzmq7KhlOkep6S7A4SEYC0EXn7bNotNswZK7BtJoHTt2hYj2XCidp9SRtABNF8xkW4BsBketZrgMwro9/s1600-h/316614363209_0_ALB.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4JylxeniEqQOEGL-J11zpwW6T0QaIWsZGSeuAim7r0_JFI6Gu0KqFzmq7KhlOkep6S7A4SEYC0EXn7bNotNswZK7BtJoHTt2hYj2XCidp9SRtABNF8xkW4BsBketZrgMwro9/s320/316614363209_0_ALB.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186689369184832946" /></a><br />"Give me a kiss!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6QreWZFs8q2XADqGEgWF151Y1UMHvOLcBO9EhKQo1uZV8a032f2szNk7wI1OTPKEI5qVlKsE8wfoQpWcE49KxNTGEoUnaAGcXsgsLmmyZ2RTkzktYqOctaYhacdeeZNSRAkR/s1600-h/361834363209_0_ALB.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6QreWZFs8q2XADqGEgWF151Y1UMHvOLcBO9EhKQo1uZV8a032f2szNk7wI1OTPKEI5qVlKsE8wfoQpWcE49KxNTGEoUnaAGcXsgsLmmyZ2RTkzktYqOctaYhacdeeZNSRAkR/s320/361834363209_0_ALB.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186689373479800258" /></a><br />Group shot!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMVzTbj37KPAJTBInYkcPW4a-XaZNFmkI5gahnh77hSra0nTO1BhqSIYPRgIPvLjVZ2gJzhVbJ8v3s8ErBz6pXka-gIniRqV3K3dv-nHBzUjgmR0I7GAtK1d7vPCti87yGRBh/s1600-h/762834363209_0_ALB.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMVzTbj37KPAJTBInYkcPW4a-XaZNFmkI5gahnh77hSra0nTO1BhqSIYPRgIPvLjVZ2gJzhVbJ8v3s8ErBz6pXka-gIniRqV3K3dv-nHBzUjgmR0I7GAtK1d7vPCti87yGRBh/s320/762834363209_0_ALB.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186689373479800274" /></a><br />Nicole and Jefe<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmey3Vs7n1o_Y5mIJ_Eb2AuTMC5ix_mUKhWb1OZZTlerbspGpGsIUnUoPtXK6AmQB0ri4Tjtrc-F6Ll25NWuWrqUXVuc8JPL6jUoLeUbwTLRhrhG2CFg28hTaHv34rdZr3HLYm/s1600-h/864144363209_0_ALB.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmey3Vs7n1o_Y5mIJ_Eb2AuTMC5ix_mUKhWb1OZZTlerbspGpGsIUnUoPtXK6AmQB0ri4Tjtrc-F6Ll25NWuWrqUXVuc8JPL6jUoLeUbwTLRhrhG2CFg28hTaHv34rdZr3HLYm/s320/864144363209_0_ALB.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186689373479800290" /></a><br />Pretending that we're singing in the non-rainUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-13089081500794307382008-04-02T12:17:00.000-07:002009-03-30T14:00:38.814-07:00Birthday suprises!The best birthday weekend!! <br />12 a.m. on Friday, March 28th- GC blind folded me and took me over to Newark airport to get my "surprise." My surprise was my sister and Jefe (jeff) flew in for my birthday weekend! The BEST surprise EVER!!!! (pictures to be posted later!)<br /><br />During the day- Chipotel (chipotle) with co-workers. Sadly, the don't allow margaritas off the premises.. why..oh why!<br /><br />Friday night- Beers, bowling and Magnolia cupcakes!! Nicole and GC pulled one over on me and ordered Magnolia cupcakes as part of my little shin-dig at Gutter. Gutter is an amazing bar/bowling alley in Brooklyn. What a better way to spend turning 27 then with a few beers and a couple hours bowling. My little cruise ship director also had an escalade waiting for us to take us all back home. I felt like p-diddy with my pimped out rims and leather seats. <br /><p style="visibility:visible;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widget-00.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" height="320" width="426" style="width:426px;height:320px"><param name="movie" value="http://widget-00.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="salign" value="l" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="flashvars" value="cy=ms&il=1&channel=2377900603259650560&site=widget-00.slide.com"/></object><p><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=2377900603259650560&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-00.slide.com/p1/2377900603259650560/ms_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=2377900603259650560&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-00.slide.com/p2/2377900603259650560/ms_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></p></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3zZVhldfrR7wtkUk6EGuq4r-AGSfoRanBrwDyjqX0IQFKOAhddxMc0uDBev3qDDN4SxOdv1GdDTzzooRJCEBkGpHKIUvvwYFOeH2SOnm0dbEA2M2N50z9ryF236zfpGuvalv/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3zZVhldfrR7wtkUk6EGuq4r-AGSfoRanBrwDyjqX0IQFKOAhddxMc0uDBev3qDDN4SxOdv1GdDTzzooRJCEBkGpHKIUvvwYFOeH2SOnm0dbEA2M2N50z9ryF236zfpGuvalv/s320/images.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184769007702412626" /></a><br />Saturday night there were more surprises as we all dressed up and went to one of my favorite NYC spots, Fig & Olive for a little post-bday dinner. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6F4RlMSFpazMu0x36Wp-tEJU_MNewENLLYfCidFhP0DKZ6L46GSoUXUxZH7TVad2x7HnLjT4jl7bgyAXS2iobS2NobCVpLwCAKySom8jx5eMcNkkaG5ZgcjYvqkxsAiJpP5y/s1600-h/2007_01_figandolive.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6F4RlMSFpazMu0x36Wp-tEJU_MNewENLLYfCidFhP0DKZ6L46GSoUXUxZH7TVad2x7HnLjT4jl7bgyAXS2iobS2NobCVpLwCAKySom8jx5eMcNkkaG5ZgcjYvqkxsAiJpP5y/s320/2007_01_figandolive.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184774067173887346" /></a><br />(credit: eater)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMLgGvO3mqNLcA-W_doqP17YpECFEyi8sFn2PQ2alitHXvYEK5SkLLHlqrS83nB0IQsq3VAUH23SoMolhETtkRklP4rYBDQoBMUC_9qDBLhlv1Nv_7P78A2Oj1OcpqG9HCK6u/s1600-h/465355396208_0_ALB.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMLgGvO3mqNLcA-W_doqP17YpECFEyi8sFn2PQ2alitHXvYEK5SkLLHlqrS83nB0IQsq3VAUH23SoMolhETtkRklP4rYBDQoBMUC_9qDBLhlv1Nv_7P78A2Oj1OcpqG9HCK6u/s320/465355396208_0_ALB.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184809290200681874" /></a><br />We then headed over to the W Hotel for a few drinks. If you get there early enough, and have GC flash his pearly whites, you apparently end up with a free bottle-service bungalow at the downstairs bar. We decided that we're going to throw our going away party there.. more on that later!<br /><br />Sunday- Nicole and Jefe wanted to go through Central Park (those pictures to come)... so we did a great job of getting up early and heading into the city for a bit. Our quick trip to Starbucks really needs to be given credit here, but we saved room for our Italian feast! Gelsie, GC's mom, is the most amazing cook. Dinner's at the Pacheco's household are never quick and guests need to be forwarned about the amount of food that will be bistowed upon them. Either way, it's good.. and a good time!<br /><br />So now I'm at home in California. GC and I head up to San Francisco on Friday for Jenn's wedding and then back down to Orange County and San Diego to spend time with the familia! 27- so far, so good!<br /><br />Fig & Olive (Meatpacking district)<br />www.figandolive.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-3740719670675439702008-03-28T12:22:00.000-07:002008-03-28T12:28:07.468-07:00Happy "something on a stick day!"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiaPHGMGba9dIthDrKxwwcCVYSZAF0ADFPgQWa3aiTvJD8uKj8CbmVevdgD2EA54YWfHZ_SN2uyz1oDAsKjT4fafwQOdHHd23aOO5AMSsz_DhZ3xEzjtqQqx_ojvtLCGC5oM7d/s1600-h/HotDogLogo150.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiaPHGMGba9dIthDrKxwwcCVYSZAF0ADFPgQWa3aiTvJD8uKj8CbmVevdgD2EA54YWfHZ_SN2uyz1oDAsKjT4fafwQOdHHd23aOO5AMSsz_DhZ3xEzjtqQqx_ojvtLCGC5oM7d/s320/HotDogLogo150.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182876374528855362" /></a><br />Or better known as, Emily's Birthday! Yes, March 28th is officially known (other than my birthday) as Something on a stick day! So, grab that fudgecicle or hot dog on-a-stick and let's celebrate today! <br /><br />To find out what special day, your special day is, click:<br />http://library.thinkquest.org/2886/INDEX.HTMUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-33196985403185658102008-03-25T14:38:00.001-07:002008-03-25T14:50:56.727-07:00I spy..The Empire State Building<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFduW6jdqi1ZU_WPzlbAS7yHZmIJaAcV68x5Ub4egXwydnKIm0Qj60GL3ZfFr7CVvmQumHuAOtdVhZfLUR9piXQSSyMX6afQnIpExLLt8gkU8u6ui0DzV9DSw_qetux15FOa-/s1600-h/IMG_0959.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFduW6jdqi1ZU_WPzlbAS7yHZmIJaAcV68x5Ub4egXwydnKIm0Qj60GL3ZfFr7CVvmQumHuAOtdVhZfLUR9piXQSSyMX6afQnIpExLLt8gkU8u6ui0DzV9DSw_qetux15FOa-/s320/IMG_0959.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181797212456127746" /></a><br /> <br />photo credit: me!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-55391668385590999712008-03-24T18:22:00.000-07:002008-03-24T18:49:33.691-07:00Happy Easter!Happy (belated) Easter!! Good friends Erin & Andy are staying with me from the UK, and we decided to throw our own Easter celebration. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6b1x7kZx5_Fbl9frTnowVoIrvwfVWg0DLU41ve1dgvzCzue5uL-xvum5ZgncNv5k4adsN8DiNLA-2WyhyxnF2u1ueBLJClGmNu-jKad4La8kodBJgXFfPxYc-rsOVZwcs2X9/s1600-h/IMG_1164.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6b1x7kZx5_Fbl9frTnowVoIrvwfVWg0DLU41ve1dgvzCzue5uL-xvum5ZgncNv5k4adsN8DiNLA-2WyhyxnF2u1ueBLJClGmNu-jKad4La8kodBJgXFfPxYc-rsOVZwcs2X9/s320/IMG_1164.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181487601148660946" /></a><br />Erin and I are getting prepared for all our upcoming expat adventures in cooking for American holidays! Erin cooked this amazing Pork with carmalized pears and a cream <br />sauce and roasted potato, I got a last chance to make our family green bean casserole. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcI6YHYDNrZxu8X2KwwN22ZgPWJi1WxbpWoSAwWydBvhEnX518Uia2yXWkaq6s50NUcT_XSIwzyuryUsq7io2xJqH67hTBCbxssEtpgIlY7AvS03_BEQYufy4oeGKYeQ0Q_xFO/s1600-h/IMG_1171.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcI6YHYDNrZxu8X2KwwN22ZgPWJi1WxbpWoSAwWydBvhEnX518Uia2yXWkaq6s50NUcT_XSIwzyuryUsq7io2xJqH67hTBCbxssEtpgIlY7AvS03_BEQYufy4oeGKYeQ0Q_xFO/s320/IMG_1171.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181489112977149154" /></a><br />As you can see, I still have a lot to learn! But, Giancarlo doesn't mind being my guinea pig. Easter down... next up, Thanksgiving! HA.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JXhKlxkcBymI6ZhgED3EpwJBoqyHxiZPwTcaO0C06jNzSFL6WzfwDG2Hl_CbYJPOOfZ8v8ekUm8X86BOQB1yo02sXYLMe2tdvEkY7m2omTcbYHZzWFciB5qoiURL8jHfy-MO/s1600-h/IMG_1174.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JXhKlxkcBymI6ZhgED3EpwJBoqyHxiZPwTcaO0C06jNzSFL6WzfwDG2Hl_CbYJPOOfZ8v8ekUm8X86BOQB1yo02sXYLMe2tdvEkY7m2omTcbYHZzWFciB5qoiURL8jHfy-MO/s320/IMG_1174.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181490208193809650" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-84111849260676700952008-03-24T16:26:00.001-07:002008-03-24T18:20:58.684-07:00Five star hotel.. $5 burger<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vvEB3JXtc7iBG-cVuaKbHjr6107u4pDJMw8Jba6DZ1J6eHFQkixyjwE6oX1lSeH8BqL1dhKj6bzVS4FDwpGC7jhqbJYHVNwUL2u9XfmuVkWCs_kkXDjZAMQv0NeFYWsvuwLz/s1600-h/LeParkerMeridien.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vvEB3JXtc7iBG-cVuaKbHjr6107u4pDJMw8Jba6DZ1J6eHFQkixyjwE6oX1lSeH8BqL1dhKj6bzVS4FDwpGC7jhqbJYHVNwUL2u9XfmuVkWCs_kkXDjZAMQv0NeFYWsvuwLz/s320/LeParkerMeridien.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181482962583981250" /></a><br />Le Parker Meridien in NYC has a secret... and I just discovered what it is. This five star luxury hotel hides the most amazing, rock 'n roll, grundge burger joint. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoh3clHoUTN7DSwIL2cZHy6CmpSNRlQU_FQxuMUIvWHYEV5m7xoE1WUugBUE6oYY8Tz4ZWLRAYUbw24Hft6tAISPbgdFPF5TTNHykrQQo29pnJiGnmlYKkh7-8lYPoVv76Njgl/s1600-h/IMG_1832ps.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoh3clHoUTN7DSwIL2cZHy6CmpSNRlQU_FQxuMUIvWHYEV5m7xoE1WUugBUE6oYY8Tz4ZWLRAYUbw24Hft6tAISPbgdFPF5TTNHykrQQo29pnJiGnmlYKkh7-8lYPoVv76Njgl/s320/IMG_1832ps.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181455947239689346" /></a><br />Look out IN & OUT. I actually have to give the props to Giancarlo for showing us this hidden gem. It's a word-of-mouth place hidden behind these huge, long curtains. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17B8gPtLF_ndDlmNfpRjnuLGGe1WE-Lo-PuNYUplNgmUR8RkbwS9NDjx8lBRAZuZnICP5alVf8bLLh1Hb-vFEjwayA5ggctfLRgsNyXwhXeNmReQiPzCZ5VQk0YWbcH7Rfc47/s1600-h/IMG_0994.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17B8gPtLF_ndDlmNfpRjnuLGGe1WE-Lo-PuNYUplNgmUR8RkbwS9NDjx8lBRAZuZnICP5alVf8bLLh1Hb-vFEjwayA5ggctfLRgsNyXwhXeNmReQiPzCZ5VQk0YWbcH7Rfc47/s320/IMG_0994.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181456514175372434" /></a><br />A line wraps around the outside, and thats how you know you're in the right place. You walk from prim and proper into CBGB style burger joint.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6E0t2603AgQrQLSSKhErkXcJ6bZkXlh3LOuGvIBFRU6cdJF5Z0UjXicVLWdTK0yqMPRWxo8LqOviKRUX6E_EviD9UELftyjeAHIyBs26N104Z8K8s5i0mA_qlOldy2ePxwi1/s1600-h/IMG_0996.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6E0t2603AgQrQLSSKhErkXcJ6bZkXlh3LOuGvIBFRU6cdJF5Z0UjXicVLWdTK0yqMPRWxo8LqOviKRUX6E_EviD9UELftyjeAHIyBs26N104Z8K8s5i0mA_qlOldy2ePxwi1/s320/IMG_0996.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181481961856601250" /></a><br />The walls are lined with famous autographs and vintage movie and music posters. The space is tight, and you have to be a vulture in finding seating, but its WELL worth it... and I don't even eat red meat!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3KeXwj2Sad-xBCGWqhyphenhyphenWFTJgBdXr3KinbircdNibV6ncnenSoKIgFcS6MASLaX79eYPD-k3TxLcQYp97M4Jo8uSo9b_zyD40XUnS0XTXOOGeYkc56DJ2ekIq7n2Z6jKWdyrl/s1600-h/IMG_0998.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3KeXwj2Sad-xBCGWqhyphenhyphenWFTJgBdXr3KinbircdNibV6ncnenSoKIgFcS6MASLaX79eYPD-k3TxLcQYp97M4Jo8uSo9b_zyD40XUnS0XTXOOGeYkc56DJ2ekIq7n2Z6jKWdyrl/s320/IMG_0998.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181482296864050354" /></a><br /><br />"Burger Joint" at Le Parker Meridien<br />118 W. 57th St. (btwn. 6th & 7th Aves.)<br />(212) 708-7414Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-43697780400107722732008-03-24T16:03:00.000-07:002008-03-24T16:24:25.262-07:00Let's get LOST!This is the great thing about New York, and one of the things I miss the most about living in the East Village... LOST at Professor Tom's. PT is right around the corner from my old apartment on 13th street, and they do a LOST nights on Thursdays (also Wii bowling on Wed. nights.. I mean could it get any better!?) <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7OujwyaDRTbMtWcnP0vqPSD5Xy3GPe0QZ5nQ7X7ks-ZHQ5_-pywucFEhdYFJEI2qsWRfhL7RthTsxupnFNZMeUQrChvb45hVzphCO8s9xvRh0_4nFORuBPemiNGSakzn3OAg/s1600-h/IMG_0983.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7OujwyaDRTbMtWcnP0vqPSD5Xy3GPe0QZ5nQ7X7ks-ZHQ5_-pywucFEhdYFJEI2qsWRfhL7RthTsxupnFNZMeUQrChvb45hVzphCO8s9xvRh0_4nFORuBPemiNGSakzn3OAg/s320/IMG_0983.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181450539875863618" /></a> <br />We scored the big comfy sofa in the corner with one plasma TV and one projector screen. New Yorkers file in to watch the show, and the place gets packed and surprisingly the bar gets dead silent when the show is on. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGj_L61TFFIUfTpyHG6DPau0PnNgdzbqmH5UvFtwQBHFPpNZvrLcGBl9ORT9GDCgsHdctLtVQU2bmyl7DGVPgfqsC4NQS1uOcS5btNDkQv3LmramuMFmlIfW-ehZKXcBKQ59oW/s1600-h/IMG_0985.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGj_L61TFFIUfTpyHG6DPau0PnNgdzbqmH5UvFtwQBHFPpNZvrLcGBl9ORT9GDCgsHdctLtVQU2bmyl7DGVPgfqsC4NQS1uOcS5btNDkQv3LmramuMFmlIfW-ehZKXcBKQ59oW/s320/IMG_0985.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181450874883312722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH80OMwxlxKf_V3wHs0A_teGLnjKQWLELPe-vi3x9VqYkd4PTsnGIOReGH9HZoJ6hJnRJ7XBZyMIdfUdaDg1xEknW3xdtJQqeutKIS7_XN2ZnIDSCjqj6BJs8WkSpMUkMtBv9T/s1600-h/IMG_0984.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH80OMwxlxKf_V3wHs0A_teGLnjKQWLELPe-vi3x9VqYkd4PTsnGIOReGH9HZoJ6hJnRJ7XBZyMIdfUdaDg1xEknW3xdtJQqeutKIS7_XN2ZnIDSCjqj6BJs8WkSpMUkMtBv9T/s320/IMG_0984.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181451287200173154" /></a><br />Everyone converses during the commericals to figure out what the heck just happened, and then back to dead silence once the show is back on. Now we have to wait till April 24th for our next LOST night...until then, Wii bowling anyone!?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTl-FCX-tsuKPw9JJHzBTNBmQADZ8wEVed2YdmHNESh3ofNOBc1BODQrRdJIVBVW8ABWylmX_Ww08VoqxyXtx_9G_1P5HlRhyphenhyphenD4CD8OT7x3s52wMGdnu2jnjlz8S3ZMIIuS2E/s1600-h/IMG_0989.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTl-FCX-tsuKPw9JJHzBTNBmQADZ8wEVed2YdmHNESh3ofNOBc1BODQrRdJIVBVW8ABWylmX_Ww08VoqxyXtx_9G_1P5HlRhyphenhyphenD4CD8OT7x3s52wMGdnu2jnjlz8S3ZMIIuS2E/s320/IMG_0989.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181451617912654962" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-72658226934497592712008-03-07T13:49:00.000-08:002008-03-07T13:56:28.263-08:00The cat's out of the bag!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6isKjoXRjobTs11m1Vwbs6eGlHIdnhPqq1ts_ESTzbRyD0b_2gvQZam3ZnJx64q6oDY0Iu3wKYLYupQ5wCq9VsG4OmJ-f4YGa0IONr513D8ZEcIyNomYY5Z6kXa-E2MJw0xbh/s1600-h/images-1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6isKjoXRjobTs11m1Vwbs6eGlHIdnhPqq1ts_ESTzbRyD0b_2gvQZam3ZnJx64q6oDY0Iu3wKYLYupQ5wCq9VsG4OmJ-f4YGa0IONr513D8ZEcIyNomYY5Z6kXa-E2MJw0xbh/s320/images-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175121487375996594" /></a><br />WE'RE MOVING TO ITALY!!! Yes folks, Emily's Adventures in New York will be coming to end on May 5th! <br /><br />For more deets, check out: http://www.casadipacheco.blogspot.com <br /><br />We've been secretly hiding.javascript:void(0)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-55717962750080021982008-03-07T09:35:00.000-08:002008-03-07T09:43:58.497-08:00He's a keeper!These beauties arrived at my office yesterday. No reason, just because. And, I LOVE it! (and him!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6eEG9P08avLhsM125LoExlqHdU7W-2rtWyAta7TvCbM-rM1X5zy1EvoxsmkMwyHSPLpCMQawDGG5ADWNshg4AHRis5r_BahctjxxBTMow_jEKyXb91ozE_9IUcGMnFPXQdFj/s1600-h/IMG_0811.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6eEG9P08avLhsM125LoExlqHdU7W-2rtWyAta7TvCbM-rM1X5zy1EvoxsmkMwyHSPLpCMQawDGG5ADWNshg4AHRis5r_BahctjxxBTMow_jEKyXb91ozE_9IUcGMnFPXQdFj/s320/IMG_0811.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175056040664340114" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-37338066218578601512008-03-06T11:52:00.000-08:002008-03-07T09:32:19.311-08:00Holy dumpling date!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJI_iNgbq75VZbs2zIqZfe0hyjZ9aVpO2m9S5IXAdmEl_tmACrSOLrbjbEfQlnmBTtSAKVSRAujNHLzvre0I3e2DIvag9VIhVBXc7a3U6nYedQlXKh9iJT4LcI1DL-T3y2D9q/s1600-h/china+jpg..jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJI_iNgbq75VZbs2zIqZfe0hyjZ9aVpO2m9S5IXAdmEl_tmACrSOLrbjbEfQlnmBTtSAKVSRAujNHLzvre0I3e2DIvag9VIhVBXc7a3U6nYedQlXKh9iJT4LcI1DL-T3y2D9q/s320/china+jpg..jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174720304961500674" /></a><br />It isn't often that GC and I get a chance to get out and enjoy the New York night life (lately) mainly because it is expensive and we've got a lot of expenses in the next two months- which we are definitely not complaining about! Last night we went out to New York hot spot Chinatown Brasserie. We've been trying to go for ages (GC went once and fell in love, now it's my turn!) and finally made it there last night. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQtDmX-QfF6dPtWjWKTzhlEt-KbHLDTVzTFUXTY51Ai9N_yQmzbTUGvNhn0x1dx7LVe24JxTPV6jHl4ALrhtmGoYaqIxV2Za-OKfSh27Ue_utGq5_dBh9O9FKNJHqDO7QIsiV/s1600-h/2006_07_chinatown.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQtDmX-QfF6dPtWjWKTzhlEt-KbHLDTVzTFUXTY51Ai9N_yQmzbTUGvNhn0x1dx7LVe24JxTPV6jHl4ALrhtmGoYaqIxV2Za-OKfSh27Ue_utGq5_dBh9O9FKNJHqDO7QIsiV/s320/2006_07_chinatown.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175047944650987090" /></a><br />This place is known for their dumplings. I've never had them, but we ordered two kinds of dumplings. This was all in the "let's get Emily to try new foods" events which, I have to admit.. I've been getting a lot better at. I sorta eat red meat now, so it's a step in the right direction. The first set of dumplings were pork dumplings that were what I think baked into this sorta puff-pasty style. I tried it... that was good for me. I let Giancarlo polish those off. The other set of dumplings that we ordered were a pork/shrimp mix that were wrapped in the won ton paper with a broth inside. There is a traditional way of eating these (which I learned last night) They give you soup spoons in which you put the dumpling on, and then with your chopsticks, you poke a hole and let the steam come out and sip the broth.. then eat the dumpling. Quite the activity! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5xNtSIvu_BNXICLZY-SueXJj7W3r6obmLAykRoanZbfC3AM4H2gSYfDaiTFY49_34ic4AmmdbtI9ldewBKUlBgeIAZEDFkxWgJskQPlFQrtxujAfSxTuTEcHfpTWaGcRXN46/s1600-h/chinatown_brasserie-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5xNtSIvu_BNXICLZY-SueXJj7W3r6obmLAykRoanZbfC3AM4H2gSYfDaiTFY49_34ic4AmmdbtI9ldewBKUlBgeIAZEDFkxWgJskQPlFQrtxujAfSxTuTEcHfpTWaGcRXN46/s320/chinatown_brasserie-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175047944650987106" /></a><br />We also decided if we're going to go out, we're going all out... therefore DESSERT! Again, in the spirt of "trying new things" we picked the only thing that we didn't understand on the menu.. Cinnamon bao. What the heck is a "Bao" well ... we found out. Here is a picture of these tasty little nuggets. Inside there was a frosting-custard cream. It was like little miniture Cinnabons with frosting inside. Little perfect pastry puffs of heaven.. really, need I say more?!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIi9-CvUUVaKbQlKc0BtLhzf_Pucdx-lx8WXZSr5TdqprRhiTkJiQ12FKmD3D6VgB04KMMQMO4ML6zlZosfW6jSU3gvbXjddWM44wvjFsUlFe6y3QLT9i6HDoyauoqmP4bNUJc/s1600-h/coconutcustardbao.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIi9-CvUUVaKbQlKc0BtLhzf_Pucdx-lx8WXZSr5TdqprRhiTkJiQ12FKmD3D6VgB04KMMQMO4ML6zlZosfW6jSU3gvbXjddWM44wvjFsUlFe6y3QLT9i6HDoyauoqmP4bNUJc/s320/coconutcustardbao.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175047948945954418" /></a><br />(my apologies for busting out stock photos. Sadly, it was too dark inside for me to take good pictures)<br /><br />My fortune cookie read: EXCUSE ME<br />lucky numbers: 4. 22. 32 12<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgkzZwGoCdIgP-VrpoYT_GPmToWjDgjd-JpvgbRQmvjBXp6wc6Ouf_7OyZPfYdHWxMGwbTYGPQzAK45zApShrcd50b-SfM-YEfcPqEtgvrrgiOrD1VM77gnaxq4J5C4Kwnx_k/s1600-h/IMG_0813.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgkzZwGoCdIgP-VrpoYT_GPmToWjDgjd-JpvgbRQmvjBXp6wc6Ouf_7OyZPfYdHWxMGwbTYGPQzAK45zApShrcd50b-SfM-YEfcPqEtgvrrgiOrD1VM77gnaxq4J5C4Kwnx_k/s320/IMG_0813.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175053575353112194" /></a><br />www.chinatownbrasserie.com<br />380 Lafayette St. New York, NY 212.533.7000Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-27679909426896746832008-02-28T14:40:00.001-08:002008-02-28T14:55:48.613-08:00California dreamin'<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiEavcbrK0PYPaBINaCDDmPWgHjiMigY_s5RrxeHAH9zH8qC7KM6H7x6YLLZc-gonAz3m-ycOEmf-T08Wmhqn9hIK01xxXc4YjTzurlS_8wEHThEXEykTuXvanL71eSuj0e_T/s1600-h/attractions2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiEavcbrK0PYPaBINaCDDmPWgHjiMigY_s5RrxeHAH9zH8qC7KM6H7x6YLLZc-gonAz3m-ycOEmf-T08Wmhqn9hIK01xxXc4YjTzurlS_8wEHThEXEykTuXvanL71eSuj0e_T/s320/attractions2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172167934167646546" /></a><br />It's days like today when I truly miss California. It's cold. With no hope of warming up, and me slowly counting down the time where I have to head back out into the miserable New York cold...that I miss California. I miss the sun hitting my face and warming me up. I miss those pesky Santa Ana winds. I miss driving down PCH with my windows rolled down and the sea breeze. I miss that break from whatever cold weather there is in California, breaking and heading down to the beach (in March!) I miss sitting out doors to enjoy my starbucks, and walking on the beach. <br /><br />California, I miss you! But, we'll have to wait till April to see each other.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-9382559942113807372008-02-25T12:51:00.000-08:002008-02-28T14:56:34.077-08:00My first gig!Well...sorta. My first photo gig. One of Giancarlo's bands, Be Your Own Pet, played a show here and I was fortunate enough to get some shots. Pushing through a mass of 17 year-olds, ducking two stage dives, and three bruses later.. these are some of the shots that I got. I think I'll stick to travel photography in the future.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8N-4PiYJNLC5savEpRQf_boZkXcgCd1luCPakKjXvDSiFzpcDNud9Gpmt6aAXWrcyNuOcu0MmlYQyHv4UEvYrHM5FdkbdxdY__7baa5xsmQGg2FokGUBdbwEvYVAItWHXpjLt/s1600-h/IMG_0686.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8N-4PiYJNLC5savEpRQf_boZkXcgCd1luCPakKjXvDSiFzpcDNud9Gpmt6aAXWrcyNuOcu0MmlYQyHv4UEvYrHM5FdkbdxdY__7baa5xsmQGg2FokGUBdbwEvYVAItWHXpjLt/s400/IMG_0686.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171025498636714226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuIZqkWvXf8-3RQW9k6bpjHm0Um6B45dQh_EjzZXlI7s5pQKUH5kLDVd-Rw91YCTROm94UvyZnrS8925O-md1wiIgM6JfJr5hKw0x8CcrZsUr5lEcnX8VO1WpTyNFCa_BujD9/s1600-h/IMG_0690.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuIZqkWvXf8-3RQW9k6bpjHm0Um6B45dQh_EjzZXlI7s5pQKUH5kLDVd-Rw91YCTROm94UvyZnrS8925O-md1wiIgM6JfJr5hKw0x8CcrZsUr5lEcnX8VO1WpTyNFCa_BujD9/s400/IMG_0690.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171025515816583426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ht1gJhQMc4JnDK38TBRhWoOUTPIVfPASdhqJmJoS-9tT2rSi2ZFuFlG8pMKeSsDIni6r0WePth7jWdoQ67LNa2y9GEAVQmGCC1pVUZ7AXvotkhADHjzDyCMxkKZeMfsJ09Za/s1600-h/IMG_0703.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ht1gJhQMc4JnDK38TBRhWoOUTPIVfPASdhqJmJoS-9tT2rSi2ZFuFlG8pMKeSsDIni6r0WePth7jWdoQ67LNa2y9GEAVQmGCC1pVUZ7AXvotkhADHjzDyCMxkKZeMfsJ09Za/s400/IMG_0703.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171025528701485330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAi28THmbXUYBnEH0T6tHVRsdHzNqXlzF8dcZwMWPrgElQoI8UO2Oa4VFyvrGpQa1bxnDEZAlG6fUJxW09TxaFAgqcb-kw-M6VnVsI-A_QOEFRvU1SpIb4z0QQDmCFh8Z-lnV/s1600-h/IMG_0721.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAi28THmbXUYBnEH0T6tHVRsdHzNqXlzF8dcZwMWPrgElQoI8UO2Oa4VFyvrGpQa1bxnDEZAlG6fUJxW09TxaFAgqcb-kw-M6VnVsI-A_QOEFRvU1SpIb4z0QQDmCFh8Z-lnV/s400/IMG_0721.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171025541586387234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2S6vEkGEqCRIk3DxYOLfILcWS0RbOBsS2Mrbzxum4CuakbcZqD-ofNgyQikbFCwRqz-H5Y77tibi7T3bq0larJJd4wpAF0b8kBVDJlzREfXbICAH6RtB0igWpHgBXm46TzCQ/s1600-h/IMG_0742.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2S6vEkGEqCRIk3DxYOLfILcWS0RbOBsS2Mrbzxum4CuakbcZqD-ofNgyQikbFCwRqz-H5Y77tibi7T3bq0larJJd4wpAF0b8kBVDJlzREfXbICAH6RtB0igWpHgBXm46TzCQ/s400/IMG_0742.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171025558766256434" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.beyourownpet.net/"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32032983.post-29166416337264878522008-02-22T07:38:00.000-08:002008-02-28T14:57:21.550-08:00Hey JudeAnnyong ha shimnikka (Hello!)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fqXYwNDrU8k&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fqXYwNDrU8k&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1