A Side of Sweet

24 Hours in Albany, Oregon

Holly and I started off our time in Albany, Oregon with a tour of the historic carousel museum. This was definitely one of the highlights of our trip. Albany is doing a major fundraising effort to build a beautiful hand-carved carousel. When finished, the carousel will have 52 animals and will be powered by an antique carousel mechanism from 1901! Volunteers have already donated over 150,000 hours towards this amazing project. Most volunteers start with little or no carving experience and start training on small pieces of wood. It takes hours before they are allowed to work on the actual animals. We got to watch some of the carvers at work and the amount of detail is incredible!… Read More »

Holiday Gifts Under $100

You guys, time to start thinking about holiday gifts! This year I’m going to be turning to Makers Market for all those little somethings for my loved ones. Makers Market features handcrafted goods that have been made in the United States. Their focus is on well-designed, long-lasting and sustainably-produced goods. This is a selection of my favorite gifts – all for under $100! It doesn’t get much better than that!

Here are some more things I’m loving from around the web….

A taxi service only for women?

Aha moment – how to photograph “floating” food.

Dying over underwater puppies.

Models act out emojis.

Tips for making your lipstick last all day.

Turn hard candy into shot glasses.

The ultimate prank, using targeted Facebook ads.

The real story about the Madonna + Britney VMA kiss.

Martha Stewart Wedding Feature

Things have been so crazy around here I completely forgot to share some huge news! Our Moroccan honeymoon was featured in Martha Stewart Weddings! Check us out in the print edition, on newsstands now, or you can also find us online. You can also see tons more photos and stories from our amazing trip right here. I hope you have a great week!

Here are some other things I’m loving around the web….… Read More »

A Quick Stop in Oregon Wine Country

No stop to the Willamette Valley in Oregon would be complete without a little wine tasting! On the recommendations of everyone we talked to, Holly and I made two stops – Emerson Vineyards and Airlie Winery. Both places were amazing and their wines were delicious! Best of all though, the people running them were exceptionally welcoming and passionate about making wine…. Read More »

5 Yoga Poses for Runners + PUMA

This past weekend, Pat and I decided that we were due for a little adventure. We packed up our YoGo mats and did the short bike ride from San Francisco across the bridge to Rodeo Beach in the Marin Headlands. We then swapped out our cycling shoes for sneakers and walked with our bikes about 10 minutes north along one of the hiking trails that lines the coast. This took us to the most amazing cliff overlook with a big flat clearing. It was almost like being in Big Sur and absolutely the perfect setting for some impromptu yoga! Have I mentioned how spoiled we are living in San Francisco? What a way to spend the first day of November!

Click through for 5 great running poses for runners!

Holiday Lights Photoshoot + Our Minted Cards

No one has ever accused me of being a procrastinator. I think part of the reason I’m able to get as much done as I do is that I’m hyper-organized and don’t put things off. So guess what!? It’s the first week of November and we’ve got our holiday cards photographed and printed! It feels absolutely great to have them done even though that isn’t quite the end of the process yet. We’re also planning to do an online newsletter that we’ll have a link to on the paper cards as well as a little hello video from Pat and I to all of our loved ones. Last year was the first year that we had an online holiday letter and putting it together was so much fun! I’m still figuring out the whole YouTube thing, so I figure this will be a fun little experiment.

Click through for more photos and to see our Minted holiday cards!