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Wine and Love #28

Wine and LoveIt’s time for another edition of Wine and Love, a series brought to you by Walking With Nora. It’s a list of what makes us reach for the wine this week and a list of stuff we’re loving.

Wine…

* Blog funk. I’m sure you’ve noticed. I’ve been posting only twice a week max.

* Allergies – still on my list this week. I’ll have to remember to bring sinus meds for the plane ride because there’s no greater pain than that feeling you get as the plane is landing. You know, where you feel like your eyeballs are about to explode out of their sockets.

* Money money money – always an issue. I should be able to save more and spend less. I’ll deal with this when I get back from Costa Rica. Speaking of which, I misread my budget, and it’ll be a tad more than I thought it would be. Still we are doing all the things we want to do in the time frame that we have set for ourselves, so it’s not so bad.

* On the topic of money, I am thinking of refinancing the house while interest rates are low, but it means I have to take the time to get all the paperwork together. Yay, grown-up problems!

Love…

* All of the travel in 2012. We leave for Costa Rica TOMORROW! Then there are a few trips up to Oregon in the works, summer trips to Colorado and New York. I’ve booked flights and reserved rooms, so it’s all official!

Russian River Brewing Company

* Good beer with good friends. We went up to Russian River Brewing Co. last weekend in celebration of the 14-day release of Pliny the Younger. We went last year and waited under two hours. This year, we waited five. YIKES. I know it’s crazy, but it’s worth it. Like last year, I sampled a bunch of sour beers again. More photos to follow!

What’s up with you this week?

Wine and Love #27

Wine and LoveWine and Love is a series brought to you by Walking With Nora. It’s basically a list of what makes us reach for the wine this week and a list of stuff we’re loving.

Wine…

* After recovering from what I thought was a sore throat, I have other symptoms that lead me to believe that my allergies are just really bad. According to the news report I watched last night, there’s a ton of mold in the air. :/

* Money money money. I am paying for a lot of things early in the year – travel, conferences, cleanses. February is a shorter month. Since I’m non-exempt, it means less money this month. *shake fist*

Love…

* A well-behaved and well-exercised dog. I’ll probably dedicate an entire post to this, but I don’t want to get ahead of myself. You know that as soon as I talk about all the things we’re doing that are working with Sasha, they won’t work anymore. She’ll retaliate.

* Beach Blanket Babylon tonight. SO EXCITED.

* As of a few days ago, I am a contributor at Art of Backpacking, a website all about sharing the experience of travel. I’ll keep you all posted on when I have something up!

What’s up with you this week?

PS – My change for February 2012 is hydration.

Wine and Love #26

Wine and LoveWine and Love is a series brought to you by Walking With Nora. It’s basically a list of what makes us reach for the wine this week and a list of stuff we’re loving.

Wine…

* My neighbor’s car was the victim of a hit-and-run this morning. They were parked in that spot in front of our house where people like blocking us in, but they weren’t the ones who blocked our driveway.

Hit-and-runs = NOT COOL. They took down the license plate, so hopefully they catch the guy.

* Someone maliciously knocked over the Vespa while it was sitting outside of the store waiting for our pickup, and now it’s got scratches all along one side. Ugh. I have insurance, but it’s one of those things that was bound to happen while driving in a city.

Love…

* Chinese New Year! It’s been one family dinner after another. So much good food and quality family time! We have more this weekend.

* I’m sore, but for good reason. Free Zumba and Yoga. I’m going with the sister, so definitely happy to be spending more time with her.

What’s up with you this week?

Wine and Love #25

Wine and LoveWine and Love is a series brought to you by Walking With Nora. It’s basically a list of what makes us reach for the wine this week and a list of stuff we’re loving.

Wine…

* Sasha is being a royal pain in the butt. She gives me a hard time as I am leaving the house in the morning. She was fine for quite awhile, and then suddenly I can’t leave without her tracking my every move and putting up a fight. I don’t know when the turning point was. I can only guess that she is too energetic and hasn’t been stimulated enough. It gets so bad that she won’t even obey commands for treats. She’s got a one-track mind, to get between me and the door or to come along for the ride.

* Similar to how in order to get a job, you need certain experience, but to get the experience, you need the job first, there’s an event coming up where you can get a press pass if you have a certain number of pageviews. You can take photos at the event if you have a press pass. However, for all those up and coming blogs that don’t have enough page views, you can’t take photos, and you can’t get a press pass. You can’t even take photos to attract more people to your site. ;) Oh, the irony.

Love…

* Finally picked out a helmet, which means I’ll be riding around on the Vespa soon! It’s a full-face, as recommended by most of my motorcycle-riding friends. Even though I am only on a scooter going 35mph, that’s still going to be a huge impact if I go flying off the scooter.

* BJ’s Pizookie

Pizookie

* Went to a whiskey and chocolate tasting last night hosted by Pacari Chocolate. As it turns out, even a non-whiskey aficionado such as myself can tolerate whiskey if it is paired up with chocolate. If you’re in the San Francisco area and would like to attend a chocolate/whiskey tasting on Monday, January 16th, check this out!

What’s up with you this week?

Wine and Love #24

Wine and LoveWine and Love is a series brought to you by Walking With Nora. It’s basically a list of what makes us reach for the wine this week and a list of stuff we’re loving.

Wine…

* I might be sick. I feel a little sinus pressure, and my throat is sore in the morning. My body is fighting something. It hasn’t succumbed to whatever it may be, thankfully.

* Going to the gym. I bought a deal [one month membership + a massage] that expires tomorrow, so we have to go to the gym. I’m not a fan of the machines, so I’m hoping for either interesting classes or sauna/steam room/spa that isn’t too crowded.

Love…

* Crab cakes! I’ve been encouraging Ryan to blog more, so check out Urban Piscivore [soon to be Seafoodie]. These are the crab cakes and paprika aioli from Crabsgiving.

Crab Cakes

* Portland house is no longer an issue nagging me. The property manager is doing his job!

* Planning our trip to Costa Rica. I, more or less, have our itinerary figured out, as well as our accommodations. It’s crazy how much there is to do in a country that is the size of Vermont and New Hampshire combined. I’ve made some reservations, but I also want to keep some free time in case we find other things that we want to do.

* 12 Changes in 12 Months – January will be dedicated to Sasha. I will take her for a 20-30 minute morning walk every day. I started slacking off at the end of December. This is part of the goal of sleeping early to wake up early in order to take her out.

Sasha

* I am starting up a new 101 in 1001 list. I hope to have my list updated by this weekend.