Monthly Archives: July 2013
Alameda Flea Market
14 Jul 2013
I guess they don’t call it that anymore. It’s the Antiques Faire.
I loved it! They have so much – I can’t wait to go back! It’s the largest antiques show in Northern California, and it’s held on the 1st Sunday of every month. Better than garage sales in almost every way. I went with Kristi and we met Madie and Nanu. And I got a chair :)
So Clever! its a dog bed. We loved this for a one day ‘DIY’.
This looks like ours, but not nearly as nice.
Here ‘she’ is. I’m just going to say that the chair is awesome and comfy and leave it at that. Oh, no, wait – I’ll leave it at this:
Happy Fourth
13 Jul 2013
Happy 4th, From Emeryville!
Kristi used her super-duper Marriott discount and got us two lovely rooms.. Why Not!
We were on the 9th floor with a great view of the San Francisco fireworks.
But first we women shopped at the mall, while Mark took the kids to the pool for a couple of hours.
Then we had a magical dinner, alfresco, with the best weather of the year!
I had a view of the sun setting over the city, and it was warm with no wind.
Pasta Pomodoro – who knew?
Mark got Uncle Greg to pick up some fireworks outside of SF, so the boys go to do a little messing around in the parking lot.
We all decided it was a great way to do the fourth!!
Kauai Vacation Photos – Slideshow
07 Jul 2013Aloha!! We had the BEST trip!
Here is the show, short and sweet.
this link:
https://oscarandlucy.com/wp-content/slideshows/2013/hawaii2013/index.html
https://oscarandlucy.com/wp-content/slideshows/2013/hawaii2013/index.html
We stayed at the Kiahuna Plantation in Poipu, on Kauai.
I really wanted to use this song for our slideshow, (‘On Top Of The World’, by Imagine Dragons,) because of a memory I have from when I was young.
My family was vacationing in Hawaii (different island) and Dad had driven the rental car out onto a big mountain top of black lava. I don’t remember other people – we had the place to ourselves. The view was incredible, and we were all really happy. The Tears For Fears song came on on the radio, ‘Everybody Wants To Rule The World’. We opened all of the car doors so we could hear it nice and loud. It was so epic that it stuck with me: the moment, the feeling of being out there, with my family, and dancing to our own personal soundtrack. We felt like it was playing just for us! I guess now you can have any song you want at any time, but then it seemed like a small miracle.
So, when I first heard this Imagine Dragons song, I knew it would be my Hawaii song :) It was practically on repeat.
What about you? If you have any songs attached to your vacation memories, I’d love to hear!
A Baby Zoo For Madie
04 Jul 2013
Baby Shower time! And I gotta say we rocked it. :)
For a complete and fantastic blog post with the whole story, head over to Sweet Kiera’s Baby Zoo post.
And for a beautiful ‘roll call’ of all the baby animals, as cookies, head here.
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Silly Summer Update
03 Jul 2013
I do plan on putting together a slideshow of our Kauai trip, but we’ve been so busy.
Here is a brainstorm list of small things to report:
– Kristi is in town with Cole and Sam. We’ve been hanging out.
– Madie has begun her Maternity leave. Whoot!
– Our (upstairs) bathroom got a white tile facelift. Still to go: turning the pink tub white.
– Mark sold Shelfspace.com and is now PCFog.com
– Izzie and Lachlan have moved to San Diego, and are selling the upstairs.
– The Giants are tragic.
– Oscar’s piano lessons are more solid and reliable than a German train.
– The French American school has not yet begun remodeling. (“The quiet before the storm”)
– Oscar played a couple weeks of baseball camp with SF Park & Rec, and he lived.
– The back stairs got a power wash and coat of opaque stain – An improvement for sure.
– iPhones, iPads and video games are all at max usage.
– Mark cut the Comcast cord and we no longer have cable.
– Book Reading is gathering momentum..
– The garden is hanging in there. It could used some new annuals and some fertilizer.
– The Bachelorette just booted my favorite guy, so now I need to pick a new favorite.
Lucas and Oscar in Marin at a friend’s pool yesterday
How She Rolls
Nostalgic for the Little Puffer
Grandma Bobbie had a penny
This Guy was awesome.
Picnic lunch on the sunny back steps today