Trying to think of an excuse for my lame ass blogging efforts as of late….fact is I’ve been straight up lazy in regards to my blog. I think about great ideas all the time…..like King Cakes! I made them for the first time and they came out completely amazing, but the moment passed to quickly, Fat Tuesday came and went….lazy…..or maybe I was too busy eating all the dang king cake! Besides being lazy…we moved into a new/old house. Our move was not planned and very sudden, kinda threw me into a tailspin…moving in December blows.

We are settling in nicely and enjoying our new space on the planet. The last three months have been a blur, but I did manage to have some fun, eat some great food and travel a bit. James has a proper studio now at the new house and he’s been painting more than ever.Here’s the new/old house Ole Hansen built in 1928, looked cute with old school Christmas lights. James did a watercolor of it for our Christmas card….some of you may have received one 🙂On Sunday mornings we walk downtown (2 blocks away) to shop the farmer’s market. Lily and Jim last Sunday, it was 84°, it was awesome.The mushroom man was loaded up with tons of goodness.The Orchid man was full of beauties for sale, to bad I always kill orchids or I would have bought one.This was my date for the Grinch party. I love this little girl like crazy, she’s going to be 12 in about a minute…..please make it stop.Part of what made December bearable was long-standing traditions like the Grinch Party and Tamale party. Time with my girls, bubbles and tamales is always a great day.Reunion with one my oldest and dearest friends Tamara. such a treat, love her madly.Hanging at the Johnson’s before the Snoop Dog show, this is Aida and Joe…they rule!Man Cub flew in to surprise Mom for her Birthday. I have no idea what they’re doing in this picture but it captures perfectly how goofy they are when they get together. good times.Cat, Lolo, Orin Swift, Chocolate Souffle. Birthday fun for Cat
I went to Chicago in February…..yes you read that right. It was to be the girl weekend of all time. Lolo and I flying off to see Justin Timberlake and stay with Deb for 3 days. Last minute, illness took Lolo down and I found myself flying solo. It was a great trip, Deb and I held up the girlie fun as best we could, but oh did we miss Lolo……the squeals just weren’t loud enough without her. Justin was perfect, like always.Lunch at Henri in a snow storm…quite the adventure getting to this bowl of amazing. Their take on Beef Bourguignon. Seriously amazing.This is Taco Maria in Costa Mesa CA…..OMG people. Go here. Do it. You’ll thank me.King Cakes!!My special for St. Pats day at work. So good. Corned Beef HashI don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard, this game rules!

Next post…recipe…I swear. Love ya!