Category Archives: Life

rants about what I’m up to

FRUIT- NOT FAT!! The Fat Swap

I have a good friend and extremely hard working business owner that is doing something really cool in the health food world starting tomorrow!  He owns a granola company called Galaxy Granola.  Bare with me here because i know there are a million other granola’s out there to choose from.  Bear Naked, McCabes, Henrey’s Brand,...

View full post »

Padre’s??

It’s officially summer ladies and gentlemen due to the Memorial day celebration, great weather, and baseball season.  I’m not a huge sports fan by any means, but I do kind of get excited to hear Tony Gwen’s voice on the radio broadcasting a game.  For some reason it just solidifies the summer feelings for me. ...

View full post »

Arizona

I just got back from a little trip to Arizona with the infamous Mr. Kerry Flowers of Genre Hotels.  We had a great time for two days in the desert discussing Social Media, SEO, and the rapidly expanding world of Boutique Hotels.  It was my first trip to Arizona ever, so that was pretty cool...

View full post »

San Diego Style Weddings Party

Kimberly and I had the opportunity to attend the San Diego Style Weddings Party last night thanks to Cynthia of Cynthia Zatkin Events.  Thank you so much for letting us tag along with you by the way!!  For any brides that read this post please pleas look up Cynthia if you are in need of...

View full post »

Begging Week 3

This is an example of less persistent begging, kind of like “ya I’m here just in case you get bored of that sandwich”

View full post »

Carlsbad Flower Fields

Mom and Pop came up for the day for their annual trip to walk the colored rows of ranunculus in the flower fields of Carlsbad.  Of course Kim and I never go unfed when they’re in town so we all met up for a quick lunch and a look at the flowers together.  I took...

View full post »

Easter Begging

Kim and I spent Easter Sunday with my parents in my home town of Long Beach last week.  We went to church, ate way to much chocolate and cake, and brunch, and more cake, and all kinds of other good stuff and talked life with the folks. Of course their grand dog Sophia Jean was...

View full post »

52 Weeks Of Begging

Kimberly came up with the idea of doing a post of Sophie and her many skilled faces of begging.  You almost can’t even get mad at her because she’s just so good at letting you know that she really likes what you’re eating and she just so happens to be such a good girl with...

View full post »

Airhorns & Lazers!! / WPPI

If you read anyone else’s blogs know WPPI was a huge hit as usual and so was Airhorns and Lazers!  Taryn and I went to the party put on by The Flash Dance, Our Labor Of Love, Sarah Rhoads, Jose Villa, Southern Weddings, Smile Booth, and many many more and we had a great time. ...

View full post »

WPPI

Pack your bags, we’re headed to Vegas again.  I’m way more excited about this trip than the last one though!  Taryn and I are loading up the Prius and preparing for two crazy day’s of the WPPI trade show.  That’s right folks I’m talking wall to wall, thousands of square feet of all of the...

View full post »

I’m Old

Kim’s little brother Nickster, as we call him, just entered his first year of high school this September, which is really great and probably a lot of fun and learning and everything else all at once for him.  I however find myself aging every time I realize how long it has been since I was...

View full post »

Green Wedding Shoes!!

I’m really excited this morning!  Taryn and I were featured on the blog Green Wedding Shoes today.  After going through the process of getting married last October I came to know quite a few of the most inspiring wedding stylists in the blogging community and Ms. Green Wedding shoes was one of Kim’s favorites.  So...

View full post »

Vegas

Well, I’m headed to Vegas again.  I guess driving back and forth to San Francisco in two day’s didn’t quite beat the trucker out of me so I’m on the road again with Willy Nelson.  I will however be meeting with the luxurious MGM Mirage Coroporate, so keep your fingers crossed if anyone reads this...

View full post »

San Francisco

I took a road trip with my Mom this weekend to San Francisco for a work meeting and a quick family visit.  24 hours isn’t exactly enough time to see it all but we made due.  My mom moved to San Fran from Honolulu when she was 10, and the majority of her family still...

View full post »

Make it a JUICE

This is pretty random but I feel like it’s made my life much better over the past few months so i figured I’d share.  Kim and I were given a juicer as a wedding gift this past October and at first I was thinking “hmm ok sounds like another thing that I’m not sure I’ll...

View full post »