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hearty congrats to my favorite restaurateur!

2008 recap

i'm sorry i bailed on my beloved bloggy at the tail-end of 2008, especially since quite a bit happened that i would've liked to commemorate. here's a quick run through of some highlights:

above// shooting eat pray whatever in my bedroom. i was sooo tickled that we got to use a print i brought back from hammerpress in kansas city.

brenda's introduced a new breakfast item!

xmas in santa cruz.

my growing pyrex collection, thanks to carol sue!

a stroll down memory lane thanks to my oma. yeah, that's my dad. there were many drum casualties when i was growing up.

the view from our suite at the fairmont hotel on new years eve.

it was looking down at the financial district (one of my least favorite parts of the city) that i was unexpectedly overwhelmed w/ nostalgia and decided to spend my birthday at the punchline which is right next to the pyramid.

drunk people on nye, always funny.

i turned 29 on january 14th.

ted gave me a great present for my birthday: a framed picture of hisself from when he was little.

food & friends

i finally got a nurse friend for my little doctor! took time earlier today to stop by my fave tchotch shop, polk a dot.

bright and early, i headed down to brenda's where i caught up on howard's end (for club book) and dined heartily on a shrimp + goat cheese omelette with grits and a biscuit.

breakfast at brenda's (again!)

last week's delicious meal at brenda's seemed so long ago, i was compelled to return for breakfast this morning. i chose to treat myself to these pineapple upside down pancakes with ginger butter and vanilla créme. with valentine's day fast approaching and things at work (flower shop!) getting pretty hectic, i decided to start the week with some preparatory comfort food. lord give me strength!