Queenkv’s Brainpickings

Smoked sardines at the Sardine Factory in Monterey. Tasty seafood on our anniversary

Today, Mark and I are celebrating our 3-Year Anniversary.
Yah.
In a few hours, we’re heading down to Monterey for vacation.
Joy!

8 years ago, we went on a thrift store scavenger hunt in San Francisco. It’s cool to see how our relationship developed: from being co-workers to now, as husband and wife. Love is cool!

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Daisy likes running on Shunga Trail when the leaves change color. That’s when she has more falling leaves to chase on our morning jogs. Daisy’s managed to run about 1.45 miles when we’re together.
Maybe she’ll catch-up to my 2-mile routine in California. Such a healthy puppy!
Autumn is a beautiful season in [...]

We ended up spreading out our 2 year anniversary over three days. Tasty food, good drinks, Trivia Smackdown and happy memories. We even got a card from Daisy. Mark said one day she asked for the car keys and she came back with our present: a porcelain mug from Starbucks. He said “china” is the [...]

Another round of hot Kansas weather had me craving ceviche. It’s so easy to make and it tastes refreshing, as a meal or a snack. As long as you have the patience to wait for it “cook” in the fridge, I think it’s worth the wait.

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Here are the fixings for ceviche - [...]

We snapped this picture at our engagement party in Vegas, two years ago. I was amazed this was their first time inside the Star Trek bar after all the trips they’ve made to Vegas. Then again, some people at the party said stepping inside Quark’s was one of the nerdiest things they’ve ever done in [...]

I took advantage of another sunny day in Topeka and did my running thing on Shunga Trail this morning.
It was an action-packed weekend. We saw the Peaceful Warrior on Saturday and it was lovely to see the UC Berkeley campus filmed so beautifully. It’s a nice movie, but the brassy soundtrack got on my [...]

It’s snowing now and we’re waiting to see if it’s cold enough to stick on the ground.
Back from my Christmas vacation to Vegas, LA and San Francisco. I felt relaxed with my break from work and my graveyard hours. I caught up with my friends in the Bay Area, traded gifts with my family and [...]

I’m trying to catch up on some episodes of Six Feet Under on Bravo. I love how syndication thrives on cable television, but I’m bummed how it heavily censors HBO programming. I’ve also updated my wish list on Amazon…..it’s that giving time of the year and this list helps give folks an idea of [...]

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