Queenkv’s Brainpickings

Ordering a pint of Stella at Becketts in Berkeley. The countdown is on to Cal’s first game against Michigan State

I have finished my Project 365 Challenge. Yah!!! I’ve taken pictures of food and drinks from May 24, 2007, to May 24, 2008.
It was an intense challenge. I admit I missed a few days. However, I think 377 photos in this collection show a complete pictures of our eating and drinking adventures.

White Chocolate and Strawberry, [...]

Good drinks and conversation in San Francisco, originally uploaded by queenkv.

Talking Dark Knight, convergence and travel with hubby and Medill buddy at the View.

On St. Patrick’s Day, we searched

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 [...]

Matt and Ria has a beautiful wedding. It was like something out of a movie. It was a pleasure to be surrounded by so much joy and best wishes for this gorgeous couple.

originally uploaded by queenkv.

originally uploaded by queenkv.

Uncle Truck was instructed to ask Ria if she was “sure” on her way to the altar. [...]

I woke-up ’round 9:00 this morning. That feels late for me, since I’m typically up ’round 7 AM to read over headlines and blogs.
Last night, I got home late. I was out at a Topeka bar for girls’ night-out with my co-workers. I’ve been warned to keep most pictures from the festivities off my [...]

Hello 2007.
Time to make resolutions…and later bang my head against a wall for not keeping them. Still, I think I’m making some reasonable promises to myself.
1. Get back to the gym - ASAP: I ate too much on my vacation and I expected that. When I’m in Cali and Vegas — I don’t want [...]

It’s gloomy outside, but I could already feel the warmth of Mark’s hug. I’m already in San Francisco, drinking in the beautiful Christmas lights. I’m already tasting the amazing selection of food and drinks in the city by the bay.

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On our last day in New York…we drove down to the falls for lunch. I was amazed by all the sunflowers we saw. I’ve lived in Kansas for 9 months now, and I haven’t seen a lot of sunflowers. Maybe one or two popping up by a mailbox. But that’s it! In New York, we [...]