After working a 16 hour day in Salt Lake City, I walked through a Trader Joe’s in a daze looking for the wine aisle as clearly I deserved a drink. I figured that I would treat the coworkers I was meeting at the hotel, and we would split a bottle. Then all the memories from … More Cabernet Creeper
One of the things I enjoy about living in Seattle is the lack of snow and cold weather. Yes, it gets dreary and rainy, but we only get a dusting of snow here and there during the winter. January was cold but not unmanageable. Then we got a few inches of snow in early February … More Seattle Snowmageddon
I recently was partaking in my favorite pastime as of late, unwinding with a glass of wine after work and watching some tv, when I decided there was no time like the present to crack open that good bottle of red wine that I had gotten at the wineries in Woodinville about a month ago. … More The Devil You Know
After traveling I always need a recharge, which usually involves watching some mindless tv and not leaving my apartment unless absolutely necessary for a few days. And drinking plenty of wine of course. So a few weeks ago my only past time was counting down the work clock until I could pour a glass of vino … More Three Beep Threat
It didn’t take long before I was completely charmed with Budapest. I found everything enchanting about a place I hardly knew much about. Cutting down random streets and admiring the buildings that had so much character to them. People saying “hello” not only when I walked into a place but when I left as well … More Bars and Baths (Budapest—Part 2)
When I think Hungary, I don’t typically think wine, but they have some of the best wine that I’ve ever had (and I drink a lot of wine, so I’m basically a professional). One day I decided to book a tour to Eytek, a city that produces lots of wine and is only about a … More Hungarian Wine Country (Budapest—Part 1.5)
I woke up in a funk when I realized it was my fourth Independence Day that I’d witnessed in Seattle. I went to pick up all the essentials for my non-barbeque on the rooftop as I would be providing my guests with snacks and wine but most definitely was not hostess enough to fire up … More The Fourth 4th
“Hi, Friend. How are you this evening?” I looked up at the waiter guessing that I didn’t know him but doing a double take just in case he was actually a friend of mine from another life and we happened to be crossing paths again. I confirmed he was a complete stranger, and instead of … More Bitch Is Back
I unzipped the garment bag with the dress that I was planning on wearing to a wedding in a mere matter of hours to find out that it had a stain on it and I had to come up with a plan B, which I most definitely did not have in me, considering I was … More Night at the SAM
I possess a number of charming, lady-like habits, one of which is the ability to eat an entire pint of ice cream in one sitting. I get sidetracked by the fact that my brain is only capable of thinking “MMMMMMMM delicious!” and before I know it, I look down in shock to realize that the … More No Mo Mochi
Transient Transplant 