Tag Archives: Malibu

Another birthday week, come and gone

Every year, when my birthday rolls around, I feel its a good time for Trinity and I to take time off work. Pre-kids, it might mean a vacation — like the week we went up the coast to check out Hearst Castle and the Monterey Aquarium — but now that we have kids, it means staying home while the boys are at daycare.

Mama's birthday!

My birthday happened to fall on Memorial Day this year, so we of course stayed home and fired up the barbecue. Later in the day, after the boys had napped and we had our big lunch, we went to Barnes and Noble and bought Mike some new Dr. Seuss books.

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Wedding in Malibu

Jinah and Matt's weddingAfter several months of back-and-forth wedding planning over email with Jinah, she is now a married woman, after a spectacular wedding at a Malibu house — more like a mansion, but you know, that’s semantics.

The wedding itself was very beautiful, the ceremony done by a very funny AAJA San Diego chapter veteran by the name of Lee Ann Kim.

I hate to admit this, though, but I was distracted by my pain throughout the night. First off, I stood throughout the ceremony so I could rush to the back and light the floating candles before everyone sat down for dinner. But the ceremony went a little longer than I anticipated, so I stood in my medium-height heels and developed a nice knot in each calf that I’m still feeling a day later.

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Mini road trip to Neptune’s Net

I’ve been itching to take advantage of our summer-like weather these last couple of weeks. Last Monday, I finagled our way to Ventura, but the Nina was a disappointment. So yesterday, I convinced Trinity that we should try out a seafood and burger joint at the north tip of Malibu called Neptune’s Net.

It was pretty awesome, warm weather — we didn’t even really need the thermals we were wearing until much later — not too crowded and seafood that wasn’t too expensive. I am already planning a return trip, next time to try their steamed seafood — w00t! Who’s with me????