Gourmet Bagger

My favorite sandwich shop in San Diego is Gourmet Bagger in Point Loma.

And my favorite sandwich is the Turkey Day Any Day! Breast of turkey, mayo, herb stuffing, lettuce and cranberries on 8" french roll. Except I always order it sans mayo on toasted wheat!

They also make the most amazing chocolate chip cookies in the world! It's a secret recipe, but I'm gonna figure it out one of these days! And you always get a little candy too!

Evolution Fast Food

I drove by Evolution Fast Food this afternoon realizing I hadn't had lunch yet, so I stopped through. I didn't feel like anything heavy, over processed or greasy. Evolution Fast Food is a 100% vegan burger joint in Banker's Hill.

I had the cheeseburger and sweet potato fries! Very yummy!

Clothes Swap Maddness

My Semi-Annual Clothes Swap was pure success! I had 14 girls show up, a great turn out! And everyone brought bags and bags of clothes!

Bags for days....before we set up.

While some of the girls helped unpack bags and sort through things I started the waffle bar with a little help! I've never used a waffle maker before.

We sent our men off to do a little skeet shooting! I'm so glad they were around to carry in the endless trash bags and hampers of clothes!

I bought the waffle maker on the left at Walmart for $30 and it made perfectly golden waffles!

I put fresh blueberries right into the waffle maker on top of the batter and it made perfect blueberries waffles. We also made chocolate chip waffles. The hit though, I believe, was the Nutella spread!

Mmmmm..blueberry waffle with Nutella! Yummy!

Over all it was a huge success and some girls even left with two full trash bags of 'new' old clothes! Here are some of the best finds of the days!

A little bit naughty...but so much fun!

Infamous jeans that fit no one! We found a winner!

A new bag!

A great new dress, just in time for summer!

We found a bunch of old tee-shirts that no one really liked in the piles and someone threw out the idea to cut and tie them until they looked fun! I couldn't wait to jump in. I've been wanting to tie shirts for the past year but never have had the guts to just rip into a shirt. Here's what we ended up with! I believe I've found my hidden talent!

Happiness in a Bottle

Weekend Inspired

Originally inspired by my East Coast Soul Mate and Best Friend I've been hosting Semi-Annual Clothing Swaps since 2009.

Last swap I decided to step it up a notch from pot-luck to a champagne brunch and it was a big hit! I wanted all of my friends to come and reap the benefits of swapping even if they'd just donated or didn't have the time physically or emotionally to go through their closets. So I said, 'hey come have brunch at my place and just hang out!' And it worked! I almost doubled my attendance and nearly everyone found a little something to bring.

I've decided on a DIY Waffle Bar for brunch along with staples like eggs and bacon! Everyone has been invited to bring toppings of their choice! I'm looking forward to my banana and Nutella waffle! I'm hoping it will look something like this photo from Christine's Kitchen Chronicles!!!



I was also recently inspired by a girlfriend's Strawberry Cheese Cake Bites that will definitely be making an appearance at my clothes swap brunch! Find Jenny's yummy recipe on her blog Savory Style!

Girl's Night Out

I'm not the girl the frequents establishments with $15 drinks and $20 covers, but once a year I love to organize a Downtown Girl's Night!! This year's Girl's Night was suppose to include a pole dancing class but sadly the studio cancelled on us last minute! But, we still went out that night and had a blast...

We had tapas at Apertivo Italian Tapas & Wine Bar

Menu Recommendation: The cheese plate, a glass of Chianti Maestri Tuscana and the Chicken Parmesan

Party'd somewhat VIP style at FLUXX San Diego thanks to host Hope Newbegin...

And finished the night up with a drunken walk to Gaslamp Pizza!

Weekend Inspired

A little inspiration for my Memorial Day Weekend!

What I am most excited for this weekend is the salmon fillets I have ready to grille up tonight.

Close friends are throwing a backyard 'camp-out' engagement party (blog coverage to come) and it's BYO-meat!

Photo courtesy of Hugging the Coast

I'll also be starting my patio garden this weekend and can't wait for sweet pea flowers to bloom all summer so I can display them in my glass 'Atlas' mason jar collection!

Photo courtesy of The vg Huis

FIY: If you come across 'Atlas' jars while cooking pass them along to me! I collect them, both new and old! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

Sunday Fun-day

Sunday Fun-day Lunch at Johnny B's located in the lovely historic district of La Mesa!

Menu Recommendations:
Mimosa or Bloody Mary
Cheeseburger
Jalapeno Cheese Sticks
Jalapeno Poppers

The food was great and the company, even better! :)

Sparkly Sparkles

Made my first Girl's Only Vegas trip this past weekend and it was a BLAST!

I love a good girl's road trip! Lots of country music, cheese its, fruit snacks and a little craziness courtesy of Autumn!

From the parking garage straight to our pool view rooms and then the Rehab Pool at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, VIP style! We snagged a fantastic hotel deal on

A long afternoon by the pool led us to Moon and The Playboy Club at the Palms and Tao! Some of the girls even made it to Vanity!
I went to bed. :)



Rather early for Vegas we headed to Club Rehab at the Hard Rock's Rehab Pool! What a trip! A must do in Vegas!


Then we celebrated little Liv's 21st Birthday with dinner at Nobu!

Menu Recommendations:
Black Cod with Miso
Rock Shrimp Tempura with Creamy Butter Ponzu Sauce
Lots of water!
Vegas Bombs!

We ended the night with dancing at Vanity!

There may or may not have been some more mischief in between! But, What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas!!!
All n all it was a fabulous trip! Can't wait to do another!