introducing dr. drea and the temporarily B.I.G

W hinted multiple times that a great Women of Honor speech (I hate the term "matron", so W nicely complied) at her wedding in San Francisco would be a rap.  We did not want to disappoint.

Yes, those are my yellow doggie boxers.

Weilyn and Arthur - WOH rap from Andrea Lo-Rossi on Vimeo.

11 days at home!

Happy new year everyone!  Or as P likes to say, Happy New Yeaz!!

It felt like we got a few more days out of this holiday season.  Since Christmas was on a Tuesday, and P and I split the holiday by being with his family on Christmas Eve and flying to CA on Christmas morning to be with my family, we had a whole weekend of nothingness before we had to travel.  Bliss!  We hung out, ate, and were able to take our time packing and getting ready for our trip.  Let me just emphasize what a treat that is since most times, I'm a hot mess rushing to get out that door.

In the Bay Area:

• Fuh-reeezing!  WTF??
• Epic Christmas dinner - squash soup, crab and endive salad, prime rib, scalloped potatoes, sweet potato casserole, stuffed mushrooms, roasted brussel sprouts, Yorkshire pudding, coq au vin, carrot cake.
• Hog Island oyster farm - 112 oysters for a party of 5.  We were an hour late to our reservation, but managed to shuck and grill everything in 2 hrs.  While everyone else was relaxing and drinking their wine, we put together an assembly line and got down to business.
• Lake Tahoe for 2 days - Sugarbowl and Northstar.  P and Sister both got sick on this trip but managed to soldier on.  It's a good thing because the snow was great!!  Incessant raining in the bay area means lots of good powder in the mountains!
• Low key, delicious, and relaxing NYE with good friends. I'm too old for mega parties.

Lots of stuff coming up every weekend in January:

• Phoenix trip for work
• Back to SF for W's wedding!
• Atlanta trip for work

I will be missing Sundance for the first time in... 6 years?  While I'm okay taking a break from waiting for 4-5 hours in the cold for a movie, I'm going to miss that Park City snow! I also wouldn't mind making friends with Ryan Gosling.  Small sacrifice to make - I wouldn't miss this wedding for the world!  I'll be back, Park City!