Entries Tagged as ‘holidays’

March 9, 2008

happy women’s day, ladies

One hundred years ago today, 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights. Now this date is celebrated by women around the world, to promote women’s rights and international peace.
From [...]

February 15, 2008

happy valentine’s day!

I’m a huge fan of this site. Hysterically inappropriate ecards for all occasions.

January 2, 2008

8 resolutions for ‘08

1. take better pictures. i started by getting this book.
2. be a better aunt. do more video chats. make more visits.
3. get really good at inDesign and photoshop.
4. sell my car, learn how to use public transportation.
5. leave the country on 3 separate occasions.
6. be crafty. send more snail mail.
7. refresh my italian and [...]

December 24, 2007

Merry Christmas, Love Halle & Fabio


December 20, 2007

better than e-cards

I found the *cutest* holiday cards this year, made by the Burgoyne card maker.  Below are my favorites.  If you were lucky, one of these showed up in your mail box this year.  For the rest of you, check out my flash card here.

December 19, 2007

best slow jamz of the 1990s

Jeff is one of the few people I know who can appreciate– and love– this genre of music that emerged by R&B artists in the 1990s.  So for Christmas, I made him an Anthology of Slow Jams appropriately titled “Slow Jams for my Boo”. 
I had so much fun making this CD, I wanted to share [...]

December 17, 2007

most creative christmas present yet!

I just got a great Christmas present in the mail from Jessie, my bestest friend since age 3, who now lives in Chicago.
She picked one song that reminded her of each of her friends, and compiled them into two CDs.  She then made a homemade CD cover and collage of everyone with their song.

my song [...]

December 7, 2007

international rhino foundation auctioning off rhino poop

The IRF (international rhino foundation) suggests rhino feces as a gift this holiday.
“Need a unique gift for the person who has everything? Buy endangered feces to save an endangered species!”
gross.
 

December 2, 2007

since I’m not going home for the holidays…

I had to bring a bit of Ohio tradition to California

November 21, 2007

so what do people do on thanksgiving?

I tried explaining the concept of Thanksgiving to one of my Italian friends. Although I attempted to glorify this secular American holiday, my description couldn’t extend beyond eating and watching the superbowl (or whatever football game that is).
So I did some research of my own to find out what my fellow citizens actually do [...]