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Chowda This World

By on January 23, 2012 in Weekend Adventures

Soup Exchange
I know weekends almost always seem to fly by, but this one… wow!

Saturday: Our neighbor and friend, Pam, took Jack, Cyd and me to breakfast at The Dolphin at the very tip on the Wharf. We checked out the free membership day at MakersFactory (3D printing and lazer cutting!) and then wandered around downtown, talking to shops about First Fridays. We then did some grocery shopping and cooking for our “soup swap” on Sunday. Jack and his mom made some delicious corn chowder and minestrone, and I made some labels!

Sunday: Soup Swap at our new friends’, Jess & Brian’s, place. We ate, drank, mingled and walked away with a ton of great soups; I’m eager to try them all! It’s a really fun idea for a party, and we’re very much looking forward to the next one!

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Oh The Places You’ll Go at Burning Man

By on January 13, 2012 in motivational, Travel


Have a wonderful weekend!

Via The Daily What

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Art, Parks and Yard Sales

By on January 9, 2012 in Weekend Adventures

Neary Lagoon Park floating bridge
Good times this weekend! We kicked it off right with our first First Friday with our new friends, Jess and Brian! We probably drank a touch too much and had a slow go Saturday morning. We finally made our way over to The Santa Cruz Diner to drown our hangover blues in some eggs, bacon and hash browns. Later, Jack showed me Neary Lagoon Park (pictured above), a place his mom used to take his sister and him a lot, as kids. Sunday, we had a mellow little garage sale over at Jack’s grandparents. The weather was spectacular and I spent most the day sitting in the sun, reading. Considering how crazy the Flea Market was (Soquel was backed up in both directions!), I was surprised by how few people made it down to us. Oh well, next weekend we’re going to give it another go for both Saturday and Sunday, and start early…

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Yay for More Holiday Boutiques!

By on December 9, 2011 in Shopping, Weekend Adventures

A Santa Cruz Christmas Holiday Boutique
This past week has gone by SO FAST! Barely had time to post on Wednesday and no time at all yesterday! It’s been pretty crazy, but I’m glad to be getting out of the house more.

One of the reasons for us being away from the web yesterday was we signed on to do another awesome local holiday gift sale! A Santa Cruz Christmas Holiday Boutique has turned their glorious house, that seconds as an Open Studio, into a beautiful place for vendors to display!

What’s different than the gift sale we were involved with last week is that this holiday boutique is running until the 23rd, with many artist and some vendors being added every weekend.

It starts today at 310 Riverside Ave. Santa Cruz (super close to the Boardwalk) and times are:

  • Dec 9 – 11, 10am – 5pm
  • Dec 16 – 18, 10am – 5pm
  • Dec 19 – 23, 11am – 4pm

I leave for Atlanta next week, but Jack will be there for both of the other weekends. Come by and check it out, It’s gonna be a blast!

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Gift Sale Reminder

By on December 2, 2011 in Weekend Adventures

Handmade Gift Sale Reminder
Still have a couple more things to do tonight to prep, but I’m so looking forward to the Handmade Gift Sale tomorrow! If you’re in the Santa Cruz area you should come check it out and support our local artists!

1543 Pacific Ave. (Formerly Velvet Underground)
10am – 5pm

Hope to see you there!

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Sun & BBQ

By on October 24, 2011 in Weekend Adventures

Pop-Up Art Party, Oct 22
It was a chill Saturday and an even mellower Sunday. The party, on Saturday, was great; spending a day in the park with good company and hot dogs! Sunday was a nice spend-the-day-in-PJs-and-plan day. We’re gonna take the next couple of weeks off from the Pop-Up Art Party so we can focus on some nomBat design projects and really plan well for the next party!

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In the Park

By on October 14, 2011 in Weekend Adventures

The Pop-Up Party will be in Lions Park this weekend, but just for Saturday (yard sale, Sunday). If you can we’d love it if you can spend a day in the park with us!

Santa Cruz Pop-Up Art Party, Oct 15

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A Great Start

By on October 10, 2011 in Weekend Adventures

Santa Cruz Pop-Up Art Party, Oct 8 & 9, Capitola
What an amazing weekend! The weather was perfect, the art was great, the company was super friendly and we’re really getting excited about where our Art Parties will go!

For more info and pics check out the Meetup Group or Facebook page.

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Earth Fly-Over

By on September 30, 2011 in Science / Technology, Weekend Adventures


Amazing footage, now with nifty music!

No flea market for us this weekend. We will, instead be having a yard sale at our place to help Jack’s mum with sorting and selling her costumes. We also hope to make it out to a few of the artists that are part of Open Studios. Enjoy yours!

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Party in the Rain

By on September 26, 2011 in Weekend Adventures

First Pop-Up Art Party Art Party
Aside from things being on the wet side for the latter part of the day, we sure did have fun! :D

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