DIY Warm & Fuzzy Valentine Bags

IMGP9095Instead of handing out candy or pre-made valentines, here’s a quick and easy way to make your co-workers, family and friends feel appreciated and loved this Valentine’s Day.

Personally, I’m taking care of co-workers with a little activity called “Warm & Fuzzies”. We did something similar in high school where each person added their name to the top of a sheet of binder paper. Then, everyone in class wrote something nice about that person on one line. And then you get warm and fuzzy feelings when you read them back…hence the name Warm & Fuzzies.

We have a team of 12 at work, so I randomly assigned each person 6 other team members. They will write something nice about each of their assigned people on a note card.

To stick to the Valentine’s Day theme and make it more fun, I made cute little bags to hold the note cards, which cost me about $6 total. These can be used for collecting regular valentines and candy as well. You can probably figure out how to make them just by looking at the pictures, but here are instructions just in case:

Supplies Needed:

Construction paper or poster board
Sandwich bags
Sharpie
Glue Stick
Scissors
Note cards

Instructions

  1. Pencil out the shape of a heart on the construction paper. Once you’re satisfied, cut it out and use this as a template for the rest.
  2. Write each person’s name on a heart.
  3. Glue each heart to the top of the sandwich bag.
  4. Have some fun with glitter or whatever else you want to decorate with!

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Old Sacramento Family Photos

For Christmas, Matt got me a 50mm Pentax lens for my camera and of course I had to take it for a spin while we were in Sacramento vising my family. We headed to McKinley Park, a childhood favorite, and Old Sacramento. With so many cool backdrops, Old Sac is one of the best places to take photos, so I took my wonderful models over to the track for some portraits. Below are a few of my favorites:

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Grilled Shrimp and Pineapple Sushi Bowl

I’ve been craving sushi lately, so I tried to whip up a quick sushi-inspired dish with whatever I could find in the freezer/fridge. My “sushi bowl” turned out so delicious, I just had to post it here. You’ll have to excuse my photos – our living room is extremely dark at night and my mouth was watering too much to take more than a second to snap a couple pics.

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4 Places to Eat in Cardiff-by-the-Sea

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I semi-recently made Cardiff-by-the-Sea my new home and couldn’t be any happier in this tiny, cute little neighborhood. One of my favorite things is walking over to “downtown” Cardiff and grabbing a bite to eat. Here are my favorite places to do just that:

1. Wine Steals

Let me tell you…I LOVE this place. The ambiance is great, the staff is awesome, the food is delicious and bonus…they have wine. Lots and lots of wine. As for my food recommendations, go specialty pizzas all the way. You really can’t go wrong with wine inspired pizzas with names like Sauvignon Blanc which boasts blush sauce, feta cheese, crumbled bacon, spinach, mozzarella, bell pepper & a red onion garnish.

If you enjoy wine tasting, but don’t feel like driving all the way to Temecula, try their $10 for 10 tastings on Saturdays. Wednesday is trivia night AND you get $5 for 5 tastings during happy hour. Score!

2. Lourdes

I love Mexican food, so of course I had to find my go-to spot. This place is great and definitely a staple in my diet now. Each item is huge, it’s cheap and it’s ridiculously good. I take my grilled chicken burrito wet and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

3. Bull Taco

Tacos. Right on the cliff. Overlooking the water. What could be better? Well…probably the tacos, since they aren’t anything special. But let’s be honest, we’re paying for the view.

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4. Seaside Market Cardiff Crack

You may have heard of this and thought to yourself, what the heck is that? Technically, it’s a Burgundy Pepper Tri Tip, but locally it’s known as Cardiff Crack.

You might be thinking that you’ve had great tri tip before, but this is on another level. It’s so good, that it even has it’s own website. You can buy some right off the grill outside the market (make sure to check inside while you’re at it) or take it home to grill for your family and friends.


Do you have a favorite food spot in Cardiff? Comment below!

Cheers!

Claudette

Coronado Island Family Photos

Here are a few of my favorites from my last shoot in Coronado. I met Jessica and her family at the Hotel Del Coronado and we found a few cool spots away from the heavy holiday crowds. They were so much fun to shoot and it was incredibly easy to capture their spunky, fun personalities!

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