June 15-Birthday!

Happy 28th Birthday to me!

Thank you all my friends and family who made it great! And thank you for the great gifts!

Woke up and heading over to my sister trixi's house for some yummy breakfast. Then champagne outside by my favorite city view with the sibs. After which I had to work but was treated to a lovely lunch. Tea with my friend Trixee, ice cream with another and in the evening a nice picnic in the park with cupcakes made by lynnie!

Here's to two more years in my 20's!

Love you all!

Cheers,

Sassi

More pictures to come. Sorry my computer is being crazy!

Its a pie!

So Trixi and I made some yummy pies today and then went for a long walk with cute baby Rowan. It was a great summer day. I decided to get a little creative with mine and made it a peach cheery pie... with love. :)

Pictures below.

Cheers!

Sassi

Oh and Birthday post to come!

Give me that sweet Georgia Peach....

So this summer I have decided to be in love with peaches. Yum. There are so many great things you can do with them and the flavor is just refreshing. Below are some of my favorite peach things.

Peach and Greek Yogurt Waffles


Peach Green Tea


Peach Green Tea Iced


And the old fashioned may... just a peach. :)


Happy summer!

Cheers,

Sassi

Picnic in the park

Okay so it was not really a picnic but it was in the park and involved a blanket. :) It was such a lovely warm stormy (rare for Utah) day that I could not just sit inside. I had to get out and head to my favorite park in SLC. Memory Grove. And I do indeed have many fond memories there, so it was perfect.

I took a book and a blanket and headed out to go to the park. On my way I decided I wanted a little treat and stopped in at the Seven Eleven for a slurpee. Now before you judge, this was a day of memories and the first slurpee I had ever had was with my best friend and they kinda are good and perfect for a warm day.

When I got to the park I made a few wishes on some dandelion and spread out my blanket to and settled in to read. But then shortly after I was all ready it started to poor rain!

I love rain and I dont mind walking in it but I was a little disappointed that I had to head home and could not enjoy being outside.... better luck tomorrow?

We will see. :)

Cheers,

Sassi

Life updates and set backs

So I am experiencing a few set backs on my life plan to take over the world. While I am working on these I have decided to come to Utah for a bit and spend some time with friends and family.

I am staying with my sister and having a grand time being able to hangout with my little nephew Rowan. He is such a sweetie and has an awesome personality.

I also have been able to spend some time with some great friends and getting the chance to regroup while I work on my business has been great!

While I cant wait to return to SF I do love being here with my friends and family. I have missed them all. :)

I will keep you all updated!

PS. Food prices here are insane! How do people do it! $6 for mint! I could get twice the amount for $2 in SF!

Crazy! Its the little things!

Cheers,

Sassi

Afternoon Tea

So for mothers day my sister Trixi arranged to take my mom to afternoon tea at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City and invited me to join. It was lovely. The tea was a cranberry black tea with some great afternoon treats. We had a lot of fun taking pictures and being silly.

Below are some photos.

Happy weekend!

Cheers,

Sassi

On a train bound for nowhere....

With all the many songs from my childhood that have to do with train rides, mostly Simon and Garfunkel and of course the Gambler by Kenny Rogers, I figured it was time to take a train trip. So bound to visit the family in Salt Like City, I boarded my first Amtrak train.

Great views, okay food and lots of time to read. I was loving it! But I did go couch and not in a sleeper so about 3 hours in, the seat was uncomfortable. Tried to nap but could not get quite comfortable enough. So I was up reading from 7:05am to 3:05am. With small intermissions of trying to sleep and the water on trains is not so great.

But I did enjoy myself and the people were really nice and friendly and gave us great historic tips along the way. Now have a list of things that can make my next train trip a bit more comfortable and a sleeper is a must!

As my friend said "Train trips are relaxing and nostalgic with a great view"

Below are some pictures... Hello SLC.

Cheers,

Sassi

Earth

The earth and nature amaze me. It is powerful and strong and every changing. Looking back at natural disasters of this past year, it is both destructive, life creating and beautiful. It will adapt and change and survive, just like humans do in a way. However, being part of nature and this great world we live on, we need to do our part as well. The better things we put into the earth, the better things we will get out of it. If use natural products and try and live as environmentally friendly as possible the environment will give us back clean air, clean water and food that is good for our bodies. Everyday not just today, we should stop and think if we would want that toxin in our bodies and if the answer is no, then we should not put it into the earths. After all, we are organic beings and nature is cyclical and it will one day come back to us.

Happy Earth Day!

Cheers,

Sassi

Getting Real

So this past weekend one of my sisters berated me for not being more "real" on my blog. She said everything sounds to happy and good and she thinks that I should open up my deepest and darkest secrets to the whole world... or those who read my blog anyways. Well the truth is, one I really don't feel my deepest darkest self is something I need to share with anybody let alone every body. And two for the most part I am happy. I am in a peaceful place, in a great house, getting to know some great people, have great friends and good family. But I will accept my sisters idea as a challenge and in this post talk about issues that are on my mind.

We ready? She asked for it, so here we go...

I am worried about not having money coming in right now. I just gave up a job in another city that would have been perfect for me. I have my reasons for saying no, and its mostly because of other people and a promise I made. So where is myself preservation in all this? I do have a couple interviews this week but if this offer is the only one I have in the next couple of weeks I may have to take it. But then does this make me a bad friend?

I just bought underwear and a swim suit. They were on sale and both needed. I feel bad. Should I have spent my money on this when I have non coming in? They were cheap and I wont starve and I have enough for rent but still.

I now love cooking, not a bad thing. But I feel I may be eating to much. This bugs me.

My toe is broken that really sucks, I hate it. I have a high pain tolerances so I dont notices things right away until they get bad and then the hurt like hell.

It bugs me that all my tennis stuff is in storage in SLC and I have no running shoes here.

What if I put all this time and energy into my new company and it fails? I don't like the thought of this.

My debt bugs me. And even though I have it managed and I am working my way out of it I just wish I would have been more careful. I never want that to be the reason I cant do something.

Will I ever be the person I want to be? Or should I want to be the person that I am?

Will I ever have a home base? Will I be content one day with being grounded? What will that take? A job? A person? Someday if I want to have kids, is that whats going to do it? Or will I always just freely do what I want to do? Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Can I have both? The world has always been my home but I think to have one place to point to would be nice.

I really want a dog but I know I am not in the right place right now for one.

I wish I was more disciplined. I was when I was younger but as I get older I get less so in some areas, but I see also that I am more so now in others.... interesting.

Do I really believe in everything I think I believe in? And if not what do I really believe?

Will I really be able to go to Paris in the fall and even though it is for my business, should it be a focus for me right now?

I feel I sometimes just talk, with nothing really to say. But others times I feel I do have something really to say and no one listens. Thats annoying.

I need to mediate more and let go. I used to do it for 3 hours a day... yeah that discipline is gone.

I do somethings I wish I didn't. I consider weak in others so I don't like them in myself, but I think thats normal.

I wish people could be more honest with themselves. I think we all think we are but we are not. I think we would all be much more happy in life.

So these are my deepest... well almost my deepest thoughts right now. Some of them I am sure people know and others don't really matter. But while I am out and about in my happy life is beautiful world, these are some of the things going on inside my head or things I am dealing with.

That real enough? ;)

Cheers,

Sassi

Paris Noir: Fashion Tips To Make Your Every Day Outfit Pop

Paris Noir: Fashion Tips To Make Your Every Day Outfit Pop: "I wear slacks and a shirt to work everyday, so does every woman I work with. Yet I get complements on what I wear every time I go out! Here..."

It was meant to be...

Yesterday was a nice sunny day in Noe Valley. So I decided it was time to get out of the house (since I broke my toe I have not been out much) and walk to my favorite doughnut shop on the corner of 24th and church to get a treat for breakfast. When the sun comes out in SF so does the whole city. The streets were crowded with people sidewalk cafes, farmers markets and all the shops had sidewalk sales. It had a great energy, so I decided to walk to Whole Foods Market and buy some stuff to make Matzo Ball Soup (first time. I will let you know how it goes).

On my way to the market I came across my favorite book store, Phoenix Books. I wanted to stop in but decided I should go to the market first and so I passed by and crossed the street into Whole Foods.

When I was done shopping I decided I wont go to the book store, I will just head home. But when I passed by, I book in there sale bin outside caught my eye and I stopped to take a look. This lead to a two hour visit in the book store. I was in the book store about to leave when I women from France comes in. She was in her mid 40. She walked over to the sale bin and picked up a book and looked at me. She then walked over to me and said here you have to read this, and handed me Corelli's Mandolin. She then told me she read it on the beaches of Spain with her brother and it just made them both cry. At which point she turned around and left the book store, not having picked up any other book. After she left I took my books including the one she handed me and I made my purchase.

Why she came in and felt she needed to hand me that book I will never know.

I still have not read the back of the book to see what it is about, I will just read it. I figure it was meant to be, so go with it.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I will let you know how the book turns out!

Cheers,

Sassi

Night at the Symphony...oh or wait the Ballet!

Last night my wonderful friend got us tickets to see the Symphony via a friend. but upon our arrival, to our pleasant surprise, they turned out to be tickets to the San Francisco Ballet! It was a mixed bill of three lovely modern ensembles by a wonderful world class company. It was one of the best performances I have had the pleasure of attending.

Thank you my wonderful friend and thank you for the great Italian meal! (pictures below).

Cheers,

Sassi

Sunday Morning

Today is a beautiful over cast day with the sun peaking though the clouds making great shadows. I love mornings like this. While I was eating breakfast, there were some great shadows created by the clouds so I took some pictures. :)

Oh and the food is this great Jewish meal of eggs, asparagus and melted butter. Yum!

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Cheers,

Sassi

Busy Days and Busy Nights!

I have been really busy lately. I am working during the day for a non profit and working at night on getting Paris Noir up and selling! Well the good news is Paris Noir is live! Which means now all I have to do is get the word out!

So all my blog followers, tell you friends, tell your family, tell the random person on the street to check out www.myparisnoir.com! Also follow us on facebook and now on twitter!

Below is a short slide show I put together to give everyone an idea of what I have been working on and whats for sale on myparisnoir.com.

Have a wonderful night!

Cheers,

Sassi

Sunday

Today I woke up to a wonderful sunny day. Its been a nice cool 70 degrees here for the past couple of days and I am enjoying it!

I decided to go with my roommate to Golden Gate Park today after I did some work and oh my god its amazing! Its so big! and the trees are so old and the nature there is amazing! It also houses a few museums and a Japanese tea garden. Today I can say I love living in San Francisco (and no I don't say that everyday, even though it seems like it) On our way home from Golden Gate Park, we decided to stop by Whole Food Market on 24th street. There I bought all the fixings to make a homemade garlic 3 aged cheese pizza and a bottle of red wine. Yum.

I hope everyone is having as great a Sunday as I am!

Cheers,

Sassi