The Schuberts go house hunting (part 8)

For past chapters:

The Schuberts go House Hunting part 1 (October 2008) The Schuberts go House Hunting part 2 (November 2008) The Schuberts go House Hunting part 3 (February 2009) The Schuberts go House Hunting part 4 (June 2009) The Schuberts go House Hunting part 5 (March 2010) The Schuberts go House Hunting [...]

Schubert Eats : Tomato Patch

If you come visit us in L.A. … it is inevitable that I will suggest we get Tomato Patch for lunch.

Tomato Patch is this cute little hole-in-the-wall restaurant that is only open for lunch.

Andrew learned about it when he came to work at his current studio. They order lunch from Tomato Patch [...]

Microwave-free since January 2011

The headline kind of says it all, doesn’t it?

Waaaay way back in August 2002 when I moved out of my parents’ house – to Arizona – for the first time ….

Andrew came out to visit me several times, and on one of those visits he bought me a microwave from Walmart.

Yes, [...]

The Schuberts go house hunting (part 7)

**Just noticed I haven’t written one of these updates in over a year! Rest assured, I think about house buying pretty much ALL THE TIME***

For past chapters:

The Schuberts go House Hunting part 1 (October 2008) The Schuberts go House Hunting part 2 (November 2008) The Schuberts go House Hunting part 3 [...]

this is how I roll

We got a new-to-us car over the weekend.

Since Andrew’s 1996 Honda Accord was stolen.

Andrew spent over a week doing research and scouring the internet for deals and comparing makes and models….

And then it turned out we bought the first car [...]

flowers for spring!

 

When I went to Trader Joe’s recently I treated myself to some spring flowers for our home!

Such a great return-on-investment for the $4 or $5 it cost….

Since such a big chunk of our belongings are in storage, the only real [...]

Our walk to TJ’s

We’ve lived in this apartment now …. a year? Plus a couple weeks?

One of my favorite parts about where we live is that we are within walking distance of a Trader Joe’s….

Not just walking distance – a short 2 tree-covered blocks!

Once you leave our apartment…. walk down the hallway to the [...]

on cars and living in L.A.

I had a different blog post planned for today … but the beauty of running your own blog is you can change the schedule whenever you like!

Gas is now about $4.25/gallon by our house!

Not a typo. It’s absurd.

We have been saving on gas this week though …. Now that we’re down [...]

Schubert Eats: Italian olive oil

When we were in Italy last year, we spent a day in Tuscany at a working olive mill and winery.

It was all kinds of magic – exactly as you would expect.

We were able to see all the steps involved in how to make olive oil, and then spent some time tasting this [...]

Top 5 Favorites: Reasons we love Netflix Instant streaming

It’s no secret Andrew and I love Netflix.

Obviously.

It’s pretty much one of our favorite things. We won’t pay for cable TV because Netflix is enough ….

And then Netflix did one better and offered unlimited instant streaming via the internet.

And THEN … they hooked up with Nintendo and let us [...]

Rainy weekend

I won’t tell you about all the things I had *hoped* to accomplish this past weekend ….

Because it poured down rain all weekend and I just kind of gave in to the lazy ….

I did, however, succeed in finishing watching the audio commentaries of season 3 of Mad Men AND had my [...]

Schubert Eats: water carafe

About 18 months ago Andrew and I went to Italy ….. as you likely know from the pages of Italy blog posts I did …. I fell in love with the idea of of a glass bottle of water for serving …. love.

That year, Maggie got us a a cute water carafe of [...]

I’ve become a meal planner

*except as I type this Andrew is ruining the plan by eating tacos at 11:30p*

At the beginning of the year, Kaitlin and I decided to share a subscription to e-mealz. Every week we download a 7-day meal plan, complete with recipes and grocery lists.

(we signed up for the any-store, low-carb plan. But [...]

Product review on its way

Great news! Being a blogger has its perks!

CSN Stores have contacted me about partnering for a product review. In the next couple weeks I’ll be receiving my pick of products from their vast selection, including anything from toaster ovens to swing sets. Seriously, the range of products they carry is staggering. I don’t [...]

Out of the Closet haul

I love vintage….. And I love a deal ….

So when we stopped by Out of the Closet a week or so ago, I had a problem. As in, I saw too much stuff that I wanted to bring home with me …..

Check out our awesome haul:

Some super adorable little tea cups:

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