| We went to Florida for Jenny and Philips wedding and met up with Mac D at Stir it Up! |
| We got our nails did. Tak's first mani-pedi! |
| We went to the beach! |
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| And took this artsy pic! |
| We lounged by the pool at Jenny and Philip's sweet beach house! |
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| Mac D made the wedding cake! (Baked in Brooklyn, assembled and frosted in FL. Superfance.) |
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| It was quite adorable. |
| Alena sang a song as Jenny walked down the aisle! |
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| Jenny and Philip got MARRIED! Yay, congratulations! (And Tak and I took their wedding photos.) |
| We took this Mac alumni pic with Robert and Mara! Jenny said I couldn't send it in to the Mac Today, but she didn't say I couldn't post it on my blog! |
| Jenny, Mac D, Alena and I took a series of group portraits during the dance party. |
| They were all super awesome. |
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| Oakland celebrated some sort of birthday and we got free party hats! |
| Then we went on the first-Fridays gallery crawl with all the hipsters. |
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| Tak made derbies (mint juleps) for the Kentucky Derby! |
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| The Mac horse didn't win, but I cheered for it the most! |
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| I went to commencement at work! Oddly, it was the only graduation I attended this year. |
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| We had a Memorial Day BBQ and played croquet! |
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| Tak fired it up. |
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| Betsy brought halloumi, the grillable cheese! (It was delicious, obviously.) |
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| Karen brought her bubble gun, which Alena and Manish enjoyed. |
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| We went to Art Murmur in Oakland again and got to go up on the rooftop to watch the Youth Radio video on the Great Wall! (Thanks, Robyn!) |
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| We made tacos and they seemed especially photogenic. |
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| We spent a weekend in Calistoga, where we visited Chateau Montelena (which you may know from the movie Bottle Shock). |
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| Tak practiced crushing grapes. |
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| And I posed with the barrels. |
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| Chateau Montelena has beautiful grounds! |
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| Our next stop was Vincent Arroyo, where we got to do barrel tastings! It was fabulous. |
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| Tak was feeling parched at Bennett Lane. |
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| Then we met up with Cat & John for a visit to our new favorite place Reverie, |
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| It had the most beautiful grounds. |
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| And also handicapped parking (oops). |
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| And ... WE GOT TO GO ON A CAVE TOUR! FINALLY! |
| It was every bit as awesome as I always knew it would be. |
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| Now I want to have a party there. |
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| Off to the redwood grove for part 3 of our tasting. |
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| It was also awesome. |













































