You wouldn't immediately know it, but I've always considered myself an introvert. While I'm an open-book with close friends and family, I have trouble sharing on social media and essentially freeze, deer-in-headlights style, when meeting anyone new (attending a cocktail party ...read more
I had good friends growing up, but never found my forever-bestie-until-we-die kinda girl. It wasn't until I turned eighteen and met Rachel that I realized that I could connect with someone in such a deep way, as if we'd known each other our whole lives. Since then, I've found two ...read more
Since working at Cupcakes and Cashmere, one of the most frequent questions I've gotten from readers is: "How did you make friends so quickly in a new city?" If you've ever moved, you already know that making friends can be one of the scariest parts, but by taking a few risks and ...read more
For this installment of Coffee Talk we decided to turn our attention to friendships. It's a transitional time of year with graduations and weddings, and a popular time of year for people to move to new cities and start new jobs. Big life changes can affect friendships and the ...read more
Since we got married, I've received a lot of questions about our wedding. Everything from how we picked the location (it was in my beloved hometown of Mill Valley), whether we wrote our own vows (yes), to where we registered (Michael C. Fina, Crate & Barrel, and Bloomingdale's). ...read more