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CONFESSION: Yesterday was the St. George Spirits (makers of the delicious Hangar One infused vodkas) Open House Holiday Party in Alameda, CA. The theme was Cheesy Prom and folks were out in all their awesome 80s glory. Since I was there working and wasn’t sure about how dressed up folks would get, I played it safe with this outfit, since it felt like a nice, balanced Pretty In Punk sort of getup, especially with the cheeky animal print tights. The Building A Mystery dress is from modcloth.com, as well as the super fierce Full Throttle heels.

Not so safe was the decision to wear these shoes out for the first time to an event where I knew I’d be on my feet for six hours straight, but surprisingly I had no discomfort with them at all! Phew. It was a perfect choice, and I can’t even begin to describe how gorgeous the old hangar is. All of the beautiful machinery and stacks and stacks of crates of alcohol, with an incredible view of the SF Bay and the city itself, plus all that wonderful natural light coming in through rows and rows of windows all around.

The main cocktail tastings were all named after classic 80s movies – Some Kind Of Wonderful, Pretty In Pink, Risky Business – and the plethora of appetizers being served were amazing, especially the Mexican nibbles from El Huarache Loco, chocolates from Rechiutti Confections and last but not least, the single malt sweet potato pies, which M merrily ate for breakfast this morning. (We slept in until 1PM and watched Breakfast At Tiffany’s over coffee and leftover nibbles from the party, having induced the most crippling food coma ever after an incredibly filling dinner at Emmy’s Spaghetti Shack in Bernal Heights.)

Thank heavens we only have a 2-day week this week! Hope y’all had lovely weekends. XOXO!

It’s become a sort of tradition to post this photo of M in honor of Cinco de Mayo every year. After all, who do you think put the sex in Sexican, or the Mm in Mexican? Exactly. Since I’ve the great fortune of being her honorary Mexican wife – adept now at making the homemade chilaquiles she likes better than any she’s tried before, making sure there are always lemons in the house, taking her dutifully to the Laney Flea or Int’l for her frequent and dire need to consume massive bags of mango, cucumber or watermelon slices drenched in chili powder and lemon, or to Tamarind or El Pollo Loco or anyplace with a mole that won’t make her scoff (the list is LONG, yo) – and because I’ve been temporarily, let’s hope, kicked off Facebook, let’s start celebrating here.

Lousy weather or not, it’s Cinco de Mayo, damn it and we won’t be deterred!

Let’s all raise our boozy tequila shots or bottles of delicious Mexican beer to Mexico and our favorite Sexican ever: