{"id":1517,"date":"2013-01-10T07:58:03","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T15:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=1517"},"modified":"2013-01-10T08:26:05","modified_gmt":"2013-01-10T16:26:05","slug":"painting-the-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=1517","title":{"rendered":"Painting the Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1518\" title=\"espresso-cups1\" src=\"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups1-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups1-756x1024.jpg 756w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, a product can change your life. I&#8217;ve had quite a few of those life-altering moments with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrclean.com\/en_US\/magic-eraser.do?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_term=%2Bmr.%20%2Bclean%20%2Bmagic%20%2Beraser&amp;utm_campaign=Mr.+Clean_Search_Desktop_Brand+Awareness&amp;utm_content=soAYmiAja_15185192829_b_%2Bmr.%20%2Bclean%20%2Bmagic%20%2Beraser\" target=\"_blank\">Magic Eraser<\/a>, my phone, my camera. However, there is probably no other appliance or gadget in our household with greater impact than our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nespresso-us.com\/machines\/pixie\/pixie-chrome\/\" target=\"_blank\">espresso machine<\/a>. M and I got the Pixie for our wedding anniversary this past September, and I think it&#8217;s safe to say that coffee has replaced blood in my veins.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1519\" title=\"espresso-cups2\" src=\"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups2-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>M doesn&#8217;t get mentioned as frequently here on this blog, but he is our anchor. A caffeine-fueled anchor. He introduced me to espressos, really, though he is hardcore and drinks them straight whereas I dilute my coffee drinks with insane amounts of milk and sugar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1520\" title=\"espresso-cups3\" src=\"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups3-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For M&#8217;s handmade Christmas gift, K and I went to the local ceramics place called\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ceramics-painting.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paint the Town<\/a>\u00a0and gussied up some espresso cups. So fun. I painted the one with the plaid as an homage to the shirts that M favors. K worked on the one with the charmingly spelled &#8220;espresso&#8221;. The grey one has &#8220;Dad&#8221; on one side and &#8220;The Honey&#8221; on the other. A joint effort. M loves them, and uses them daily.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1525\" title=\"espresso-cups5\" src=\"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups5-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1521\" title=\"espresso-cups4\" src=\"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/espresso-cups4-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have a busy day ahead of me &#8211; I am going to K&#8217;s school to teach ceramics (which is hilarious to me since I know nothing about ceramics) and then I&#8217;m off to go hang my canvases at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drygoodsdesignonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Drygoods Design<\/a> for the Art Walk. I&#8217;ll be back tomorrow with some sneak peeks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes, a product can change your life. I&#8217;ve had quite a few of those life-altering moments with the Magic Eraser, my phone, my camera. However, there is probably no other appliance or gadget in our household with greater impact than our\u00a0espresso machine. M and I got the Pixie for our wedding anniversary this past September, and I think it&#8217;s safe to say that coffee has replaced blood in my veins. M doesn&#8217;t get mentioned as frequently here on this blog, but he is our anchor. A caffeine-fueled anchor. He introduced me to espressos, really, though he is hardcore and drinks them straight whereas I dilute my coffee drinks with insane amounts of milk and sugar. For M&#8217;s handmade Christmas gift, K and I went to the local ceramics place called\u00a0Paint the Town\u00a0and gussied up some espresso cups. So fun. I painted the one with the plaid as an homage to the shirts that M favors. K worked on the one with the charmingly spelled &#8220;espresso&#8221;. The grey one has &#8220;Dad&#8221; on one side and &#8220;The Honey&#8221; on the other. A joint effort. M loves them, and uses them daily. I have a busy day ahead of me &#8211; I am going to K&#8217;s school to teach ceramics (which is hilarious to me since I know nothing about ceramics) and then I&#8217;m off to go hang my canvases at Drygoods Design for the Art Walk. I&#8217;ll be back tomorrow with some sneak peeks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1517","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-crafts","7":"entry","8":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1517"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1526,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517\/revisions\/1526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}