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I'm Donna D  from Orange County, California. My blog is named after my two lovebirds. I love covering fashion, food and fun.  You'll hear about my dining adventures to shopping deals around town.

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Birthday club

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Happy birthday to me! Before heading to dinner tonight, I celebrated by getting a free ice cream cone at Baskin Robbins since I'm part of their birthday club.

The winter white chocolate was delish. You can't beat white chocolate, chocolate covered cherries, and cherry syrup. It's like a lighter version of Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia. Yum!
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San Diego: Marriott Marquis and Marina Hotel

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Spoiled. That's one word I can say about the Marriott at the San Diego marina. We had a gorgeous bay view of the marina which is equally beautiful at night and sunset. The pool looked like paradise. If I had more time, I would enjoy the pool. Maybe next time. The boats in the marina were so picturesque.















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Racist Episodes

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Upon reflecting on racism in my life, a few key episodes stick out in my mind.

Denmark - My first encounter with racists was in high school when I stayed with a home stay family. They made me feel unwelcome for being an Asian American and kept saying they wish they got an American student, but in my mind I was an American study.

They kept inquiring where was I from & I said I’m from California. I complained to the group chaperone and was quickly switched to a more welcoming home stay family and able to have a better experience.

Denver - I was on a date with my boyfriend/now husband waiting for our table at a restaurant. I noticed subtle racist Behavior when a white couple who came in after us was seated first.

I brought it up to my boyfriend and he says don’t worry about it and we’ll get seated first. This restaurant is first come, first serve. In my mind, it made me sad that this was dismissed as normal behavior.

Irvine - Police officers thought I was suspic…
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