As I mentioned in my last post, I spent last weekend visiting family in San Francisco. We had a wonderful time exploring Alcatraz on Friday, but when I woke up early to a beautiful city view on Saturday, it was tough to go back to sleep.
Read MoreLast weekend I drove to San Francisco to visit family and play tourist in a city I don't visit often enough. My late Nana's brother John and his son Rod live in San Francisco and when my Aunt Fiona mentioned she was thinking about flying in and visiting for a few days, I said count me in.
Read MoreJust to get you up to speed: I posted yesterday about flying to Montana to surprise my girl, Jamie for her birthday over NYE weekend. Once we recovered from a little too much fun, we headed into downtown Missoula for some shopping. This was my third trip to Missoula and, though I love California, I always feel really comfortable there. Missoula is home to the University of Montana and it's definitely a college town. It's sort of like a downtown Davis/Berkeley mash-up with fewer people and large side of rugged thrown in for good measure. I dig it.
Read MoreSo what did you do to celebrate the New Year? Me? Oh, I just flew to Montana to surprise my best friend for a combined New Year's Eve/30th Birthday Extravaganza and it. was. awesome.
Read MoreWe picked up Hank from the shelter yesterday! He is loving his new home and Zen is...well...getting used to his new friend.
Read MoreYup. You read that right. We're getting a new puppy! After losing Rooc to canine lymphoma, Zen has been wandering around the house looking lost.
Read MoreAs some of you may or may not know, I was born in Sacramento, California, but spent many of my formative years in Crescent City, California - a small coastal town in the northernmost part of our great state. I recently took a trip back to visit with family.
Read MoreRemember last week when I mentioned that I haven't been coping well and that I've been taking it out on my kitchen? Well, my friends, this is the one where I tell you what's up. Prepare yourself. This is going to be a long one.
Read MoreWe've had a lot going on over the past few months and I'm not coping well. So naturally, I decided to paint our kitchen cabinets.I know what you're thinking: No big deal, right? That's what I thought too.
Read MoreAaahhh, Yosemite. Breathtaking. Stunning. Magnificent. When talking to my husband about what I wanted to do for my birthday this year, a trip was the first thing that came to mind. He had been to Yosemite once at a very young age and didn't remember the trip at all. I visited Yosemite for the first time almost ten years ago and hadn't been back. Just look at what we had been missing...
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