August brought tragedy to the little bird kingdom of Coronado. I think Janis Joplin was wrong when she said, “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose” […]
Brothers / California / Chicago / Family / washington dc
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2021 Wrap-Up: June
June was a busy month! SMS was in town for the first weekend and our anniversary. We went on walks, went to South Beach Bar & Grill in […]
Day Trip / Family / San Diego
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Day Trip: San Diego to San Luis Capistrano
The last day of Mom and Dad’s trip promised to be slightly dreary, weather-wise. Considering that there’s not much to do in San Diego on bad weather days […]
California / Family / Guerneville / Hike / Redwoods / Sonoma / Sweet Sunshine
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Highlights: September 2019
The biggest highlight of all was my beautiful sister, lovely husband, and cutest baby had their wedding/celebration of love in Minneapolis. They held it at Summit Manor but […]
Family / Sweet Sunshine / Travels
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5 Days in Playa del Carmen, Mexico
So, this Christmas brought a travel first for me. I went to Mexico! Yes, it’s almost strange to admit I’ve never been since I was in San Diego […]
California / Family / San Diego / Silicon Vallley / Sweet Sunshine
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Real Housewife of Silicon Valley
So, after an amazing Napa trip with my professional wine-tasting in-laws, I took the week off and did my best impression of a Real Housewife of Silicon Valley. […]
California / Family / Napa / Sonoma
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72 Hours in Sonoma and Napa
A long-standing weekend trip finally arrived last week! SMS and I had made plans with his parents to go to Sonoma/Napa for Veteran’s Day weekend. Linda and I […]
Family
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Bird Update!
The birds are doing well in their foster home. They have a fairly standard routine which, pathetically, I know. In the mornings, they eat their food then spend […]
California / Family / Sweet Sunshine / US Travels
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Central Coast California- Party and Wine Tasting
The weekend after an East Coast family trip, SMS and I made our way from Silicon Valley to the Central Coast. First stop? Great-Uncle Al’s 90th birthday party […]
Family / Sweet Sunshine / US Travels
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4th of July and West Orange, NJ
SMS and I visited family over the extended 4th of July weekend. For the 4th itself, we went to the Shook family annual party. It was a little […]