** UPDATED WITH 2023 DATES ** We are so lucky to be in the Bay Area where there is a wealth of festive events and twinkling lights during the holidays. While the biggest, most popular events like Christmas in the Park, Gilroy Gardens Holiday and IlluminOdyssey typically do not permit dogs, there are still many…
While summer may have officially ended last week, that didn’t stop us and some friends from escaping down to Big Sur for a camping adventure. It was a bittersweet weekend though. We had to say goodbye to a friend who is moving back to the Midwest, but got to celebrate her last weekend here at…
A friend of ours flew into the Bay Area this past Sunday morning and apparently it’s been over six years since he’s explored anywhere north of San Francisco. So naturally, we picked him up from SFO and showed him around North Bay for the day, specifically Tomales Bay. Why? Because I’m jealous that Ryan got…
This past long weekend, we celebrated Ryan’s birthday! Coincidentally his birthday, my birthday and Kona’s Gotcha Day typically fall on long weekends – me and Kona’s during MLK Day and Ryan’s during Juneteenth. I’m grateful for the extra day to not only honor those who fought for freedom, justice and equality, but to also unplug…
Summer is almost here! Which means it’s time to start planning some summer road trips to visit national parks! We’re continuing to celebrate this year’s National Park Week (April 22-30, 2023) theme of “Your Park Story” by sharing our special connections with national parks since adopting Kona. While it seems natural to allow dogs to…
It’s that time of year again. That annual dance we have with Kona where she gets pricked by a bunch of needles and gets upset at us for tricking her into spending even ten minutes of her year with this scary stranger. So we win her love back by treating her to a pup cup…
Well, here we are, again, with our next set of back-to-back atmospheric rivers in 2023. Apparently we’ve already seen at least 11 of them this winter season! I’ve lived in the Bay Area my entire life and have never experienced this much chilly, damp weather. While my natural instinct is to stay indoors and burrito…
On our last full day of holiday break in SoCal, we wanted an escape from the constant overcast and rain in LA County and thus headed even further south for a desert getaway. But rather than limit ourselves to popular desert classics like Palm Springs, Joshua Tree National Park and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, we…
Whenever we’re down in SoCal visiting Ryan’s family and friends – but still working remotely during the day – we try our best to explore a few trails before the sun sets. Since this typically leaves us with only a short 1-1.5 hour window of time, we opt for shorter neighborhood hikes or strolls that…
This past week was full of celebration! It was not only my birthday, but more importantly, it was also Kona’s Gotcha Day on January 17 – the day we adopted her from Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA. It was a long weekend too, so we were grateful for the extra day to spend together celebrating…