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…
It’s finally the holiday break! We drove down to SoCal on Christmas Day to spend the week with Ryan’s family and friends. Kona and I had never experienced the holiday season in SoCal before, and to say we were excited to sunbathe again after weeks of Bay Area gloom was an understatement. Sunshine here we…
Without a doubt, the best neighborhood of holiday lights in the South Bay — and possibly even in the entire Bay Area — is in Willow Glen, a charming community centrally located in San Jose. It is a MUST SEE for us every holiday season. And not just once or even twice. This year we…
I am not a fan of the cold – I guess that’s what happens when you’re born and raised in California. Yet, there really is something so magical about a winter stroll through a display of dazzling holiday lights that makes it absolutely worth braving the cold for. The Fantasy of Lights Walk-Thru in Los…
I felt deep regret after hearing the local radio show hosts announce a few weeks ago that summer was officially over – we hadn’t gone camping once this entire summer. I guess we got caught up with all the busyness… but luckily in the Bay Area, even when summer is over that doesn’t mean the…
It’s that time of year again… when summer is over, the mornings are noticeably gloomier and darker, and it’s just so uninspiring to get out of bed. So rather than forcing ourselves to go on a hike this past weekend, we took it easy with Kona and went on our favorite leisurely stroll in Campbell,…