Coffee Break

I haven't had Starbucks since New Years Day but today required a little mid-afternoon pick me up.

Small Box of Sweetness

It's been a long time since I've posted a crafty project. And the truth is, I haven't been doing much crafting this month.

Except for a couple of weeks ago when Kristina showed us how to make these sweet little treat boxes.

Perfect for Valentines. Those are Hershey Hugs wrapped up in scrapbook paper and little stamped messages on each one.

I'm hoping to make 6 or 10 of these for Valentines Day.

Speedy drive to Point Reyes

I got a new camera for Christmas that's ideal for action videos. We'll probably mostly use it at the hideaway on the Rhino, but we decided to play around with it during our drive up to Point Reyes last week. this is a super sped up version of various clips of the drive up.
Click on the "Full Screen" icon at the bottom right of the video to get a better view.

Light Snow

Just trying something new. I took this video on my phone and this was my 1st attempt to upload it directly to youtube. Seems to work ok!

A Dusting

We're at the hideaway this weekend. This is the 1st snow we've seen this winter. Loving every moment of it.

Our Anniversary

Jimmy and I celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary today. I've collected a bunch of photos and put them all together in a little video montage...

You Never Know What You'll See on the Streets of San Francisco

Yoga on the sidewalk.

And now there are 3

They just finished constructing another crane for the building across the street.

Road Trip: Point Reyes

We took advantage of MLK Jr day and headed north for a little road trip. We've only been north of the Golden Gate Bridge once since we've moved here and I've been chomping at the bit for us to do some exploring.
We started off in San Francisco. Our first stop was at Muir Beach. Then we drove though Stinson Beach to Point Reyes and Drakes Bay. Then had dinner in Petaluma before heading back home.

Driving north over the Golden Gate Bridge.

Our first stop at Muir Beach Overlook. Didn't really overlook the beach, but this is the view south looking back at the city.

Zooming in to Sutro Tower atop Twin Peaks.

Looking north from Muir Beach Overlook.

Thats us! Windy day and a lot colder than it looks. We both should have had jackets on. One lady even commented on how Jimmy was wearing short sleeves and she was in a big coat and she was freezing.

Stinson Beach. Maybe the prettiest beach in California. It would have been nice to stop, but even though it had been over 15 years since we'd been there, we wanted to explore uncharted territory. We've never driven past Stinson Beach on Highway 1 before so we just enjoyed the views as we drove through.

California Happy Cows.

Looking south at South Beach on the coast side of Point Reyes.

Looking north at North Beach on the coastal side of Point Reyes.

Drakes Bay looking at Point Reyes. Drakes Bay is named after Sir Francis Drake.

How cool is this?!!? We saw a herd of Tule Elk as we were leaving Drakes Bay.

The big guy on the right was clearly in charge of this herd.

After dinner in Petaluma, a small farming town known for it's butter and eggs, we headed back home.
But we stopped at Fort Baker to take a few photos of the bridge.

Then went over to the Marin Headlands to get a few shots of the city lights behind it.

California Happy Cows Commercial.

Hearts of San Francisco

Late night fun photo shoot at Ghirardelli Square.