Yearly Archives: 2008

The next day, we drove the long way through the Tetons to Jackson. At a coffee shop, we booked two nights at the Cowboy Village Resort. For $100/night we had an adorable log cabin with kitchen all to ourselves. Plus, the hotel had an indoor pool & spa, great staff and close proximity to downtown.…

The Grand Tetons were so, so beautiful! Especially, at this quiet time of year with loads of fall colors. We were completely blown away by seeing them for the first time on the drive down from Yellowstone. As Teddy Roosevelt said, “the Tetons are what mountains are supposed to look like.” On the way, there’s…

I had hoped to spend the weekend making tartine’s recipe for gingerbread (they’re gorgeous). But the weather seems like it will be too nice and we’ve planned a big bike ride to Tiburon with friends on Saturday. I’m normally immune to Rob’s bike lust…until he sent me the link to the Simple City 8. I’m…

Each evening, as we returned from hikes to the campsite, we would listen to NPR’s news of the day in the car. With wine in origami cups and jalapeño olives, this was our daily “cocktail hour.” It was about this time in Yellowstone that the economy really hit bottom. It was surreal to hear about…

It hadn’t occurred to me that Yellowstone might be named “yellow stone” because the massive amounts of yellow rock until we got to the mineral stained canyons of Inspiration Point. This was our favorite part of Yellowstone by far! We did an eight mile hike along the river with no trail guide. So each new…

We left Sundance and headed to Yellowstone, kicked out of eden as my mom said. We passed Craters of the Moon and Macks Inn on the way, and were in Montana for about 15 minutes before crossing into Wyoming. We camped the first night at Norris near a field of sulfur springs. It was a…

I sincerely do! Even when the store is crazy crowded and the parking is miles away. The cozy showroom displays are inspiring and the relaxed Swedish sensibilities are soothing. Especially now, full of holiday decorations, it makes me nostalgic for winter trips I’ve taken to Italy, Paris and Buenos Aires. Our latest acquisition (along with…

My word, last weekend seems so far in the past! Has it been six days or six months since Halloween? Here’s a photo of our Halloween costumes from last weekend’s rehearsal dinner. The wedding events were held at a farm B&B in Loomis. We used two $10 ranger hats from the Grand Canyon, some brown…

Oops, my upload of honeymoon photos from Yellowstone and Wyoming didn’t go through last night. So let’s take yet another quick break from the recap. I have a hodge podge of things I’ve been saving up to share with you. First, I have pretty much completely stopped shopping. It’s due to a combination of having…

Enough politics! I’ve got a whopping “hangover for change” this morning. Let’s get back to the honeymoon recap. After our quick stay in Salt Lake City, we checked into the Sundance Resort for five days. A friend who worked for the catalog hooked us up with a deal on a fantastic cabin; bigger than our…