What to Wear: Winter White
My office moved to a new building last week and my 30-second commute grew to a 20 minute walk across SOMA and Union Square. It's…
Ladies Activity Club: Sock Snowmen
Last night's LAC party was a fun and easy holiday craft. Lindsay hosted us for making sock snowmen, a project she remembered fondly as a…
Coveted: Homestar Aqua Planetarium
There's one thing I really wanted to bring home from Japan but didn't: the Homestar Aqua Planetarium.You see, in Japan, there's a whole category of…
Weekend Roundup: Holiday Kick-Off
The holiday season arrived in full force this weekend, whether we were ready for it or not!On Friday, I spent the day at the amazing…
Opera: Carmen
Margaret and I went to see Carmen at the opera last Friday. We met up with our friends Greg and Kevin at the show -…
Travel: Japan Wrap-Up
So that's it! Our ten day trip to Japan covered in four blog posts. A few final thoughts:Japan is awesome! There is no street crime,…
Travel: Osaka
We came down the mountain from Koyasan and spent our last few days in Osaka. We were back at the same hotel as our first…
Travel: Koyasan
Another set of great reader suggestions led us to spend two nights at the Shojoshin Temple. Bobbi recommended Japanese Guest Houses as a source for…
Travel: Arashiyama
Our friends who live in Japan, Alex and Mayumi, invited us to meet them in Arashiyama, a wooded neighborhood outside of Kyoto, for the Labor…
Travel: Kyoto
Our 10 day trip to Japan included three distinct cities in Kansai: Osaka (huge), Kyoto (medium, like San Francisco) and Koyasan (tiny). After arriving in…