it's snow time

This winter's gonna be a weird one, because we're coming off of a super-strangely-warm winter last year, so no one really knows what to expect. Even though we're looking at a warm-ish turkey day, we did get a little taste of this last week! Very apropos after a frenzied few weeks in Obama's hometown!

December will be telling for what the next 5 months have in store weather-wise...until then, we'll be holding our breath (while still riding bikes)...

live from San Fran

We're finishing up an awesome weekend in San Francisco - we came out to celebrate one of Brian's friends getting married and managed to get some time in the city and also up in San Rafael, which is north across the Golden Gate Bridge. Incredible weather (80 degrees in November!), lots of exploration outside, and delicious local food on top. Since this is our third time here and my fourth, I didn't have very high expectations in terms of seeing something new, but the city really surprised me! Golden Gate Park is incredible, the ethnic & seafood options are everywhere, the terrain is so fun to drive (this wasn't new to me but still), the scenery is just beautiful, and there are so many hiking and biking paths every time you turn around...only wish we'd had time to rent bikes for a day! If I didn't already have a full list of cities that I fantasize about living in, this one would definitely be on the list now. #californiadreaming