SF MOMA & Company

We were super excited to have TWO visitors last weekend...Mom and Marcos. We enjoyed showing them some of our favorite places and we got to check out a new place....the SF MOMA. We were excited to check out the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art....and especially the HOW Wine Became Modern exhibit, which Brent's company was a part of. Hatch's (Brent's company) wine brand, Jaqk, was featured in this exhibit and Hatch did the promotional pieces for the exhibit. I didn't get a good picture of the wine exhibit but here's a pic of the Jaqk wine in the gift shop (check them out here).

Hatch also designed promotional pieces like this poster. All the exhibit's promotional pieces were designed before Brent started working there but it was cool to see his co-workers stuff.

We had some good food: Mama's has amazing breakfast and we love North Beach Pizza (but Homeslice is better).

I will need to fast for a few weeks to make up for all that good food we had...but it was worth it!

Friends of Type

Brent was asked to do a guest post each day on a blog this week called Friends of Type. This one is my favorite but check out the full post here.

Man, this guy is good!

A Special Delivery

Today the mailman was like Santa and brought some exciting stuff! TWO packages in the same day and some rebate checks I forgot were coming! I guess I am giving the mailman more credit than he deserves because he's just doing his job...it's my friends who really deserve the credit (thanks Cassie and Robin)!

I love getting notes from my second graders so I was excited that almost every student sent one. I love the creativity they put in their pictures and writing. This is Yash's card...he's the one who visited back in November. He loves to draw airplanes....he's been drawing them since kindergarten.

Ria even mentioned Mr. Couchman in her card...

...and this one has a picture of a skinny me giving a multiplication problem.

The second package was three beautiful pillows that Cassie made for us. They turned out great...thanks Cass!

Muir Woods & Highway 1

Our last weekend before ALL the rain decided to show up, we drove out to Muir Woods. It's about a 30 minute drive from our place and $5/person to get in. The woods are a great place to go if you want to see some tall and old Redwood trees.

It's pretty amazing how old these trees are. I felt like a dinosaur was going to show up at any time.

It felt good to walk around in nature and the size of the trees is impressive, but we decided that we enjoy the ocean more than the forest so our favorite part was our drive back to SF down Highway 1 to Stinson Beach.

And, of course on the way back we HAD to stop at IN-N-OUT!

A Walk In The Park...

I love walking in the Golden Gate Park and thought I'd share my route. The park has SO MANY great things to see and is so big that sometimes you don't even know what all is in there. I blogged about my walk (here), which is still a cool walk, but this is my new favorite walk. So here it is....

There are trails through the trees but I stay on the concrete path and follow the street. I'm not sure how all the trails connect yet (or if they do connect) so I stick with what I know.

This waterfall is kinda hidden and unexpected. It took me awhile to run into it.

The water from the waterfall flows down a brook for quite a ways then....

...flows into this pond.

After the pond there are lots of meadows and woodsy views with tall trees and lots of green.

And soon after there is this pond with a nice view of the city in the background.

Shortly after the pond, there is a fence with Bison in it (kinda random but cool). And, not too far down the road you will see my personal favorite, the windmill and tulip garden.

And, just a few feet away is the beach.

From the Rose Garden to the beach is probably 1.5-2 miles. Once I get to the beach I turn around and come back the same way so altogether its about 3-4 miles....but well worth it!

Forget the Snow...Come to San Francisco (Part 2)

FINALLY, it was time for the Alameda Flea Market and FINALLY it wasn't raining. The flea market is on the first Sunday of every month and it had rained every Sunday we tried to go. We got up bright and early at 5:30am (it opens at 6) and made the trip out to Alameda. I don't remember the last time I got to watch the sun rise and set in the same day. The flea market is located across the bay from San Francisco. I tried to get a good pic of San Francisco but all these truck are in the way....

There was a lot of cool stuff there like this cone.

My favorite thing we bought was this old wooden calendar.

Brent got some books he had been looking for.

We found these old educational posters at a vintage paper fair a few weeks ago but I thought I'd throw this in with the flea market stuff.

The flea market is a little pricey as far as flea markets go but from what I've heard it's the best around here. The earlier you go the more you pay to get in (we paid $15 each...yikes!). But, if you like that kind of stuff I'd say it's worth it.

After the flea market we headed over to the Mission district where we got some ice cream and enjoyed the sunshine at Delores Park. It's a great park for people watching. Also, there are people who walk around the park selling things such as jello shots, weed brownies, and beer....we just got ice cream though.

Last, we headed out to the beach and ate dinner and watched the sunset.

What a great end to the weekend! By now I probably convinced you to come visit so check out these great plane tickets.

Forget the Snow....Come to San Francisco!! (Part 1)

Last weekend the weather was perfect (sunny and 70 degrees) for some San Francisco excursions so we decided to begin our weekend at the Marin Headlands. It's amazing that this old military base and recreation area are only a 15 minute drive from our house and the busy city. We began with the intent to do some hiking but the stunning views kept us wanting to drive further into the Headlands. So we decided to explore the place and go back some other time to hike.

The drive starts out with views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the city....

...and then the roads begins to turn and you get ocean views....

...then you get to explore the ruins from the military base that was closed in 1960. I loved exploring these old ruins....it was like I had power, and a gun, and I could do anything I wanted....because I was in the military.

Towards the end of the drive the road descended to a beach.

We spent about two hours exploring the Headlands and it was FREE! This trip was Brent's favorite trip we've taken so far (mine is still the bike ride) and it was just a 15 minute drive from our apartment. The only thing we didn't get to do was see the lighthouse. I believe it's free but it's only open from 12:30 to 3:00 Sat, Sun, & Mon.