The Smiths

The Smith's were in town last weekend to kick off a long line of visitors that extends until mid July! I wasn't sure what to expect because Aimee is seven months pregnant, but she was a trooper! The weather was perfect, so we were able to spend a ton of time outdoors. Here's some pics from their trip (Aimee took all these pics).

Lunch at Delores Park

The Marin Headlands

Lands End (my favorite sunset spot)

We had a great time with the Smith's and we look forward to seeing the Henley's next weekend!

Off The Beaten Path

Brent and I were out for a walk in the Golden Gate Park when we decided to try a new trail. We ended up here (The pictures don't do this place justice...and it was foggy):

This bridge connects to a little island in the middle of the water.

And, to make this place even more charming there is this gazebo and waterfall on the island.

You can take these stairs up to the very top where there are some pretty amazing views of the park and the city.

I wish I had stumbled across this place sooner!

Brent and the Beach

Brent loves everything about the beach, except getting in the water. I refuse to get in the water too, so we make a good pair. When I say Brent loves the beach I mean:

He loves to watch Endless Summer, Point Break, and other surfing movies. Our vacations are usually to beach destinations, and recently he has talked about moving to Kauai (because it's too cold in SF).

So, it didn't surprise me when he wanted to visit Mollusk, a surf shop near our apartment. Brent found out about this place because a few years back he bought these his and her prints from there.

Mollusk is the coolest surf shop I've ever been to. I want to get in this tree house SO bad (when I asked they said it's not meant to play in).

They also have this little wooden camper built on a bike. The owner said it really works.

We met with the owner the other day and discussed Brent helping Mollusk with their website (helping means for free). If that happens they mentioned giving Brent some surf lessons.

P.S. You can't really tell from this pic but hey have the cutest kids clothes too.

Rest Assured

You could say I'm a bit of a worrier (It runs on my moms side of the family:) So after the Japan earthquakes and after watching some "what if" show (about what if there was a 10.0 earthquake), I decided it was time to get these earthquake survival kits. I'm just being prepared!

They each serve an important role. The backpack is for the car and is meant to help 2 people survive (sorry if you happen to be in the car with us when it happens....you're on your own....just kidding...we'd share). The little case is a little one person kit for Brent's work. Yes, he is embarrassed to have it so it is hidden under his desk. The big bucket is for our house and has enough stuff in it for two people to rough it for awhile.

And, don't worry, we have a meeting place...and a plan B if I'm across the bridge at work. So, if an earthquake does happen, and if we can avoid getting crushed by buildings, etc....you should know that we should be ok.

Live Now

The idea for Live Now was started by Eric Smith who was diagnosed with cancer. He explains it better than me...here's an excerpt from his website:

My experience with cancer was this; Live Now! Cancer changed the way I ate, slept, and most importantly, the way I live. Before cancer I was like most folks, just cruising along. It was during my treatment, when I started to discover what cancer could gift to me - the ability to absorb every moment as if each one were my whole life. The Live Now Project was born!

Each page of the book (there's over 100 pages) is an illustration with a message of hope, happiness, and healing (I just copied that off the cover of the book:). The pages are perforated so you can tear them out and frame, etc. Here are the two pages that Brent contributed...

You can check out the website and/or order the book here.

More Spring Break Happenings

One thing we have been talking about for awhile is painting one wall of Brent's office. Brent was invited to submit photos of his workspace to a blog called Studio Sweet Studio, which gave me the motivation I needed to get this done. So, this week I went for it!

Before

After

It turned out nice but now we can't decide what to put on this huge blue wall. Hopefully we'll figure something out soon!...I'll keep you posted:)

Spring Break in Chinatown

This week is my spring break (woohoo!). So, I met Brent at his work for lunch and did something I had kinda been avoiding...went to Chinatown. Brent works around the corner from Chinatown and he wanted me to see this fortune cookie shop...so I went.

It's pretty cool watching the women make these fortune cookies. They move so fast. You can also get a free sample...

...and for .50 you can take a picture with the fortune cookie lady! Not a bad deal! I wonder how much it would cost for her to stop working and smile for the camera?

Anyways....I'm glad I finally made it to Chinatown. It wasn't even as touristy as I thought. Although we were probably the only non-tourist in that fortune cookie store.