Our Weekend

This weekend we went to Mendocino with our friends and the boys went Abalone diving. It was an absolutely wonderful weekend. May ended like a lion ... we have been so stressed lately, so the chance to get away was perfect. My girlfriend found a great state park campground and a perfect camp site. We left at 4pm on Friday, survived the traffic and made it to our site by 8:00pm. The traffic added about 1 hr to our drive time, but we entertained ourselves with car games.

The next morning we woke up and Ahmad had already started breakfast (eggs, coffee, french toast)... the boys prepared for their morning dive. We drove into Mendocino to pick up a few misc. items and the guys were in the water by 9:30am.

The girls walked the boys down to the water and watched them hunt for Abalone for a short while. We then went back to the campsite for a much needed shower.... Once we freshed up we prepared some hot chocolate and drove back to check on the boys. It was perfect timing... just as we parked the boys were coming out of the water... and WERE WE excited to find they did indeed catch some ABALONE!!

We drove back to the campsite warmed up the boys... hiked around the state park trails and then feasted!

It was super fantastic to get off the grid for a while!!

Random Items

Wow has it really been that long since my last post.... so sorry... not sure how many people actually missed my posting... but still...

Anyhow, here are a few items I am really liking right now...

First, a french farmhouse milk bottle. I am thinking our kitchen soap would look so great in it or maybe bath salts for the guest bath room...


Next, SHOES... are these shoes not just perfect for summer... I actually agree with Bliss that this is my new favorite shoe buying site!

1. Love, 2. Love more, and 3. may just have to buy... (oh if they were not just a tad out of my price range...)

I have to creadit Bliss for sending me their way!

Has Spring Finaly Sprung

I was reading some blogs and ran across this great post. Brooke lives in Southern California ... away from her friends who are in NYC. This is similar to us, we are in San Francisco away from our friends and family who live in DC, Phili and NYC. Anyhow, Brooke has pulled together what she calls Spring in a Box!

She fills a box with all things Yellow, Orange and bright to cheer up her friends as the last bit of winter rolls out (with the Rain) and Spring as Sprung!


I love this idea and I think I will pull together something similar to send to my friends and family. I love it... so simple but so sweet and it is definitely something that helps you keep close to friends and family far away!

Check it out her blog inchmark! Pictures taken from her post.