dripping with passion

this weekend the boy’s brother brigham and his wife lucia came to the bay! they bought my car from us and are driving it back to utah as we speak. we had such a good time showing them around the city and stanford in the most perfect bay area weather, and had three pretty epic sleepovers in our teensy studio. on saturday morning we went to the ferry building farmers market and brig and lucy loved it as much as we do! we filled up on fresh yummy food and then walked through union square, chinatown and on to north beach. we enjoyed the crispest views from the rooftop, delicious pizza, a stroll along the wharf and the piers and trolley ride along embarcadero and then drove across the golden gate bridge to take in the grandeur from the marin headlands.   on sunday after church we rode bikes around stanford campus as the sun went down. it was so lovely and happy. we sure love these two! having family in town is just so great. i love showing people i love the places i so...

  i have been planning an epic christmassy (i just really like that word!) day in the city all december. the boy blocked monday the 22 off – declined phone calls and set aside interview prep – and i schemed up the perfect plan to see all my favourite holiday things around the city without leaving us feeling super rushed (there’s too many things to fit into the 8 or so hours we had!). it turned out to be an absolutely glorious sunny day, and my itinerary ran almost perfectly :) we started at the ferry building, which i always adore, but especially with some garlands and twinkle lights. we got some miette macaons and did some people watching. then we walked down pier 14 for amazing bright views of the city and the bridge.   our next stop was city hall. i’ve been wanting to go inside this beautiful building (isn’t it just so grand and pretty?!) since i moved to the bay area, but it is only open workweek hours! the gorgeous interior left me gawking, especially at all the su...

there’s so much celebrating to be done and merriment to be had! this past week has ben fullll of christmasy festivities, and now school’s out and christmas vacation is here!! the boy and i are trying to bundle up in preparation for our whirlwind east coast tour (we’re going to columbus, pittsburgh, new york city and boston – two days each!) and in the meantime i am  soaking up all the cheer and joy and mirth in the christmastime air. last wednesday, michelle, kelly and i went to the nutcracker! i haven’t missed a year seeing the san francisco ballet perform this most magical of ballets since i moved to the bay area. i absolutely adore the nutcracker, and especially sf’s version, and most especially the snow scene, which always makes me tingly all over and misty in the eyes. unfortunately it was raining hard that night, and it took michelle and i two hours to get to the city. we missed almost the entirety of the first act before intermission, but as we scurried into the opera hou...