For this year’s Thanksgiving, Joe and I stayed in San Francisco. We have some traveling coming up for Christmas and New Years, so we thought it would be better to stay put before the holiday craziness. We had a glorious 4-day weekend, and we made the most of it by seeing friends, taking day trips, … More Thanksgiving in Chinatown + outdoorsy SF staycation
Hey pals! I’m coming out of a packed weekend filled with activities. I got the chance to see all my closest friends in SF, which was a huge blessing especially as the end of the year comes and we’ll all be traveling soon. I cannot believe the holidays are around the corner – I’m so … More Friendsgiving 2023 + brunch date + Marin hike
When I think of Thanksgiving, I have wonderful memories celebrating with my family in upstate New York. But after moving to the west coast 5 years ago, I stopped going home for Thanksgiving because it was too far, and instead, I took advantage of the holiday to travel to different places. Well, this year was … More Thanksgiving in Everglades National Park
Joe and I spent our Thanksgiving last week right here at home in San Francisco. In past years, I usually traveled during Thanksgiving, and this was my first year spending it in San Francisco. The extra time off work plus the emptiness of the city made for the perfect few days of recharging and doing … More Thanksgiving weekend in San Francisco + Point Reyes / Bass Lake hike + Alcatraz Island
Why hello! Is it just me, or is anyone else feeling the holiday rush already? Last week was a busy one as it was filled with activities and seeing friends before we all travel for the holidays. The festivities started on Thursday as Joe and I had a date night at the California Academy of … More Museum night + 2 year anniversary + Friendsgiving dinner + Berkeley hike at sunset + reunited with kava
I hope everyone is staying safe! Last week was super low key as my main goal was not getting sick. Several of my girlfriends have been trickling home for the holidays, and so I had a few dinners here and there to say goodbye for the rest of the year. Joe and I did get … More Outdoor time and craft beer in Pacifica
I’m currently blogging from my phone in a tuk tuk in Kilifi, Kenya! 🙂 A quick update: there was an issue with seeing the pictures in my last post, but that’s been fixed so please feel free to check it out in it’s full version! Also, I wanted to wish everyone a happy, fulfilling Thanksgiving … More Quick update + Happy Thanksgiving
I’m back from Thanksgiving weekend in Puerto Vallarta! Anna, Sarah and I booked this trip since we each couldn’t go home for Thanksgiving (we’re all from the east coast and flights were $$$), but we miraculously found cheap flights to Mexico, and so we packed our bags and I met them straight from my Guatemala … More Girl’s trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
And just like that, Thanksgiving weekend is over. I don’t know about you guys, but I am completely pooped from all the fun this past weekend. I have lots to recap and so I’ll split this weekend into two posts – one on actual Thanksgiving day and one on the weekend following. 🙂 I wasn’t … More Adopted for Thanksgiving + week 12 of marathon training
Hello, hello! Happy Thanksgiving week! This is my first year ever not spending Thanksgiving with my family in upstate New York, and I’m not gonna lie, I’m missing my family like crazy this week. Luckily I had my other “fam” here in California to ring in Thanksgiving with this past weekend before we all go … More Weekend with the fam + Friendsgiving dinner
I Run Like A Girl 