Hello, May of last year! It was a busy month of travels and gatherings, but we start the at-home adventures with Taiwan Day at the SF Giants. Cute Taiwan bear bobbleheads this year! We had a wonderful personal block of Taiwanese Americans joining us for the annual night out. The ‘popcorn chicken’ looked like donut…
For our babymoon, we returned to one of our favorite spots: the Harbor House Inn, a beautiful two-Michelin-starred restaurant and hotel on the Mendocino Coast. We had already visited Harbor House for lunch on when we got engaged and returned for dinner on a second trip, and now we would complete the experience with the…
I have nothing but love for Minneapolis, even if they defeated us in both basketball and baseball the week that we were visiting. We were following our San Francisco Giants on the road to the home of the Minneapolis Twins and checking off stadium 28 of 30 on Alex’s MLB ballpark quest. So close! Only…
At home in the month of April. Starting it off with a virtual accountability meeting. Matt Chapman bobblehead day with the Giants. Golden State 5k! I walked most of it, but I was proud to do it at all as I was starting my third trimester. Brunch at Rabbit Hole. And stroller shopping with my…
What a treat it was to go back to Tokyo in April after having just been there in January. Alex went for work, so it was a bit of a last-minute trip that we hadn’t originally planned on. I invited myself along, and while he worked long hours every day, I had lots of time…
I’m back on the monthly recaps! We spent most of January in Asia, so I’m picking up with a combined post on both January and February in the Bay. We definitely returned from Asia with three more bags than we left with! And our first meal back was… Chipotle? Videochat catch-ups We also came back…
December recap! We actually began the month in Los Angeles and ended it in Taipei. But here are some of our adventures around the Bay in between. Our new-old Barbour jackets we got from Goodfight! Mine a re-loved and Alex’s is new. Time to go pick up our very first fake Christmas tree. The Garrisons…
I am so thrilled to share my latest craft project, nearly two years in the making! Ever since I married into baseball fandom (thank you Alex), I started bringing my own hobbies to the ballpark. For the entire 2022-2023 MLB season I was knitting the cutest little hexpuff quilt for my friend’s baby. After that…
It was only a year ago that I started playing mahjong with my friends, but it quickly became one of my favorite hobbies. We loved not only teaching various friends and playing the game itself (it’s actually quite simple to get started) but also collecting various mahjong sets. Alex and I found ourselves scouring vintage…
August, my friends! It was a very full month for us in the Bay, since we were actually around for the whole month, minus one road trip up to Davis, which I’ve still included in the Bay Area recap below. First, a little sewing project for some dear friends of mine! This was a pattern…
This was such a fun and involved project. Last spring, with a new baseball season upon us, I asked my paint club friends what kind of a project I might be able to do in the ballpark while watching a whole bunch of baseball games. They delivered! My friend Stephanie suggested knitting this awesome puff…
August recap! Wow, so much baseball. And a few outings with friends as well. Let’s get right into it! The Giants continue to be #1 in all of MLB! We continue to attend a bunch of their games. I never thought I’d actually like going to so much baseball, but it’s quite a fun experience…