Erik and I love taking weekend trips to Tahoe to mountain bike. This time we took our girl with us and she did so great! We did a 10 mile run in the heat and she trotted along the whole way. Despite the encroaching wild fire and smoke, the weekend was great.
Bodega Bay
Bodega Bay for the weekend—total bliss!
Tahoe
What started out as a terribly stressful week ended with a lovely weekend in Tahoe. Erik and I decided to finally take a Wilderness First Aid course, as both of us spend a lot of time in the back country and feel like it’s our duty to know a little bit about medicine in the outdoors. Both days were chilly and snowy, but despite the weather, we had a great time with our course and loved getting to clomp around in the snow.
The Fourth of July
We never celebrate the Fourth much, but because my mama’s birthday is the day before, we normally try to all get together and combine celebrations. With COVID restrictions in place it made things a little more difficult to plan, but happily we were able to get our pod together for a dinner on the deck.
The Goff Wedding
On October 15 we watched one of our oldest family friends say “I do” to the man of her dreams. None of us ever dreamed of a COVID wedding, but KT and James pulled it off effortlessly. We wished we could have danced and hugged without care, but hopefully that day will come when this pandemic is safely behind us. For now, we are thrilled to biggen our circle and bring the Goff’s in!
Arcata
Arcata is a… special place. While camping spots are hard to come by, and the weather is unpredictable, the landscape is absolutely beautiful and great for a day trip. We took Tenaya on her first (and to this date, her only) mountain bike ride, played in streams and rivers, ate pasta under the stars, and hit up every natural food store we could find (there are many). The 118° drive home was less than ideal until we drove through the famous Northern California redwood groves which cooled the air and left us speechless.
The Palace Hotel
When we were little, my grandma used to take all 10 of us grandkids to Christmas tea in San Francisco. But one year the tea served mini hotdogs and my granny was so outraged that we never went back. So when this Christmas rolled around, my mom and I had the idea to restart our tradition and take my grandma to tea at the Palace Hotel in SF. We all went and got our makeup done and then headed over for tea. But as luck would have it, they only serve high tea on Saturdays andit was a Tuesday. Sigh.
Alas, we decided to eat lunch anyway since we were already there and starved. The food was mediocre, but the atmosphere was lively so we ended up having a great time. Hopefully we can take my grandma to a proper tea when we are in NYC this spring.
Where is your favorite spot for tea?
Serena