Last weekend was a well rounded culture weekend for A and I. We loved the SF Symphony on friday night date night. It was amazing how quiet the audience gets so the music can explode in the room. (We also laughed that when the music stops everyone takes that opportunity to cough, fidget, sneeze, whatever they need to do. It's like we are all holding our breath to hear every single note). I felt completely immersed in a different world. It's not often that one gets a chance to relish this kind of experience. We loved it.
On Saturday we enjoyed the Cartier in America exhibit at the Legion of Honor museum in SF. This, too, was a fabulous experience. Any girl who dreams about wearing tiara's and elaborate sparkley jewels will love this exhibit. I hear SF is the only place it will be in the U.S. so come on out to SF and be dazzled!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Two Thumbs Up!
That Takes the Cake gets two thumbs up from A and I. We stumbled across this little cupcake shop on Union Street in SF last weekend and just had to try it. D E L I C I O U S!
Go to the website...They have cocktail cupcakes on Saturday nights. What a fantabulous idea!
Go to the website...They have cocktail cupcakes on Saturday nights. What a fantabulous idea!
Friday, January 15, 2010
Date Night
Two half price tix to the San Francisco Symphony thanks to Groupon and a free dinner at Hahn's Hibachi won on the Jack London Square Facebook page.
Haiti
Visit the American Red Cross website to see how you can help.
Mobile Fundraising: I think it's impressive and convenient that you can text "Haiti" to 90999 to donate $10 to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief Effort. This is so simple. If everyone did this, we'd all be giving a little, but Haiti would get a lot. (That's profound)
I spent .20 cents on texting to support the mobile fundraising, because I think it's a great concept. It's a simple message easily spread via social networking media (facebook, twitter, etc.) Brilliant!
Mobile Fundraising: I think it's impressive and convenient that you can text "Haiti" to 90999 to donate $10 to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief Effort. This is so simple. If everyone did this, we'd all be giving a little, but Haiti would get a lot. (That's profound)
I spent .20 cents on texting to support the mobile fundraising, because I think it's a great concept. It's a simple message easily spread via social networking media (facebook, twitter, etc.) Brilliant!
01.13.10
On a day that work began for me at 5:30 am (in the dark), this scrumptious rainbow appeared outside my window and brightened my morning. Priceless.
Sedona
2009 closed out with a bang! We spent Christmas week in Sedona, Arizona. Luckily enough, we were there for a very rare occasion of SNOW! It was my sister's first official White Christmas (despite her attempts to have a white christmas in Boston).
We enjoyed the change of scenery, visited Meteor Crater (experience the impact!), the Petrified Forest (really old wood turned to beautiful rock via mineral replacement), forged trails in Red Rock Country (Bell Rock loop?), and traveled the wilderness by train watching for bald eagles and their nests. The most fun activity, however, was participating in Red Rock Fantasy. It was a contest of christmas light displays. They were themed and absolutely scrumptious. We got to vote for our top 5 out of 20-ish and it was tough to choose! It turns out I voted for all three of the winners.
Fun Geology Fact: Sedona is at the edge of the Colorado Plateau. The Colorado Plateau is rather large encompassing parts of the four corner states and is a plateau (go figure) which was uplifted as a result of various plate tectonics. The Grand Canyon is cut through the Colorado Plateau. In Sedona, we were looking at the side edge of the Colorado Plateau and seeing many of the same geologic layers visible inside the Grand Canyon. Fun!
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Mirror Day
Happy Mirror Day! Also known as palindrome day. Today's date is 0102 2010.
Welcome to 2010. Happy New Year!
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