In November 2011, I ran my first 5k! This was the first ever running event that I had signed up for. Tracy is an avid runner and helped me train for this run. Race: Quarry Turkey Half Marathon/10K/5K Official time: 35:18 Rank: 166 out of…
I entered two pies into the berry pie contest at the Alameda County Fair (Summer 2012). I love baking pies but have never entered one into a contest before. I didn’t win anything but it was really fun to be involved with the fair. Below…
Another fun summer goal! Tracy and I threw a 4th of July themed dinner party in our backyard during the 2012 summer. We had just recently purchased our first grill and wanted to make good use of it. We made a ton of food and…
For Christmas 2011, Tracy surprised me with a voucher for a hot air balloon ride. I really appreciated this gift because I know how much he hates heights! We ended up cashing in this voucher in July 2012 because we have such a busy schedule…
My favorite item on my 30 before 30 list! Tracy and I planned out a 9 day trip to Japan and we visited Tokyo, Hakone, and Kyoto. Here are some of the highlights of the trip: Visiting the Golden Palace in Kyoto Doing a walking…
Before going to Japan I downloaded a Japanese survival phrase podcast to my iPod (download podcast here). For several months when I was driving to and from work I would practice my basic Japanese phrases. Being able to speak basic Japanese phrases was a really…
My Mom and I took a quick trip down to Carmel, CA for a relaxing Mother/Daughter vacation. We spent the day at Refuge Spa (Refuge’s website) and then had dinner at Il Fornaio at their Carmel by the Sea location. My Mom and I don’t…
October is apple season in the Bay Area and I wanted to hit up a local organic apple farm. I found Clearview Orchard in Watsonville was open for apple season and had an organic crop (Clearview’s website). Tracy and I headed down there with our…