This month in Doha has been crazy – I haven’t had the time, or desire to update this blog. This morning I finally have some downtime, and so I will slowly chip away at sharing updates from this trip. First, about a month ago at this point, I headed about an hour outside of Doha …
I did two things last week to “reset” and get me out of the rut I was in. 1. I baked cookies. Peanut butter blossoms to be exact. My mom used to make these cookies when I was a kid, and I think I hadn’t had them in about 10 years. 2. Went to London. …
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I am back in Monterey this week for some work meetings, and although it’s been really busy, I’ve been trying to fit in some of my favorite things – including seeing friends, a favorite sushi place, and tomorrow my favorite Mexican place. I am staying at the Embassy Suites near the office, and I scored …
We are still here and hanging on – but this has been a long, trying week! We had some heavy rains last week (like really, really heavy!) and we noticed some water leaking in one of the rooms. As we already have contractors at the house we had them climb up and take a look. …
Sunset on the Corniche. Things have been busy as usual in Qatar – and now I have seemed to pick up a cold, just as the temperature is creeping up! But, I’m trying to enjoy my last week here as much as possible. This past weekend we tried to go back out to the Sand …
We spent the last night of our trip in Victoria, British Columbia. Growing up in Seattle, I was able to get up to B.C. somewhat regularly, but I haven’t been there in years. We were only there for a quick stop, and the weather was pretty dismal. Still, it is a really beautiful city, and …
Our favorite stop on the trip was Juneau! Although we were only there for an evening (about 2pm-10pm), we really packed a lot in! Our first stop was the Red Dog Saloon for some local beer. Afterwards, we headed out to the Mendenhall Glacier. The ice at this glacier is about 1,000 years old. You …
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We woke up early the next morning to take in the scenery as we cruised through the Tracy Arm Fjord. The sky was crystal clear as we cruised through, and the captain was able to take us further into the passage than usual. Also, because the weather was so beautiful, he opened up the heli-pad …
After rallying for the post office in San Francisco, Erin and I headed to Napa Wine Country. We had a free night at a time-share resort and so we wanted to take advantage and get out of town – even if only for 24 hours! We stayed at the Gaia, which is a green hotel located …