“We need to live on a lake,” he says. “I like this.”

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That’s nearly a 5lb bucket of cookie dough. Ah, America.

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My dreamy hipster outdoorsman!

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Retail therapy. I found my perfect boots!

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@shireenbasha gave me a list!

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Really. Big. Trees.

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America.

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Happily, we did NOT get eaten by a mountain lion.

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Funniest moment of the day: overhearing the volunteers at the UCSC Arboretum making plans to patrol the parking lot regularly “because it’s 4-20 day”. HA!

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Smell the serenity.

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Me: “Oh, you’re from Boston? I went to ND with people from there.” Him: “Don’t tell me you know Erin Fair!?” Me: “YES!!”

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The famous Lone Cypress in Pebble Beach…

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The best medicine for jet lag is sunshine! (I’m so tired.)

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Vacation beer! Mine is brewed with MUSHROOMS.

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I think – though my thinking is impaired – that I have been awake for 31ish hours straight. Finally going to bed. Suck it, jet lag.

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Kelp forest! It’s crowded here today…

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Visiting one of the Elder Gods. #horror

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Two things Mr Snook loves: me and anchovies.

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And I’m OFF to the airport! Many thanks in advance to Ai Ikeda for watching our house and silly cats. 🙂

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There are like 200 people in this queue. COME ON, SAN FRAN.

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Night cap and New Girl. Vacation already rocks.

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The out-of-office message is officially on! Now I just need to pack…

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Now THAT is a sandwich.

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Saw the Lego Movie last night with my SIL, BIL, and nephew Kurt. Pretty good! Discovered later that “Everything is Awesome” was performed by Tegan & Sara, which makes me feel less guilty about liking it. And I LOVED that Anthony Daniels and Billy Dee did the Star Wars voices! (Boo to you, Harrison Ford. BOO.)

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First Sunday night in months I haven’t been online stressing about the frickin’ room reveals. It’s nice.

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Petey’s fave place to lounge is in piles of clean laundry. (Little turd.)

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Packing dilemmas. People of northern California, Indiana, and Arizona: what’s your weather like these days? How much warm stuff do I need to bring?

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