# Go on a Crazy, Fun, Whirl-Wind Summer Date.
There are dates (the kind you laugh about over cocktails) and then there are dates (the crazy-fun kind you log in the history books). This recent date #3 with Mr. Tall and Handsome Drink of Water was epic: A walk on the beach at sunset, followed by sweet lattes, followed by a spontaneous trip to the Roman-esque Palace of Fine Arts, followed by fish tacos. I’m still reliving the moments. We took endless sunglasses-on selfie pics.…
#Tackle the Coit Tower (steps).
It’s one thing to plan a visit to the Coit Tower, a Roman-esque monument fixed on the city’s memorable skyline; its silhouette acting as the city’s ‘North Star’ of landmarks. It’s another thing to stumble upon it. Today I, randomly and unknowingly, had walked all the way to the very top of it to make my doc appt. on the other side located at the very bottom. Some 42 minutes after leaving my Nob Hill apartment –– headphones-clad and Google Maps-ready –– I found myself standing beneath the foot of…
# Dog-sit and house-sit for a whole week.
When I got the offer to dog-sit and house-sit for an entire week, I had no idea what I was signing up for. A walk in the park? Complete mayhem? Smooth sailing? Maybe a nice little vacation out of the city? Turns out 6 days, 7 nights, two worn-out feet, two lovable doggers, one mangy feline and one pretty sweet San Jose house later, it turns out this hiatus from city life was an easy walk in the dog park. The…