#80: Eat Mexican Food In The Mission.
It’s probably a “duh” bucket list item to hit up The Mission in San Francisco for Mexican food. BUT for anyone doubting its Mexican authenticity, cooking abilities, dishes, spices or… tacos, queso or dip of dips, the gaucamole –– you will be sold and flocking in minutes for these 7 reasons: Life doesn’t get much better than the jabanero-rimmed margaritas from Lolo’s off Valencia Street. Here it’s always 5 o’clock somewhere in the colorfully decorated restaurant. SF is home to the “Mission Burrito,” also known as a…
#79: Live Only In Bridge Cities.
I’ve just discovered, I’ve only ever lived in bridge cities. Cities by the coast, hugging a shoreline, with bridges connecting it to the rest of the world. Think I’ll ever live inland? Nope… Born right outside of Washington, DC, I spent the first couple years going back and forth across the Arlington Memorial Bridge in DC. Then, Charleston, SC was home for the next 10 years, and there I was 5 minutes from the Cooper River Bridge. Lacking…
#77: Make A Cork Board From CA Wine Corks.
I’ve been wanting to make a cork board for ages… The do-it-yourself, cork-by-cork kind that takes a rainy Saturday to do. Today, I guess the rain gods heard me, or so it seemed. 20 minutes into Saturday farmers market mode, they opened up the skies right on the Ferry Building and pummeled the tents and ash-colored pavement all around me with dampening, disheartening precipitation. Discouraged by the rain and lack of sunny faces, I wrapped up…
#75: Hang Ten At The Santa Cruz Surf Museum.
In my next life –– the one after world traveler –– I want to be a pro surfer. The beach bum, tiki shack, wine drinking, totally rad kind who makes a living surfing by day and selling sand dollars by night. Looking outside now at the rainy day outside, I’m reminded exactly why I sand and flip-flops make for the perfect second life. Last weekend, Brittany, Paul (one of my new favorite couples) and I went to Santa Cruz, a…