Some of my favorite blogs… A Cup of JoAnd another thing… Brittany BohnetGeekin’ Out! TechCrunchTechFlashSarah LacySarah AustinSeattle 2.0 The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” QuotesWhat I Learned TodayMy Friends:A Picture Paints a Thousand Words Breakfast with MikeAvery BleuIn My LifeJackie’s JoyJamie of All TradesKeeping up with the JohnsonsMenu a la Marguerite!Moore the MerrierMr. & Mrs. OB Mullins’ Musings My Random Thoughts No Day But Today p.s.Partridge FamilyShelby NycoleTesting Testing 1,2,3The Elhardt FamilyThings Got Weird…FASTYellow Brick Blog _uacct = "UA-3570651-1"; urchinTracker(); Tumblr (3.0; @myaujourdhui)http://btwimkris.com/<p><p class="p1">2011 has come to a close, and with that the busiest year of my life so far is officially over.  Between having a great year at my new job & working crazy hours, I also got married to my best friend.  It was a busy year indeed!  </p> <p class="p1">I’m a bit behind on the goal of this site, which is to document my life.  So friends & family bear with me as I do a little back-posting.  I want to share a bit with you from my honeymoon, work, holiday parties and more.  It’s not only to update you but also for me to have one place for me to keep track.   It seems that with so many places to tell life’s stories I have my own story spread over so many difference channels – Facebook, Twitter, FourSquare, Instagram and now Path. How can you keep all the memories in one place?!  So, although I will continue to update all those channels too, in 2012 I am going to make a big effort to also update this site, my little site, where my story and life events (big and small) can continue to be documented.  </p> <p class="p2">Here’s to more documentation in 2012! </p></p>http://btwimkris.com/post/15272738554http://btwimkris.com/post/15272738554Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:20:05 -0800<p>Our honeymoon to Dubai and the Maldives was nothing short of 16 days of perfection.  We kicked off our trip with a few days in Dubai.  We filled our days with desert safaris, exploring the souks, indoor skiing, and of course time at the pool and sea. </p> <p><img align="middle" height="375" src="http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i243/klande/Dubai.jpg" width="500"/></p> <p>After Dubai we flew into Maldives, just the flight over the islands already took my breath away.  If you look closely you can see the tiny chain of bungalows projecting off each island!</p> <p><img height="524" src="http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i243/klande/Window.jpg" width="500"/></p> <p>Our first stop in the Maldives was a teeny island, Bodu Hithi.  The island had amazing coral surrounding the island.  Right off our swim ladder there was coral where we could swim with hundreds of fish in gorgeous turquoise water. <img align="middle" height="332" src="http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i243/klande/BoduHithi.jpg" width="500"/></p> <p>Our second and last Maldives stop was Soneva Gili.  Here the highlight was undoubtedly our gorgeous open air villa.  The villa was was actually larger than our apartment at home!  </p> <p><img height="332" src="http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i243/klande/Villa.jpg" width="500"/></p> <p>After taking the longest vacation I’ve ever taken… I could DEFINITELY get used to this.  We found the ‘Day Six’ phenomenon to ring true: after six days of vacation, you suddenly find yourself in a state of complete relaxation - thoughts about work and home leave you, the urge to check email subsides, and you’re left with just… you.  It was wonderful.  And then we still had 10 days left to really enjoy it. :) </p>http://btwimkris.com/post/15332962533http://btwimkris.com/post/15332962533Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:22:00 -0800<p><a href="http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i243/klande/?action=view&current=SanFrancisco.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i243/klande/SanFrancisco.jpg"/></a></p> <p>It’s officially been one whole year since Kevin and I moved to the city by the bay.  It’s been a busy year full hard work on new careers, many weddings (including our own), sailing, exploring, Napa-ing, and traveling.  Reflecting on the past year, we’ve done lots of fun things but are still have lots to do to embrace our new city and feel like ‘locals’ here.  In the spirit of making the most of SF Year 2, here’s my SF Bucket List…  </p> <p><strong>Kris’ San Francisco Bucket List:</strong></p> <p><u>Food Bucket</u><br/><a href="http://mamacitasf.com/" target="_blank">Mamacita<br/></a>Tacolicious<br/><a href="http://620-jones.com" target="_blank">Jones</a><a href="http://tacolicioussf.com/" target="_blank"><br/></a><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/nicks-crispy-tacos-san-francisco" target="_blank">Nick’s Crispy Tacos</a> (done - 12/10)<a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/nicks-crispy-tacos-san-francisco" target="_blank"><br/></a>Happy Hour Oysters at <a href="http://www.hydestseafoodhouse.com/Home_Page.html" target="_blank">Hyde Street</a>   <br/><a href="http://dosasf.com/" target="_blank">Dosa</a>  (done)<a href="http://dosasf.com/" target="_blank"><br/></a><a href="http://frances-sf.com/about.html" target="_blank">Frances <br/></a>Wine at <a href="http://www.hotelbiron.com/" target="_blank">Hotel Biron<br/></a><a href="http://www.cafedesamissf.com/" target="_blank">Cafe Des Amis</a></p> <p><u>To Do/Local Travel Bucket</u><br/>Hike to the <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/tourist-club-mill-valley" target="_blank">Tourist Club<br/></a>Go to a Giants game (yes I STILL haven’t been yet!)   (Done!)<br/>Spend the Weekend in Anderson Valley<br/>Sailboat Camping at <a href="http://www.angelisland.com/" target="_blank">Angel Island</a><br/>Stay a Night at Point Reyes <br/>Sail to and Dock at <a href="http://www.samscafe.com/" target="_blank">Sam’s</a>, <a href="http://www.horizonssausalito.com/home/home.html" target="_blank">Horizon’s</a> and Kincaid’s for Lunch<br/>Explore Golden Gate Park<br/>Paddleboard at Sausalito<br/>Weekend at <a href="http://www.lakecounty.com/" target="_blank">Clear Lake<br/></a>Long weekend in Yosemite<br/>Ride in a cable car<br/>Alcatraz tour</p> <p>Anything I should add to my Bucket Lists?</p>http://btwimkris.com/post/10598144257http://btwimkris.com/post/10598144257Sat, 24 Sep 2011 08:01:00 -0700<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrsj46O8QC1qz7dhro1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>All over the web lately I see fall-related posts. Fall food, Fall drinks and Fall weather. For us in San Francisco it’s finally summer and I could not be happier about it!</p>http://btwimkris.com/post/10417067275http://btwimkris.com/post/10417067275Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:14:26 -0700<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr4sxgS0Id1qz7dhro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>August 6th, 2011 - the happiest day so far! </p> <p>I never imagined how wonderful our wedding day would actually be.  Having all our friends and family in one place celebrating us was beyond special. Thank you to everyone who traveled to celebrate with us, you all made our wedding day the most unbelievable day ever. </p>http://btwimkris.com/post/9904429787http://btwimkris.com/post/9904429787Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:44:04 -0700<p>Notice that this blog hasn’t seen any love in awhile?  Yep, that would be because the last three months have been the busiest in my entire life.  Over the last few months I’ve gotten married and worked harder than ever before.</p> <p>But now with the wedding behind us (it was wonderful) and Dreamforce behind me (and it was also fantastic) I am looking forward to finally relaxing a bit, NOT working 14 hour days and actually having weekends again.  Wedding, Dreamforce - and scene!</p>http://btwimkris.com/post/9903642171http://btwimkris.com/post/9903642171Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:26:00 -0700<p>We had a simply wonderful trip to Italy and Sicily. I call this post ‘que bella’ as that is an expression that my adorable niece, Quiara said constantly. As in “Que bella what a nice day!” Or, “I just spilled sunscreen all over my self, que bella!” She used it for positives, negatives, everything. I loved it - que bella. <br/><br/>We started out our trip with a quick 24 hours in Rome. I’ve been to Rome before, so I was happy to take Kevin on a ‘see as many landmarks in 1 day as possible’ tour while we were there - with of course lots of coffee, wine and snacks layered within the tour. We saw my favorite sites of Rome and managed to fit in lots of relaxing time sitting in cafes and eating fabulous food.</p> <p>Stop #5(ish) on the whirlwind tour - Trevi Fountain</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmccqbvRW41qz7dah.jpg"/></p> <p>One of our favorite moments - sipping on a glass of wine late night with this as our backdrop…<br/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmcd4hVtg51qz7dah.jpg"/></p> <p>After Roma, we took a quick train ride down to Naples then a beautiful drive down to Positano.  We loved Positano - especially since there was not a whole lot to do there except, walk, eat, drink and sunbathe.  It was a place that absolutely forced you to slow down and relax.  Just lovely.</p> <p>The beach in Positano…<br/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmcdieia8F1qz7dah.jpg"/></p> <p>A picnic on our deck with a view…</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmcdgf3dD71qz7dah.jpg"/></p> <p>We also got the chance to visit Pompeii, which was fascinating…  This is a main street in Pompeii, you can still see the grooves from the chariots that made their way down this street over 2,000 years ago.  Doesn’t that just blow your mind?!<br/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmcdq9w0hS1qz7dah.jpg"/></p> <p>We then took a overnight ferry to Sicily to see my niece Quiara for a few days.  It was so amazing to see her there living this surreal life in a small town in Sicily.  Quiara lives, breathes and excels in Italian.  She speaks nothing but Italian at home, and I am just in awe of her for picking up a new language and adapting to a new way of life so quickly.  She is quite the amazing girl and I constantly feel like I have so much to learn from her. <br/><br/>Quiara and her loving family - she got sooo lucky to be placed with them.  She fits in perfectly. <br/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmcdx1ssSz1qz7dah.jpg"/></p> <p>Cute little Sicilian boats at the beach…que bella.  <br/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmce25NNfx1qz7dah.jpg"/></p>http://btwimkris.com/post/6231455729http://btwimkris.com/post/6231455729Sun, 05 Jun 2011 17:18:59 -0700<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj1bzg7k8V1qz7dhro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Good morning Whidbey Island!</p>http://btwimkris.com/post/4287157689http://btwimkris.com/post/4287157689Sat, 02 Apr 2011 14:16:03 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhk17i6I0l1qz7dhro1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Dinner at Tao - such an amazing atmosphere.</p>http://btwimkris.com/post/3644349813http://btwimkris.com/post/3644349813Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:25:27 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh5t4vaaOs1qz7dhro1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Unreal, snow on the forecast for SF. This would be the first snow since 1976! We’ll see…</p>http://btwimkris.com/post/3498376680http://btwimkris.com/post/3498376680Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:10:04 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lggr8lWBOD1qz7dhro1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Since the move to San Francisco one of our favorite hobbies, sailing, has been missing from our lives.  And given that San Francisco is one of the best places in the world to sail -it’s been quite painful to not to be sailing here.</p> <p>Luckily, this weekend we get to put an end to our sailing hiatus.  We recently invested ourselves in what I like to describe as a ‘boat timeshare.’  It made sense for us since moorage here in San Fran is SO expensive.  We share a gorgeous 34’ Catalina with a handful of other people.  And best of all, we never have to do any maintenance - which in my eyes would be the worst part of owning a boat. Cleaning boat heads is just not my style.<br/><br/>This weekend we’re doing two days of training to get used to the boat.  We could not be more excited! To top it off - San Fran is continuing to spoil us with this Spring-like weather through the weekend so we’ll be sailing in sunshine and 70 degrees - perfection!</p>http://btwimkris.com/post/3235785809http://btwimkris.com/post/3235785809Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:29:09 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgexcdLiXT1qz7dhro1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Absolutely loving the <a target="_blank" href="http://news.starbucks.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=490">Starbucks Mobile payment</a> app. Now I can pay for my coffee using my iPhone.  This totally feels like the future - I look forward to a world where I don’t need to carry my wallet anymore - just my phone.</p> <p>I also love that I can still see my beloved Paul when I pay via this app! :)</p>http://btwimkris.com/post/3218286603http://btwimkris.com/post/3218286603Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:45:49 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgb82gqqeO1qz7dhro1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Advertising popping up in random places - interesting Bing/Angry Birds advertisement.</p>http://btwimkris.com/post/3183126433http://btwimkris.com/post/3183126433Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:47:04 -0800<p>We’re headed to Italy in May - so excited to see this beautiful scenery: <a target="_blank" href="http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i243/klande/?action=view&current=BG.jpg"><img src="http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i243/klande/BG.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0"/></a></p> <p>And this beautiful girl:<br/><a target="_blank" href="http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i243/klande/?action=view&current=quiara.jpg"><img src="http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i243/klande/quiara.jpg"/></a>:</p>http://btwimkris.com/post/3099978943http://btwimkris.com/post/3099978943Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:49:41 -0800<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lf5jl9mHbp1qz7dhro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My hood. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://btwimkris.com/post/2790609291http://btwimkris.com/post/2790609291Sun, 16 Jan 2011 21:36:47 -0800<object id="flashObj" width="400" height="224" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=711054024001&playerID=42806370001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAABGEUMg~,hNlIXLTZFZk45NBFzfXjH_fcV1fGMncy&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=711054024001&playerID=42806370001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAABGEUMg~,hNlIXLTZFZk45NBFzfXjH_fcV1fGMncy&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="224" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" allowscriptaccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>One Minute on Facebook.</p>http://btwimkris.com/post/2705572602http://btwimkris.com/post/2705572602Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:02:07 -0800<p>I was going to do a recap of the wonderful weekend Kevin and I spent with my BFF Becca… however she did such a thorough and fabulous recap, why try to reinvent the wheel??  Here’s Becca’s post on the weekend: <a href="http://wehavemoorefun.blogspot.com/2011/01/san-francisco-treat.html.%C2%A0" target="_blank">http://wehavemoorefun.blogspot.com/2011/01/san-francisco-treat.html. </a> We had such a wonderful time! </p>http://btwimkris.com/post/2700095015http://btwimkris.com/post/2700095015Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:09:28 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lerzauyCcs1qz7dhro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>With Becca and J-Bo at Ghiradelli Square</p>http://btwimkris.com/post/2673552516http://btwimkris.com/post/2673552516Sun, 09 Jan 2011 13:48:40 -0800<p>Looking back on the past year, I initially think of all the wonderful things that have happened.  I got <a target="_blank" href="http://btwimkris.com/post/422779004/this-just-happened">engaged</a> to my best friend, I <a target="_blank" href="http://btwimkris.com/post/790110416/30th-birthday-party-3-of-3">turned 30</a>, I <a target="_blank" href="http://btwimkris.com/post/960331625/when-the-lights-go-down-in-the-city-and-the-sun">moved</a> to San Francisco, I got my <a target="_blank" href="http://www.salesforce.com/">dream job</a>, we took some <a target="_blank" href="http://btwimkris.com/post/343167870/mexico-recap">amazing</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://btwimkris.com/post/847167277/because-i-am-a-huge-nerd-i-might-a-little-map-of">wonderful</a> trips, and most recently we got our <a target="_blank" href="http://btwimkris.com/post/2434343540/our-new-kitty-she-is-so-so-perfect">dream kitty</a>! However, I’m also instantly reminded of the ‘other’ side of 2010 - I lost my mom, Kevin lost his father, and we left our friends and comfort zone in Seattle.</p> <p>2010 was definitely the year of change.  In that light, I am looking forward to 2011 being a year of settling in.  Settling in to a new home, new city, new job, new family, new marriage - so very much to get used to.  Bring it on, 2011!</p>http://btwimkris.com/post/2602754377http://btwimkris.com/post/2602754377Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:25:55 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lebofbWlXT1qz7dhro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So saleepy.</p>http://btwimkris.com/post/2548916215http://btwimkris.com/post/2548916215Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:33:06 -0800