A Thankful Thanksgiving

The Hub and I have spent a lazy day today watching football, reading and emerging from our turkey and stuffing induced hangover.  We had a fantastic Thanksgiving filled with delicious food and wonderful friends.  We are truly lucky to have amazing family, not only by blood and marriage, but also here in San Francisco. For the past few years, The Hub and I have hosted Thanksgiving at our house, but after a noise...

The Perfect Winter Getaway – Part 1: Sedona

A few years ago, The Hub (or, the BF at the time) and I took a 5 day trip to Arizona for his 30th birthday.  We had a fantastic time hiking in Sedona and touring the Grand Canyon.  We went over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, which may seem like a strange time to take that type of trip, but for us it was perfect!  We had a long weekend which allowed us to take less time off of work, the weather was temperate (for...

Haute Dog

I recently discovered Cloud Star Buddy Wash as a new shampoo for Figaro.  I bought the Lavender and Mint scent and damn does he smell scrumptious!  I wanted to eat him up! After the bath, Fig performed his usual post bath ritual of self drying: It looks like Cloud Star has several other products (all natural – which is very important to me!) that I’d like to try for a later Haute Dog post.  I...