Here’s the official packing list. This part was easy; the hardest part was what to do with the stuff we’re leaving behind. / CHRIS / 4 t-shirts, 3 long-sleeve shirts, 1 pair of pants, 1 pair of shorts, 1 hoodie 7 pairs of underwear, 7 pairs of socks, 1 bathing suit 1 pair of sneakers, 1 pair of walking shoes 1 waterproof rain jacket, 1 hat, 1...
How does one lure a dog into a small, dark space? Lots and lots of treats. We read articles about how to acclimate your dog to a travel carrier, so we bought it a few months ago and took her on some road trips to get used to just being in it. (And to trust that we’ll eventually let her out!) The latest is putting her...
Drum roll, please. WE RENTED OUR PLACE. But celebrated several days too early. Long story short, we had someone in the bag last Monday. Things were moving slowly, but our property manager told us they were signing the lease on Friday. So we popped the cork and celebrated… …Only to find out it fell through on Saturday morning. So after stressing and being mopey all Saturday...
There are things we will miss about San Francisco. But this is not one of them: the toilet, er, alley behind Safeway. This is the alley/bike route behind Safeway on Church and Market. We cut through it every day on our walk to work because to go around it would be inefficient. Today, there was a bag full of vomit....
Tonight we shed some tears because there were jokes about balls, which never gets old. We’re now at that point where we’re having farewell dinners and drinks with friends who we won’t see for a while. Kind of makes you think that life would be way more awesome if every week was about trying to spend time with the folks you care about! ...
Somehow, our neighbor Lila knew that yesterday was the day we needed her most! She took a leap year when she was roughly our age. She invited us over for wine and tasty snacks, and sent us home with these tomatoes since she’s headed out of town. She told us about her travels to India, Nepal, Thailand and Peru and how she learned to just...
OK. Officially freaking out. That’s what the ice cream and wine are for. It would be really disingenuous if we only told you how excited we are. Because we are also: Totally. Freaking. Out. Mostly because we have a mortgage and haven’t found anyone to rent our place yet. But also because we love stability and a steady paycheck and oh my god what...
In exactly one month, our leap year will begin! Today we pumped Holly full of vaccinations, then went wine tasting. Dogs are required to be vaccinated against rabies, distemper, leptospirosis and hepatitis before going into Mexico. Vaccinations have to take place at least 15 days before entering the country, but not more than one year. So the three-year rabies vaccination we got her last...
Chris sold our Subaru in preparation for our trip, but we still see her every day. He was cleaning out the car to get ready to post it on Craigslist when our neighbor stopped by. “How do you like your Subaru?” she asked. “It’s treated us really well,” Chris said. “My old Volvo just died so I’m thinking about buying one,” said the neighbor. And...
Tamara has scoured websites and called vets and government agencies for clear guidance on international dog travel. We now think we’ve found the right information about what’s required to bring a dog to Mexico. Appointments are scheduled for vaccinations, a health certificate from the vet, and getting USDA certification. We should probably start a separate blog dedicated to everything we learn about this...
