At the Smiths

Los Altos, California Our friends Jennie and Jon have had a whirlwind time of it lately: They’ve gotten engaged, moved from Washington, D.C. to Mountain View, California, found an apartment, and recovered from bronchitis. Additionally, Jon quit his IT job for...

Meeting with Maurice and Debi

Los Altos, California We lunched at Habana Cuba in San Jose with our friends Maurice and Debi. They’ve been performing belly-dance as a couple for awhile now, and it’s proved incredibly popular. I marvel at their versatility. Maurice also works a storage...

Hi Bubb!

Los Altos, California After a very pleasant day of recuperation at the Lillys, we dined this evening with our friends Michael and Marilyn. After some initial shyness, Jonah was smitten. He had such a good time running back and forth across their living room, diving...

On to Los Altos…via Seattle

Los Altos, California I had checked AlaskaAir.com, though in hindsight I’m not sure it would have made a difference. The site said everything was a-okay and on time. After deftly avoiding a massive traffic jam on I-205 that backed up almost onto I-5, we were in...

Helana & Co. + Monday night futbol

We had the good fortune to see our long lost friend Helana yesterday afternoon when she stopped in with her husband Michael and their kids Keith and Brett in tow. Michael works as a crane operator for General Motors in Ontario, Canada, while Helana plays Super Mom. As...