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Anniversary Trip: San Francisco Part I

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Ah, San Francisco.

Joey and I spent a couple of really rushed days in San Fran (I read somewhere that only tourists call it that but I can’t help it, it’s so much easier!) back in 2010 and we’ve wanted to go back and “do it right” ever since.  This time around we stayed in the Marina District, gave ourselves a full three days (plus two half days) to explore and made a sort of plan.  Sort of in that we made it the day before but better than nothing, right?

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We got in before noon, shared an Uber with the most talkative 22-year old ever and checked into our Airbnb, where unbeknownst to me, the owner and Joey had arranged for the most beautiful bouquet of red roses to be waiting.  Is that not the cutest thing you’ve ever heard?  I feel so lucky to be married to that perfect human.

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Homebrewing: A One Year Anniversary

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As the title of this post probably suggests, this past weekend marked our one year anniversary as homebrewers!  You should have seen Joey’s face last week when I said “Guess what anniversary is coming up!”  I guess the idea of completely forgetting some important anniversary is a very real fear for him.

In the past year, we have brewed 4 of our very own beers, start to finish.  When we first bought our beer kit, it was because I had been hating the job I was at and had made a master plan to just quit and open a brewery.  I was partly kidding, but I did think it would be a fun hobby to get into and I really wouldn’t mind if it turned into more than just a hobby.  I still feel that way, but for now, homebrewing has turned into such a fun hobby.  It has been a lesson in teamwork, patience, time management, coordination, and all things beer, of course.

And not to sound dramatic, but I truly feel brewing, drinking and experiencing beer (ahem, quality beer) has changed who I am and become an integral part of my life.  Never thought I’d be making grandiose statements of love about beer of all things!  I really feel like we’ve come so far since that first brewing experience.  In regards to taste, clarity and efficiency so I can only expect us to get even better in the next year!  So here’s to another year of homebrewing, albeit in a new location, and continuing to learn more about the process.  And to drinking it, obviously.