2022 is almost a wrap, and 2023 is just around the corner. For us, the highlight of our year, in the midst of inflation, rising interest rates, war in Ukraine, and global warming, has been our family, friends, and the people around us. You have made our lives colorful, cheerful, and healthy, and we appreciate you from the bottoms of our hearts. #EveryDayIsABlessing
If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you’ve probably heard of “housing elements” – plans that every California city need to update every eight years to set goals for housing development based on projected growth.
If that sounds super geeky, well, that’s because it is. But it doesn’t make it any less important, especially if you’re considering the affordability of homeownership in Silicon Valley.
For example, here’s a Mercury News article with a map of where the City of San José would like to build 77,500 new homes in the next ten years.
The day after Christmas — or Boxing Day — doesn’t have anything to do with the sport of boxing, but it does have a lot in common with other sports. Here’s what we mean…
For me, Boxing Day is a foot race to the stores to return doubled-up or unwanted gifts and to take advantage of deals that inevitably pop up the day after everyone opens their presents. Even if I don’t have anything to return or a particular item on my mind, I love the rush of a good sale and the flurry of people emerging from their holiday haze. Look for me at the mall the morning after!
Recovering from an onslaught of family and feasting is more like a lazy game of golf on a Sunday afternoon. It takes a little time dragging yourself out of bed and getting into the swing of the game. But once you do, it’s all downhill from there. So maybe it’s more like going up a ski lift and coming down the mountain. As long as there’s hot chocolate at the end of the journey, I’m there.
This year for our holiday card photo, we visited the El Capitan Hotel in the quaint and quiet Central Valley city of Merced and posed for some candid shots with their famous oversized nutcrackers. As you can see, we had a lot of fun with the photo shoot.
We encourage you to stop by the El Capitan when you’re passing through town. And send us photos from your favorite holiday spots!
AAA estimates that about 113 million people will travel for the holidays, with more than 100 million of them traveling by car. That’s a huge increase of 3.6M travelers over last year, and the latest sign that we’re growing more and more comfortable with post-pandemic living. But it could only take one viral surge to turn an entire industry on its head again. How are you getting to grandma’s house this year?
