One of my friends I’ve known the longest is Michelle. She was my closest friend in high school and although since that time, our paths have seldom paralleled, we’ve continued to make an effort to stay connected. She and her family moved out to the suburbs of San Francisco about … [ more ]

For the past two years, I have had the privilege of being one of twelve people selected to participate in leadership training course internally at The Motley Fool. Every course lasts six week and is taught by a head of a department (CFO for Finance, CMO for Marketing, etc). We … [ more ]

Selena went to San Francisco about 10 years ago when in college and amazingly was able to do nearly a week’s stay for only $500 (flights included).  One way she cut costs was by taking the bus everywhere, (sometimes without bothering to pay) or by walking. This time around, we … [ more ]

After an unexpected night or trying to finish off all booze (unsuccessfully, there were at least a dozen bottles) with Katie and Susan and Jeff, we awoke groggily, had the last of our free breakfasts at the Doubletree in Los Angeles and hit the road for San Francisco.

It was my … [ more ]

Our last day in LA was the Monday after the wedding. Four couples (plus kids) stayed that extra day with the same intention. We’re going to Disneyland!

Disney's California Adventure

I have (literally) been in Disney’s theme parks in Florida hundreds of times, but this was also my first visit to … [ more ]

Following the beautiful wedding at the Wayfarers Chapel, the cocktail hours began at the Villa. The Villa was technically not a reception destination, but a lavish condo in the nearby Terranea Resort where Jeff and Katie and separately, Katie’s family stayed during the trip to LA. It had three bedrooms, … [ more ]

The reason we were in LA is because of the Wayfarer’s Chapel, this small church on the Cliffside looking over the Pacific Ocean that my new sister-in-law Katie found when living in LA a few years ago and just fell in love with. And she was … [ more ]

There were a lot of small tasks necessary to get prepared for the wedding from trying on the tuxes, returning the tuxes, shopping for booze and other small items for the cocktail hour, but there were also a lot of more memorable tasks as well, such as playing disc golf … [ more ]

There was a lot of wedding related activities to do while in LA, but Selena and I did manage to get a good deal of sightseeing in. We went to the Getty Museum high on the hill in Northwest LA, which is just an exquisite location. We barely looked at … [ more ]

This is one in a series of blog posts going up daily over the next week providing detail about our fantastic two week trip to California.

Selena about to take Kaylee on her first ever flight.

One of the biggest concerns for me was actually getting my family out to LA.This … [ more ]