{"id":13045,"date":"2017-07-11T16:18:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T21:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/?p=13045"},"modified":"2023-10-05T21:07:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T03:07:17","slug":"is-california-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/11\/is-california-paradise\/","title":{"rendered":"IS CALIFORNIA PARADISE???????"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>just got back from the most beautiful four days in california. is california actually paradise? very tricky, right? i get suckered by the peaches, excellent produce, beautiful views, so many trees, the sunlight, water restrictions, good governance, the casual possibility of kayaking. highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>walking at twilight to chez panisse cafe with dan<\/li>\n<li>seeing the very first peet&#8217;s (!!!!!!)<\/li>\n<li>buying mad cheese at the cheeseboard<\/li>\n<li>cheese cheese so much cheese<\/li>\n<li>salads, everywhere<\/li>\n<li>seeing dan&#8217;s parents<\/li>\n<li>the most precious wild tiny strawberries<\/li>\n<li>the sweetest rehearsal dinner in boonville<\/li>\n<li>sharing a hotel room with dan and matt<\/li>\n<li>dancing with dan to &#8220;to love somebody&#8221; by nina simone at evans&#8217;s reception<\/li>\n<li>dan doing the bicycle in the corner of the dancefloor<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.domperignon.com\/uk-en\/champagne\/vintage\/dom-perignon-rose\/2004\">dom perignon rose<\/a> at evans&#8217;s wedding (first taste of dom perignon! oh ma lord)<\/li>\n<li>the merriman\/wu family<\/li>\n<li>marin airporter &#8212; so civilized<\/li>\n<li>coffee + croissants<\/li>\n<li>the view from the airbnb in kentfield<\/li>\n<li>steam room at the cavallo point spa<\/li>\n<li>the hot tub at cavallo point<\/li>\n<li>the marin county farmer&#8217;s market and the not-bad children&#8217;s music CD we bought for levi<\/li>\n<li>sleeping the latest (8:15am!) at our airbnb &#8212; old lady sleep person!!! how can it be?<\/li>\n<li>wearing leis at dinner for carolyn<\/li>\n<li>amos + levi<\/li>\n<li>TOO MUCH OTHER COOL STUFF TO EVEN GET INTO IT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/marin-airporter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13067\" src=\"http:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/marin-airporter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/marin-airporter.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/marin-airporter-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/FullSizeRender-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13051\" src=\"http:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/FullSizeRender-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/FullSizeRender-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/FullSizeRender-2-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_7986.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13050\" src=\"http:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_7986.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_7986.png 749w, https:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_7986-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_7986-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_7979.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13049\" src=\"http:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_7979.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_7979.png 750w, https:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_7979-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/bookbinderlocal455.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_7979-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; 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