Jackies Birthday 2020
Yep, even though its 2020 and no one is doing much celebrating. Neither are we but in our case, Jackies best friend Dina put together a fancy dinner for us! Then a birthday song and cake!
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Jackie, San Francisco 2018
This photo of Jackie is from a trip to San Francisco to move Sasha into USF dorm. This is a restaurant in the neighborhood of Marina District.
Our Routine Malibu Drive Turned Into an Epic Detour After January’s Heavy Rain
Jackie and I drive to Malibu almost every week via the 101 to Las Virgenes Road (Malibu Canyon Road), dropping straight down to PCH. You’ve probably seen plenty of those golden-hour coastal shots on the blog already. But this particular Saturday morning in January 2026 was different. Southern California had just come off an unusual…
Encino, CA October 2025
Took a short walk around Encino where I live. While leaving the house I was on the phone with a friend and at the same time took the camera. I spent a some time and many walks around Ventura Blvd. mostly early in the morning to get some exercise on recovery days and without a…
Malibu Weekday Morning Walk
Had a spontaneous walk through Malibu with Jackie and Meesha. Me and Jackie woke up early and drove through the morning traffic, stopped to get coffee and took the scenic Malibu Canyon Road to a spot in Malibu overlooking some of the best views in California. Malibu, CA We are no strangers to Malibu. We…
Meesha is almost a year old Pomeranian
Meesha is almost 1 year old. Her birthday is in February and we are going to have a birthday party for her. For a Pomeranian, she has so much energy and jumps much higher than I have ever seen for a small dog. Meesha loves to take drives in the car with us especially when…
Arrowhead in 2022
Living near the San Bernardino mountains we like to take a few days and drive up to the mountains to either Big Bear or Lake Arrowhead for a few days. Most of the time we go as a family and have a few days of snow in the winter or sun in the summer. Its…
Malibu Restaurant on the Beach
We have been going out to dinner quite often. My kids decided on Paradise Cove restaurant. We have been to this specific beach many years ago. We did rent a cabana nor went to the beach as it was a weekday. Just made reservations and drove there. I like driving Jackies car on longer distances…
One Month Two New Cars
In the midst of all the 2020 craziness and madness on our side of the family in 2021, we decided to upgrade our vehicles. First was Jackie was sick and tired of her old Lexus ES350 which she drove since 2008! She has been talking about getting a new car for years. I was the…
Top of Reseda
I do quite a few bike rides in the San Fernando Valley at least once a week. Sometimes I find a few cool places with views. On the north side of Reseda Blvd. there is a hiking area around Porter Ranch and there are quite a few of them. I also have another photo from…
Malibu Sun
In the pre-COVID days going places and just hanging out was something we used to do. This is Jackie in a Malibu shopping center. I miss going out with my camera and just walking around, drinking coffee, and feeling alive. When I go through my archives I always seem to find photos that luckily were…
Newly Discovered Family
A few posts ago I posted an update to my original post on new family addition. Btw, the original news post is here. It has been an amazing experience and we have been getting together as much as possible and considering a once a month meet. This meet was about the birthday of Jackies brother….
Kiss Statue
From my recent road trip to San Diego with family is the Kiss statue near the Waterfront and the Maritime Museum. The statue is a sailor stealing a kiss from a nurse at the end of World War II. For size reference here Jackie and Sasha next to it. We were there for a late-night…
San Diego in 2020
Took a road trip to San Diego during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) with my family. We rented a house near the beach and just hung out with our kids for a few days. It was great to just relax and spend time out of town. The beach was overcast for most of the trip. Yet, it…
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco end of 2019
This past week went for a 5-day vacation to Puerto Vallarta. We have been on a few trips to Mexico and its been about 2 years since our Cancun trip from which I did not post any photos. My wife Jackie booked this trip so that our kids can unwind during winter vacation. Sasha has…
