Showing posts with label tocco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tocco. Show all posts

Friday, January 16, 2015

The M-R family

We were so lucky to have Tocco's dad and sister visit us from Germany for a week over New Year's. It was great to catch up again and to show them around our little piece of California. It was especially nice for Tocco's dad to see for the first time where we live and what our life is like so far away. Here are some photos from our trip to Muir Woods, Muir Beach, Mavericks, Half Moon Bay and Pigeon Point Lighthouse (with whales!) with Tocco's family. 







I could make a whole album of Tocco pointing to things














Sunday, October 19, 2014

Happy Birthday Liebe Tocco!


Let's enjoy some sweet pics of you as a child to celebrate. :)
Skiing in Austria
Dressing up for a birthday party
Bremen
In Bremen, Germany
Chile 
Dancing with his sister in Chile
Am Mühlendeich
Home in Lilienthal Germany
Chile (Tocco looks closely at this pic, "Ahh, my enemies... :)
You are the best. 


Monday, September 8, 2014

The Yellow Kite

Tocco won a bet against me (what the heck!) and got a kitesurfing photo shoot as a result. Good for you T-dog, you deserve it.  The photos aren't behaving and won't stay where I put them, so they're out of order, but no biggie. You can see T in all of his glory in any order. When you do look at these, know that you are seeing this man doing his favorite things pretty much EVER in the world: kitesurfing, hanging out with his girl, watching the sunset, vodka-lemonading, talking to all kinds of other surfers, being at the beach. Behold:


Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Seascape


I really love this photo Tocco took today: "The daily ferry commute to work, crossing the bay, a slalom course through one of the largest ship parking lots I've ever seen. I don't even know if I captured all of them. It feels like they are getting more and more each day." 

Friday, June 6, 2014

Tocco, Super(handy)man

I have to say, I'm really impressed by Tocco. He is, without a doubt, the hero of this house renovation. I came home yesterday to find the kitchen counters half demo'ed (the second half getting done today) and new counters measured, cut, sanded and installed. He told me going in that he could do all of this stuff, but it's hard to believe until it's actually happened (several times over).

It would take me weeks, if not months (or years) to get up the nerve to take a sledgehammer to perfectly fine countertops and tile, without ever having done it before. You need a ton of confidence to do these things and be sure you can get them done correctly, in a good style, and in just a day or two. To know that you're not only smart enough, but resourceful enough, and creative enough to do it (not just on this project, but countless others, very big and very small). This is not to say that he's always right or we always agree (see: basement steps, # of coats of paint required, exterior paint color, and whatever else we've disagreed on). But still. Awesomeness

Proud of you, T. Keep up the good work. xo

No, it's not finished. No, there won't be three colors painted on our cabinets. Yes to the gray and white.