We were spoiled this weekend by the good company of visiting friends. Not only did we get to see Vee on Saturday, but my friend Sylvia flew in from New Jersey on Sunday for a business trip, so I got to see her over lunch as well! 🙂
After lunch, we grabbed some froyo at Yoppi next door. I’ve known Sylvia for as long as I can remember — we became fast friends at summer camp one year (we must’ve still been in elementary school!), and were pen pals for years. 🙂 I’m grateful that we still keep in touch and can see each other from time to time, even though we are on opposite sides of the country.
My college friend Veronica is staying with our friend Sue this weekend in San Francisco, so we spent Saturday in the city with them catching up over lunch and relaxing in the park.
Here I am with Sue, Vee, and my 35-week baby bump in front of City View Restaurant in the Financial District.
I just had dim sum a couple weeks ago with Juli in Palo Alto, but I can never get enough! Especially those shrimp dumplings… my favorite!
After stuffing ourselves full, we headed over to Alamo Square for the afternoon to enjoy the beautiful weather by picnicking in the park.
The view of the city from Alamo Square…
We had fun snapping polaroids with Sue’s cool new toy…
An outing with Sue is never complete without some jumping. 🙂
This one’s my favorite! I did a fine job capturing the moment, if I do say so myself! 😉
We stopped by Wonder Dog Rescue in Hayes Valley to see the puppies there. They were so adorable!
Here I am, falling in love:
Here’s to a Saturday well-spent with old friends! Thanks to Vee for snapping this photo of me and the hubby. (It’s actually one of our few photos together during the pregnancy… we haven’t really had a chance to take many.) Come back to visit again soon!
It was a beautiful couple days in the Bay Area this weekend, and we kept ourselves busy running a lot of errands while soaking up the sunshine.
We caught up with our friends April and Ed on Saturday afternoon over some Chicago-style deep dish pizza at Zachary’s on Solano. Some of the best pizza in the area!
We got the Mediterranean and the Meat Special… both delicious!
And I still can’t get over the fact that April, who is one of my closest friends from middle school back East, is now living so close by. 🙂 Hoping to hang out again soon, before I am out of commission for a while!
On Monday, Dan and I celebrated our two year wedding anniversary! We of course both had to work since it was a Monday, but we went to dinner at the world renowned Chez Panisse. Located in the “Gourmet Ghetto” of Berkeley and founded by the famous Alice Waters, it is credited as the birthplace of California cuisine. It frequently makes it into the ranks of the top 50 restaurants in the world, and reservations fill up very quickly. Dan and I were lucky to get a reservation in 8:45… pretty late for dinner, but Chez Panisse was well worth the wait!
Dan surprised me with flowers before dinner!
Pretty anniversary flowers.
Chez Panisse! The mecca for foodies in the Bay Area.
The dinner course for the evening.
Olive tapenade before the dinner.
Candlelight dinner. Note the pretty etching on the glass!
The first course.
Taku river sockeye salmon carpaccio with cucumber and anise hyssop
The carpaccio transported me to heaven.
The hubby loved the carpaccio, too! Patiently waiting for the main course...
Wolfe Ranch quail grilled over fig branches with sweet corn pudding and pepperonata
Chez Panisse's dessert drink menu... everything sounds so good!
Pêche Melba: Peaches in raspberry sauce with vanilla ice cream.
A delicious dessert to end an unforgettable dinner!
They gave us cocoa-covered toasted almonds with candied blood orange peel to munch on before we left. These were really good too! (I only remembered to take the photo when we were almost done with it... oops!)
Happy 2 Years hubby! ♥
It’s been an amazing two years, and although this puts a cap on our status as “newlyweds,” we’re very excited for the many more years to come and all the anniversaries that we’ll get to celebrate with each passing year. We are constantly reminded that it is thanks to our family and friends and all their love and support that we are who we are today, and we feel humbled and so grateful for having all of you as such an important, ever-present, and precious presence in our lives. We can’t wait to build more amazing memories together with each other, as well as with you!
A couple of weekends ago, my friend Sue from college was in San Francisco for some interviews. I spent a Saturday with her and her friend Matt wandering around the city. Here are some pictures from our adventures in San Francisco….
Starting the day off with Roli Roti brunch at the Ferry Building!
The Roli Roti Plate. Best rotisserie chicken ever! The potatoes are also delicious.
After cleaning off our plates, we went inside the lovely Ferry Building.
We decided to try some of the oysters, since they were only $1.50 each!
Oyster Shots!
Sue with her oyster.
The oysters were great! Will definitely have to go get some more there again.
The three of us outside the Ferry Building.
Sue jumping for joy in front of the Bay Bridge.
I jump!
Matt jumps!
Sue jumping again. This would become a common occurence/theme for the rest of the day.
Finding our way around Telgraph Hill.
Matt jumps at the intersection.
Climbing the Filbert Steps... that's right, all 103 of them!
Looking down at the steps... this was still less than a tenth of it. Still a long way to go!
Halfway up, we stopped to smell the flowers.
Almost there! The Coit Tower is just ahead.
The Coit Tower! We made it!!!
Sue jumping at the Coit Tower.
Exhausted from the climb. Excuse my unattractiveness... but I nearly died climbing those million steps.
The view of the bay from the Coit Tower.
Us outside the Coit Tower, after regaining our composure.
Sue jumping on the streets of San Francisco.
My failed attempt at flying.
Matt got a lot of air!
Sue trying to figure out where Liguria Bakery is... when we were right in front of it. lol.
After grabbing some focaccia, we took a break in Washington Park to sit and enjoy the beautiful day.
The pizza focaccia from Liguria Bakery was so good! They gave us so much too; we couldn't finish it.
Walking through Fisherman's Grotto. There were so many people!
We walked past Hyde Street Pier, towards the Aquatic Park...
Finally here! Sue taking photos from the Aquatic Park.
View of San Francisco from the Aquatic Park. We walked all the way from the Coit Tower (the little tower to the left in the distance) to here! It was quite a lot of walking...
Ghirardelli Square and the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
Sue and I with San Francisco behind us, before leaving to go to dinner.
It was so good seeing Sue again, since I hadn’t seen her in over three years, since I graduated from Tech. I wish her all the best and I know she’s going to be one of the best architects the world has ever seen, wherever she goes. San Francisco would be lucky to have her! 🙂
...and I'll end this one last signature jump from Sue!
