July 4th Weekend
We stayed in SF for the long weekend and it was lots of fun and pretty relaxing. The weather was GORGEOUS and I got lots of Vitamin D.
On Saturday, I had a slow start and was feeling EXTRA lazy but somehow I got my butt out the door and ran 5 miles in under 50 minutes. I was shocked. So, I stopped at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market and bought some fresh produce and cheese.
Later that afternoon, the Sokol-Juns came over to play in the pool for a bit. It was fun to watch Jack and Reese play in the water while I got some sunshine.
I caught this photo of Reese and Jack together at the end of their swim. So cute.
On Sunday, Jason came over and we went to the Fillmore Jazz Festival. We watched a few performers including Kim Nalley and also stopped by Matt’s apartment down the street for some respite from the sun and Jes borrowed a pair of shorts.
When we got home that evening, we met up down in the courtyard for a Korean BBQ with the Masayas. Susie’s mom packed her a huge cooler of spicy pork and kimchi last weekend and we were lucky enough to enjoy it. Susie prepared and bought all the sides for a complete meal.
On Monday, it was July 4th and I actually had the day off. We had a lazy morning and afternoon while I made chicken tortilla soup for Jes who has been sick all week. Then around 7:00, we walked over to the Caltrain station where a shuttle drove us all the way to Pier 39. 
We walked down to Aquatic Park and Ghiradelli Square and found a small spot on the lawn. We’ve tried to watch fireworks a few times in the past but always ended up with colored fog.
This year, it was clear and we were situated in the middle of the action with music and a perfect view of the show.
Here is a video of the finale. I love fireworks.
Here are the rest of the photos from this weekend.
On Wednesday night (6/29), I hung out with Little J while his parents went out on a date. After enjoying a McNugget Happy Meal, we
played baseball,
This past weekend was bachelorette party weekend for Krissy in LA while the boys were in Vegas for Dayantha’s bachelor party. On Friday after work, Susie, Jen, and I drove down to LA together. It was a long but uneventful drive and I was in bed by 3 am.
The next morning I woke up early go visit Pish for a check on a chipped tooth that I had and also got a cleaning. Afterward, I met up with Brother and Joy who then called the Wangs to join us for brunch at King’s Hawaiian in Torrance. Yum yum!
Later in the afternoon, I got ready and picked up the girls from Susie’s house. My parents agreed to drive us to West Hollywood to meet up with the rest of the girls who had already started some of the festivities. There was pizza and games at the apartment and then we all loaded up into a limo for a night on the town.
The first stop was Hollywood Men, which was a cheesy male show for the bride-to-be. The limo then took us to Blvd3 where we danced and enjoyed the VIP table that was reserved.
Brother, Joy, and Roland also crashed the party since it was so close to Roland’s apartment. Good times…
The next morning, we drove back to SF and I was exhausted. Thankfully I had taken Monday off. Unfortunately, I found a bruise on my right knee, three bruises on my left knee and one of my left arm. To came home with a broken toe and Ti’s legs were all black and blue too. Boy, we had a goooood time.
It was a sunny day today and it happened to be the first day of summer! I came home from work to a sick but chipper husband who suggested that we take a visit to the AT&T store to upgrade my phone. I was eligible for a full upgrade to an iPhone4 and now Husband is a proud owner of my 3GS. Score for me!
On top of the upgrade, I got a cute cover for 50% off! Yesh!!
Afterward, we picked up a six-pack and a pizza from Amici’s and enjoyed them up on our roof. It was a nice way to end the Longest Day of the Year.
With this view, we should hang out on the roof more often.
Hello! We just spent 5 days in Vancouver and got back on Tuesday afternoon. I’ve been in catch-up mode these past two days and finally gotten to posting something about our trip. We arrived on Friday (6/10) around lunchtime and were picked up by Amy’s brother, Eric, and Jes’ parents. That photo above is what we saw as we walked from the plane to customs.
We stopped for a Shanghainese lunch in Richmond and got some tasty dumplings before taking a long drive (in traffic) into Vancouver.
Thousands of people were flocking into the city center to watch the Canucks play the Bruins in Game 5. We happened to be staying in the Westin Grand, which happened to be the center of all the activity. After checking in, Jes took a nap while I explored the closed streets and the crowds. It’s amazing how hockey-crazy this town is. Everyone was wearing a jersey…even our bellboy and concierge! They set up jumbotrons in the middle of 3 streets and fans sat in the street watching the game for free. I braved the crowds and found some interesting characters along the way.
We had dinner at Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar and had a wonderful meal. We had 
Later that night, we met up with some friends that Jes has been playing WoW with for the past few years. They expected him to be 300 pounds since they had never seen even a photo of him and Jes had described himself to be a really obese guy that sat around eating and playing WoW all day. They were pretty shocked to see that he was a rather slim-trim guy.
On Sunday, we met up for a special brunch at Mission Beach Cafe. We happen to know the Executive Pastry Chef who happens to live just upstairs from the restaurant. While the restaurant was filled and there were lots of people waiting outside for a table, Ryan escorted us upstairs to the apartment and we got to hang out in Alan’s kitchen where lots of the desserts are created. We ordered pretty much everything on the menu and they delivered the tasty dishes upstairs for us to enjoy family style.
This place is famous for their brunch and desserts and boy did we stuff ourselves silly with pancakes and bourbon syrup, short rib hash and eggs, and crab eggs benedict to name just a few. It was quite a treat and we had a fun time hanging out.
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