head to toe
I took a little time for myself today. In the morning I got a haircut (chopped about 5 inches) and in the afternoon I got a pedicure.
Tiger Time
My day started slowly as I was trying to muster any energy I had left from being sleep-deprived from a month-long struggle with a toddler who won’t sleep through the night. At 11:00, I got a text from Teresa to see if I was free for lunch today. We met up at the deli at 12 and had a quiet little lunch at the deli and I got to hold little Henry while we ate. Ah…it’s nice to snuggle with a little baby in the middle of the work day. It really calms and energizes the soul at the same time. Thanks, T. I really needed that. This is the selfie we took together while his mommy was getting her lunch.
weekend recap
We had a beautiful weekend. On Saturday morning, I went for a 3-mile run and then hung out along Embarcadero with my little girl.
We also stopped for breakfast and a little street music.
We had a fun morning before heading home for her nap.
Later that day, we jumped on Caltrain and sat on the floor in the bike car like peasants. Actually, we felt more like cattle. Heh heh.
We had dinner at Blue Line Pizza and ordered a thin crust AND deep dish pizza for the 5 of us. I liked the deep dish one better than the thin but they were both pretty good. Unfortunately, our table was a bit crowded and I ended up knocking over (AND BREAKING) a wine glass by the end of the meal. Doh!
After dinner, we took a walk down the street and I got this cute photo of Kumquat with her uncle and daddy.
Our ride home was a lot more comfortable and I was surprised to look down and find the little one asleep next to me. Maybe there’s hope for our 6-hour flight to Hawaii in a couple weeks.
Sunday was more laid back. We were home in our pjs for most of the morning. We did make it outside at least once and I’m glad we did. It was so sunny and warm! Who says SF has terrible weather?!
Sunday Playdate
On Sunday, I had a playdate with my friends while Kumquat had a playdate with hers. It started out with dim sum in the morning at East Ocean. Vivian played peek-a-boo with me across the table all morning and she was a riot. It’s so funny how at 9 months, she can already let me know that she’s not done playing and that she needs to be the center of attention. Any time I looked away from our peek-a-boo game, she’d squawk across the table to get my attention. As soon as I’d look over, she’d give me a cute but very sly look. She also enjoyed some of the rice porridge that we ordered.
It was fun hanging out with the girls outside of work and I’m glad that Kumquat was able to spend more quality time with her aunties. I love this picture of her and Mai. Hilarious.
Here’s a picture of Kumquat and Vivian together. Their expressions are so funny. This is one of those photos that will need to be reenacted later when they’re older.
Afterward, I met up with Eleen and Zoe. They were already at the shopping center so it worked out great! I even got to stop by Eleen’s shop. I hadn’t been there since they moved locations. The girls got reacquainted while I shopped.
Later I let Kumquat out of the stroller and I loved watching her run free. It’s not everyday that she gets to run around outside like this without my having to worry about her getting hit by a car or bicycle. It sounds terrible but it reminded me of the days I used to take Koa to the dog park in Irvine.
It was such a nice sunny day. I tried to get a photo of Kumquat and Zoe together but Zoe wasn’t having it that afternoon. Oh well, we’ll have to try again next time.
Thanks to Mai, Stephanie, and Eleen for meeting up with us!
Weekend Sunshine
Weekends are great and they’re even better when the sun is out like it was this past weekend.
On Saturday, we went to our favorite place, the Farmer’s Market. For breakfast, we shared a red lox open-faced sandwich that had a thinly sliced Meyer lemon that was edible. Yum.
After lunch at Il Cane Rosso (no photos of lunch today), I picked up two scoops of Secret Breakfast for Jes and I to eat on our walk home.
The kid fell asleep so we took advantage of the quiet time and spent the next two hours at Hi-Dive.
Three beers and two glasses of wine later (between the two of us), the kid woke up and we were on our way home finally. Aaaah…what a fun morning.
the kindness of strangers
On Friday afternoon, I came home from work, packed up the kid and her stuff, and headed back out to Oakland for a little Happy Hour with co-workers. When we transferred between Muni and BART, the escalator that does down to the train platform was out of service. That meant we’d have to walk down two flights of stairs together with the stroller. So, I packed everything up, folded the stroller, and took Kumquat by the hand. We didn’t take more than 4 steps before a nice man behind me offered to take the stroller down for me. It was so helpful because then I was able to pick up Kumquat and carry her down the stairs at a quicker pace. I thanked the nice guy and we went our separate ways.
When our train arrived, it was packed with commuters heading out of the city. I had Kumquat in one arm and the stroller in my other hand. Once we squeezed our way in, I found a nice spot for us to stand, held the strap hanging from the bar above me, and straddled the stroller to keep it from tipping onto someone’s legs. Before the train even moved, a nice lady got up and gave me her seat. She was too far in the crowd for me to make it over there without plowing a few people over so I declined. Then a lady behind me kindly said, “You should go and I’ll take the stroller over for you.”
Wow, people can be pretty nice sometimes. Or I must have looked really pathetic. Either way, we were snuggled safely in seat amongst the crowd of commuters heading under the bay and down 4 stops to Rockridge Station. And thanks to some very nice strangers, we arrived safely and comfortably and made it to our destination without delay or injury. We also had a nice time at Happy Hour but the ride into Oakland was the most memorable part of the evening. Thank goodness the trains on the way back into the city were super empty.
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