They keep me sane.
My job can be hard sometimes but I’m lucky enough to have such an awesome group of girls to keep me sane and grounded. With Jes in Salt Lake City this week for a conference, I had these ladies to keep me busy.
On Monday, we went to the Giants game and lucked out on a pleasant evening and a beautiful view of the bay.
They all came over after work for some of the usual hi-jinks and then we headed across the street to enjoy some garlic fries and dogs.
This evening, we went on our Wednesday run and finished 6 miles! Afterward, we had an early celebration of Stephanie’s birthday with Indian food and Ici Ice Cream.
I had a scrumptious meyer lemon ice cream sammich with ginger snaps. Mmm…
A couple weekends ago, we went to the Gilroy Garlic Festival. I’d always wanted to go and we finally went! We drove down to Redwood City to meet up with Jason who then drove us the rest of the way. We got there early enough to get parking at a reasonable spot and caught the shuttle over to the fairgrounds. Stephanie and her husband also met up with us and we also bumped into Jimmy and Eleen! Cool.
It was good but the garlic aftertaste was kinda weird.
We snacked on garlic shrimp and garlic bread and also enjoyed some tasty BBQ and grilled corn on the cob. We had fun tasting stuff and people-watching. I’m glad I finally got to go but I’m not sure I’ll have to go every year.
On July 17th (the day after Dayantha’s wedding), I helped Holly’s sisters and mom throw Hols a baby shower.
It was at Susie’s really spacious loft in Long Beach and we decorated the place with fresh produce and flowers for a “Farmer’s Market” theme.
Patty and Patti also planned and organized the games including a “Guess the Poop” game that involved guessing different chocolate bars/candy that have been smushed into diapers. It was fun watching some of the girls sniffing and even tasting the poop.
Holly loved it and she enjoyed having all her closest friends and family around her. It’s amazing that she’s already 7 months pregnant…she’s so tiny still. Well, she’s due in September and they don’t know the sex of the baby yet. I guess they may keep it a surprise…typical Holly and Roy.
On July 16th, Dayantha married the love of his life and we were all there to celebrate with them at Lakewood Country Club. The ceremony was outside on the lawn and still had a very traditional Catholic touch.
All the babies were included in the wedding including Titus, who had started walking just in time for the ceremony.
They had a cocktail hour inside the clubhouse and in the patio. It was so fun to have all my old friends together in one place again.
Jes was also reunited with his little friend Makenzie.
With all free-flowing drinks and long night of dancing, we also witnessed the progressive deconstruction of Victor: jacket off, tie off, unbuttoned, untucked, and finally shoes off. Classic.
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.
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,
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