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First Weekend of Spring

Daylight Saving Time is, as usual, messing with my sleep schedule and everyone is crowding me on the sidewalk with their sudden ambition to go outside and run.  It’s funny that as soon as I got back from Tahoe, the sun decided to come out and the rain stopped.  Hmph.

Anyhoo, I spent a good part of this first weekend of spring outside and in a sports bar. It’s the beginning of March Madness so I was at Pete’s on Friday night.  With the warm weather and the buzz of college basketball, the bar was PACKED.  Luckily Victor got a table upstairs and we could see three different games at the same time.  By the end of the night, Cal had won and a drunk guy standing next to us stole one of my cookies!  I SO wanted to punch his lights out but he was too sweaty and gross to deal with.

On Saturday, Jesse was rail meat again for a race that went out past the Golden Gate Bridge and into the Pacific Ocean. They came in 5th out of the 7 teams competing and he had an awesome time.  I guess racing in the ocean is different than in the bay since he had to go out and buy a knife, harness, tether, beacon, and whistle.  Crazy!

Meanwhile, I took at walk to the Ferry Plaza and got a taste of the Kimchi Fried Rice at one of the newer stands.  It was pretty good but way too much for one person.

In the evening, I met up with the girls to celebrate Patty’s birthday.  She’s the one standing next to me in the photo.  We had to jump from bar to bar until we found the right one but we had a great time wandering the streets in heels.  I even got to stop for a late-night bowl of ramen before catching a cab home.

On Sunday, Jes went out for a leisurely sail with a different captain so I walked to Downtown to use my Gap coupon but ended up just picking up a pair of earrings.  At the end of the day, I met up with the boys at Pete’s again to watch Cal lose.  Better luck next year, Bears.  By the way, with all the upsets this year, my tournament picks have gone down the tubes.

Hot Pot Sunday

We had Sunday Supper at the Bangs’ for Chinese New Year and it was super tasty.  Vyl (as usual) went all out with the thinly sliced beef and pork, fish and beef balls, tons of different mushrooms, and everything else you can think of. I made almond jello and boxed brownies for dessert.

Jack had his Superman outfit on and boy has he started talking!  At one point in the car on the ride over, Jes said “When did you get so noisy?”  Jack can identify the different people in the room now and he has an Uncle Bang AND and Uncle Bong (Phuong).  Hilarious.  Thanks again for all the prep you did, Vyl!

McWineFest

Last night the PediRehab girls and I had an evening of Chicken McNuggets and wine on the roof of my building.  It was a calm evening in the break of two rainstorms so it was perfect for our plans.

Ordering food for the 5 of us and Jesse was ridiculous.  We ordered 30 McNuggets, 2 McWraps, 3 large fries, a McChicken sandwich.  On top of that, Jes warmed up Patty’s tofu nuggets in our oven since she had given up meat for Lent.

To make things more interesting, we ate by the light of a mini MagLight.  Everyone brought a bottle of wine, Patty brought the cups, and rooftop Happy Hour was complete!  Jes actually joined us for the first time and then a husband and a boyfriend showed up a little later.

To top off the night, we played McNugget Buddies Bingo – yep, you read it…McNugget Buddies Bingo does exist.  I happened to open the cabinet in one of our smaller treatment rooms at the hospital the other day and found this awesome awesome game.

It was a gorgeous night in the city and we had a lot of good laughs and a happy happy time.

Night Out

The Winter Olympics has taken up all of my attention this past week so I’ve been at home glued to the TV for pretty much every night after work.  Last night we watched the first half of short track speed skating before heading out.

We took a 10-minute walk to Gallery Lounge to meet up with the cousins and I got a big hug from Ranee, who came back from NYC to celebrate her brother’s birthday.  Fortunately for me, they were showing the conclusion of the speed skating competition there so I got to drool over my favorite Olympian with my girls.

Slides and Street Food

This morning I got a text from Michelle to see if I was interested in checking out some food carts at a Precita Park in Bernal Heights.  I’m always up for street food so at 10:30, she picked me up with Jack in the backseat and we were on our way!  When we arrived, the vendors were still setting up and Michelle’s friends Lauren and Johnny were there setting up their stand.

They started Pearl’s Kitchen, which is what they call a “Part Time Deli” featuring a corned beef sandwich and some other Jewish delicacies that they didn’t have with them today.  With some time to kill, we went to the playground where Jack got to climb up the structures and go down the slides over and over again.  He was getting a real kick out of his new found skill of climbing up a ladder and going down the mini slide.

Once the carts were ready to go, we ordered a pizza topped with chanterelle mushrooms and I picked up a coffee creme brulee and a corned beef sandwich.

Jack absolutely LOVED the creme brulee and would run away with his spoon to make sure he didn’t have to share.

The corned beef sandwich was savory with a light rye bread that was pretty good and I usually HATE rye bread.  They also had a cart that sold grilled cheese sandwiches that had a massive line.  TLC was also there interviewing people there for a cheese episode for one of their shows.

Here are the rest of the photos.

Dinner and Drinks

Holly was in SF for a short business trip and we got to hang out on Friday night.  We had dinner at Absinthe and had a tasty meal.  Take a look at the cute plate they gave me for my oysters! Afterward we met up with the Masayas for drinks at Sugar Lounge and had a fun time catching up.  Nights like these make me wish she wasn’t so far away.