It’s Little J’s 2nd Birthday and I was there to share his birthday dinner of turkey loaf and cake. He wore a birthday crown and was a little scared of the birthday candles. He opened up his gift of Tonka trunks a garage rampy toy I bought him and he seemed to be very excited about it. Happy Birthday, Little Man!
Here are the rest of the photos.
On Tuesday (10/20), Project by Project SF had their Kickoff Event at Press Club. It’s a brand-new chapter for the organization and they were hoping to raise some money and gain some awareness. There was a raffle, plenty of wines to taste, and lots of people who had RSVP’d through Facebook.
Susie asked me to be one of their photographers for the evening. I had the 5:30-7:30 shift, which was much slower than the later shift so my photos are mostly of the venue and people registering…<sarcasm>pretty exciting stuff</sarcasm>. Having the early shift was actually nice because I got to hang out with friends once they arrived at a timely 8:00 pm. Press Club was nice enough to give us full roam of the place and it was bumpin’ by 8:30 pm. I have a feeling they’re usually not this crowded on a Tuesday night.
Here are the rest of the photos from the event. And here are some cheesy snap shots we took at the end of the night in front of the big PbP banner.
The Masayas
Director of Partner Outreach and Director of Volunteer Management
If the turnout for the Kickoff was this big, I can’t imagine how crazy the but Plate by Plate Fundraiser will be like next summer.
Last month when I went home for Brother’s Bday, I stopped by Sandy and Carl’s place to meet their newborn baby girl. She was born on Jes’ bday and was only a few weeks old that day I visited. Little Mia was asleep for the whole time I was there but I guess that’s what newborns do best. It was great to see Sandy and Carl again and they seem to be doing as well as they possibly can at this point in time. Congratulations, you two!!
Here are some more photos:
A few years ago Ryan said “Dude, when it’s time for Vyl to turn 30 I will die.” Well, she turned 30 a couple weeks ago and so did her college friend Tammy. To celebrate, they reserved the private room at Nihon last Friday (10/2/09) and we had a bumpin’ time eating sushi, drinking whiskey, and hanging out.
Vyl had a tiara but refused to wear it all night so everyone else took turns wearing it for her. Ryan also finally showed up after dinner and he was as alive as could be. I guess turning 30 is not that catastrophic after all.  At the end of the night, we were still hungry and grabbed crepes from the crepe truck nearby.
Here are photos from the party.
I’m officially 34 years and 1 week old today so I thought I’d post some photos from my 34th birthday. After spending my Birthday Eve Weekend in LA celebrating with Brother and the rest of the family, I had a few quieter celebrations back in SF. It was surely a good way to round out the week.
On Monday, the actual day of my birthday, I flew back up on a 6 am flight and got to work by 9-ish. My manager was kind enough to let me go in a little later than usual, which was nice. I’m part of a birthday celebration pool so the co-worker that pulled my name out of hat this year brought me a birthday treat at lunchtime. It was an ice cream cake from Fenton’s and I also treated myself to what we call “Birthday Cheetos”. So, I got a photo of me with my cake and the orange dust on my thumb. Awesome.
My buddies at work also heard that Jes would be working late that evening so they treated me to a Happy Hour at MoMo’s just down the street from my house. They had $4 martinis and $3 appetizers that really hit the spot. This is the photo we sent to Ranee from my iPhone.
On Tuesday, Jes took me to Fleur de Lys for dinner. The staff was friendly and attentive and the food was amazing. To top off the night, Chef Hubert Keller came out and I got to meet him! He’s as nice as he appears on TV and kept asking me if I liked the food.
They also brought out a special dessert made of a butter cookie flower on top of a chocolate mousse. Yum.
So, it was another memorable birthday and I’m feeling pretty lucky right now. Here’s to another fun-filled year of life!! Cheers!
Just wanted to apologize for the lack of posts lately. With some of my loyal fans sitting here with me I thought I’d give a shout out to Eleen, Ryan, Michelle, Susie, Jes, and Victor. I have a lot of catching up to do this weekend. And Happy Birthday, Vyl! I’m having a fun time here at Nihon!
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