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007 and Martinis

On Saturday night, we went out for our first movie in a theater since Superbad.  The Bangs got us tickets at Kabuki theatre, which serves booze in the balcony section – score!

There was a bar at the entrance and we were allowed to take our drinks into the theater with us.  The seats were extra comfy with consoles and cupholders between each of the seats.

So while the boys enjoyed their martinis, I had a tasty cosmo during my movie.  Overall, the movie was entertaining.  I like this new Bond.

Ladies Night

On Saturday night I went to a bachelorette party for a co-worker and I realized that I hadn’t been out dancing in a very long time.  It started out with a rather tame dinner since we had a few “grown ups” with us.  I made a veil (hand sewn!!) for the bride-to-be and R. brought a pink boa to complete the look.  After dinner, we went to a bar and then a club that was just next door.  Once the grown ups left, there were 7 of us left and we had a good time dancing and booty-bumping with everyone.  The club was CROW-DED but made for a very festive celebration for the bride-to-be.  With a full day of sailing and sun and a dose of Dramamine, I was ready to go home by 11:30 pm.  It certainly wasn’t a crazy late night out but just enough activity for me.  I was asleep by midnight and not too drunk for another day of sailing ahead.

Jello Cake

On Sunday night after returning to the Bay Area, we had Sunday Whitey Supper at the Bangs’.  It was Bang’s turn to cook and he went all out with Sloppy Joes, deviled eggs, and mac and cheese.  Vyl also made a jello cake, which is just that…cake with jello poured on top and chilled.  Soooooo ghetto-fabulous.

A Day in Napa

Today we went to Napa with the Bangs for a day of wine tasting.  The first stop was Patz & Hall where we tasted Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs that were paired with food.  I hadn’t eaten any breakfast that morning so the 6 small pours kicked in rather quickly.  The second stop was Etude.  They had a Cabernet party with chocolate truffles and cheese too.  That really topped off the day and I went to lunch with a nice long buzzzz…

We had lunch at Genova Deli, which is the same one that I LOVE in Oakland.  So, I got my very favorite prosciutto, mozzerella, basil, tomato sanwich.  SO TASTY.

It was a fun trip for my Birthday Eve!!  Here are the photos.

No Bento Box Here!

On Thursday night we had a Pre-Birthday Happy Hour at B Restaurant & Bar.  I was impressed by the number of people who came by to help me celebrate.  These people included: friends from high school, friends from college, friends from work, friends from our trip to Belize, and family too!!  I love bibimpap and I feel no need to compartmentalize my company like a bento box.  Just put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix it up!!

Turns out I may be a connector too.  Among the hodgepodge of people that gathered, we managed to make several connections:

  • Ranee (co-worker) is best friends with my cousin Ishya.
  • Michelle (college friend) was best friends with Ishya’s sister in-law (Debbie) back in elementary school.
  • My high school buddies went to Cal and so did Ranee and Jamie.
  • Van (friend we met in Belize) works at UCSF where he knows a fellow PT classmate of Ranee and Ishya.
  • Billy’s brother works at Yelp! and so does DikShun.

Neato Mosquito, huh?!

Anyway, I had a great time and it was so nice to see everyone together in one place.  I also got to try some yummy cocktails and had my share of the margarita pitchers we ordered at Chevy’s.  Surprisingly I woke up feeling pretty darn good despite the number of drinks I had last night.

Here are the photos from the evening.

She still isn’t 30.

God help me. Our precious Vyl turned only 29 on Tuesday. Ryan said a while ago that he’ll have to kill himself when she turns 30 so I guess he still has one more year to live. We celebrated on Tuesday night with some Italian food and wine. The birthday girl also received 3 bouquets of flowers that night. Aw…

Here are the photos.