It’s so BIG.

Lookee what we got last Sunday (11/14)…a new addition to our Apple family.  This iMac is the biggest one so far (at 27 inches) and it’s so pretty!

Getting it home was quite an adventure.  Jes carried it down to the Muni station, sat next to it on the train, and then had to lug it across the street to our house.  With a new version of Photoshop and this gigantic machine, photo editing should be a lot more fun.

Last Hurrah

Last Saturday (11/13), we threw the Bangs a “Last Hurrah Party” in anticipation of their December baby boy.  We got the Club Room on the 4th floor and it was a great space for their friends to spread out.  The boys had a big tv to watch the football game and there were seats outside to enjoy the warm weather.

I had a big spread of finger foods and Vyl made a really tasty boozy punch for everyone to enjoy.  Bang brought their white board and everyone wrote suggestions for baby names.  Some were good and others were just ridiculous.  I thought it was funny that someone wrote “Jesse” up there.  Everyone thought it was me but it wasn’t.

Speaking of Jes…he was out sailing for most of the day so Jack was searching for him all afternoon.  It’s funny that Jack has become his biggest (maybe only) fan.

Reese was awake for part of the afternoon so we got to hang out and I got a cute little photo of her napping on the couch.

I didn’t have much time to take photos but here’s what I got.

My Apologies

I got a complaint from one of my loyal readers today:

“Do you know how many times I’ve been to beakatude only to be greeted with Monterey Weekend?!  I’m over it.  Let’s get an update already.”

Sorry dude…update coming tonight!!!

Monterey Weekend

We went to Monterey this past weekend and had a nice relaxing time.  We arrived pretty late on Friday night and were pleasantly surprised by the free upgrade to a full ocean view room.  The room was complete with binoculars for me to spy on the otters below.

On Saturday morning, I got up early and went for a run along the water.  The tide was really high and the waves were crashing on the shore.  Fun!

For the day, we went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which was perfect for a gloomy, sprinkly day.  They had a new seahorse exhibit and a cool tank filled with little sea turtles!!  Oh joy!  This shrimp was staring right at me in one of the tanks as if he was waiting for me to take a photo of him.  I couldn’t resist.

By the end of the afternoon the sun came out and we actually got some blue sky.

We always seem to have fun in the gift shop even though we never buy anything.

Before dinner, I got a massage at the spa upstairs while Jes worked out in their gym.  For dinner, we went to a cute little French restaurant called Bistro Moulin.  We had the most amazing spinach gnocchi and my mussels with pommes frites were delicious.

The next day on our way home, we stopped at the outlets to shop for work clothes.  I made a killing that afternoon!

Here are the rest of the photos.