too short

Weekends are too short.  We’ve had some nice weather lately and we made the most of it on Saturday and Sunday.  On Saturday we went out for brunch and to do a little shopping.  I love it when the Gap Friends and Family Sale rolls around.  IMG_1031The St. Patrick’s Day Parade also rolled down Market Street and there were a bunch of people dressed in green and ready to party.

IMG_1065After Kumquat’s nap in the afternoon, we went back outside and had a few drinks at Hi-Dive.  We were all in shorts that day!

IMG_1067On Sunday, I went out for a run in the morning and ran past the burned down construction site that made the news last week.  It’s crazy how close it was to home.

IMG_1102Later in the morning, we went to the California Academy of Sciences. Then we took a long lunch at Pacific Catch where the rolls and poke were pretty ono.  I can’t wait for our trip to Hawaii next month!

When we got home, everyone took a good nap (including me!) and I still managed to get the laundry done.  Oh how I wish I still had one more day.

 

Happy Friday

IMG_0968Happy Friday and Happy Weekend, Everyone!  I don’t know about all of you but it felt like a really long week to me.  Salud!

Second Dinner

We joke about Kumquat being a hobbit since she’s always begging for some of our dinner after she’s already eaten hers.  Maybe we’re a FAMILY of hobbits considering what we did tonight.  This evening around 8:30, Jia texted to say that her landlord (a crab fisherman) dropped off two live crabs.  She didn’t know what to do with them so she actually drove them up to SF and dropped them off to us.

IMG_0946They came in a cardboard box and looked dead.

IMG_0947Jes put one in the sink and as soon as he turned the water on, it started to move around!  Creeeeepy.

Here’s a video of the poor guy trying to stay alive.

He steamed them while I went out to pick up a bottle of white wine, lemons, and butter.

IMG_0952When I got home, one was cooked and the other was waiting in the sink for his turn.

IMG_0956We ate the smaller crab tonight at 9:30 after we had just finished dinner around 7:30.

IMG_0957This is a true picture of gluttony.  The two of us just sat there quietly cracking, dipping, and eating while the kid slept in her bed.  Freshly steamed live crab really is tasty – especially when it’s free.

IMG_0958I took apart the larger crab and got this much meat out of it.  I think it’s at least 3 cups of crab meat.  We’ll have to figure out what to make for dinner tomorrow.  Crab fried rice?  Crab cakes?  Mmm. Mm.

layover

We got an email a few weeks ago from Dad saying that he and Mom would be taking a 24-hour layover in SF on their way back from a pastor’s conference in Florida.  That was just this past weekend so we got to see them on Sunday.  IMG_0801We met up at Beach Chalet for brunch and were treated to a table right by the window with a clear view of the beach across the street.

IMG_0803We ordered beignets and I had the corned beef hash and eggs.

IMG_0809Yum.  Jia’s eggs benedict with crab was also tasty.IMG_9503

Afterward, we took at walk around the SF Zoo, which was just down the street from the restaurant.  It was fun to see Kumquat run around with her grandpa who got  A LOT of exercise that afternoon.

IMG_0849For dinner, we went to Silver House and feasted on noodles, pork, fish, rice, veggies, and everything else you can think of.  So glad they were able to make a stop to see us!

yummy treat

IMG_0723Look what’s in my neighborhood!  Humphry Slocombe just opened in the Ferry Plaza in place of the my favorite gelato place.  I lost my passionfruit sorbet for a scoop of Secret Breakfast.  Yippee!

IMG_0750I got a scoop today and managed to eat the whole thing without Kumquat noticing.  It was mine…all mine…  🙂

Friday Commute

When I left for work on Friday morning, I heard the traffic report just as I was going up the on-ramp to the bridge.  They reported an overturned SUV just before Treasure Island and to expect long delays.  Just a minute before, I had 3 emergency vehicles pass me.  No wonder.  Luckily my on-ramp is already on the bridge so I didn’t have to fight the 101 back-up.  I stayed on the far right lane and we all just crept along smoothly with all the action happening on the far left.  My commute to work usually takes only 15-20 minutes and traffic is typically light so the fewer number of cars having to squeeze by really helped.  IMG_0681As I approached the scene at a snail’s pace, I got a clear view of the accident.  Crazy.  In the 7 years I’ve been driving to work, this has not yet happened on my commute.  How do you flip your car in such a narrow roadway anyway?!  Fortunately, I was only about 10 minutes late to work just in time to join Stephanie for our Greasy Food Friday breakfast.

IMG_0687On my way home, there was another accident at the 280-101 interchange so my westbound commute on the bridge was slower than usual.  What a crazy Friday.  It’s just funny to think this is a heavy traffic day for me (10-minute delay both ways).  I’m pretty lucky right now and I certainly do not miss LA traffic.