Boy, Light-up Night has really changed in so many ways.  It used to be a night of friends, cocktails, and hijinks. This is a photo from 2010 when Brother, Joy, and Mommy joined us.

Now it’s about wrangling kids, taking family photos, and getting home at a reasonable time to put everyone to bed.  Regardless, it’s still fun to be out there at the Embarcadero Center to see the buildings light up and watch the fireworks go off.  It’s my official kick-off to the holiday season since it always occurs the Friday before Thanksgiving.

This year, it was super convenient for me since KK’s school is just down the street from there.  What I’ve been used to is scrambling to get out of work on time, braving traffic across the bridge, parking the car at home, and then catching the train as quickly as I can to make it on time.  Last year, Jes was in France and this year was no different.  The difference for me was that I was lugging around TWO kids now.  I don’t know how those single moms do it!

This year, Ranee and Stephanie were on board and met up with us in time for the fireworks.

It was disappointing that the Hyatt did not have their usual lighting of the atrium but we still went over there to see the tree.

Get your fat pants, pumkin-spiced everything, and shopping lists out ‘cuz the holidays are here!