Browse Month: September 2007

PBJ Fun

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On Sunday, we went to Alameda to visit Jimmy and Eleen. We brought the dog along and ventured out to Webster Street where they held their annual Peanut Butter Jam Festival. It was a small street fair with kiddie rides, kettle korn, local crafts, electric car displays, and free blood pressure checks.  It was quite an entertaining morning with Dupree’s old housemates.

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Here’s Jimmy and Eleen supporting their community with their souvenir beer mugs.

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Jes and Koa checking out the electric car.

Afterwards, we picked up our bikes from Jimmy’s house and Jes went for a short bike ride with Ryan and Bang. I didn’t get to witness the disaster but I can just imagine three melters huffin’ and puffin’ across the Golden Gate Bridge and cursing the whole way back to Bang’s apartment. Hm. It sounded like they were all feeling pretty rusty but with a few more rides, they should be ready for a century. Right, guys?!

Later in the evening, the Sokol-Juns came over with ribs and BBQ beans. We got to try out our new dining table and chairs for the first time and it was nice to be seated at a table for dinner again.

Jes and Beak went up the hill…

dsc_8617a.jpgOn Saturday evening, Jes and I went to Frank and Kathleen’s Wedding. Frank is one of Jes’ buddies from his Xpedior days so it was like a mini-reunion for him. The wedding took place at The Fairmont, which is located on California, which means it’s at the top of the hill. We took Muni from our condo, got off at Powell, and then HIKED up the hill. At one pointm it got really steep (looked like it was a 30-degree angle) and was pretty rough – especially since I was wearing 3-inch heels that slipped a little with every step. Those little rubber nubbins on my running shoes could have really come in handy. When we finally made it up the hill, we barely made it to the ceremony and we were pretty winded and sweaty…gross.

The wedding was pretty extravagant with the Grand Ballroom decorated to the nines. Frank got pretty emotional at the altar and Kathleen looked simply beautiful. We had a pretty good time and everyone got to catch up with each other. Luckily, we got a ride home and didn’t have to make the trek back down the hill in a drunken stupor.

Update (9/30/07): Photos from the wedding are ready!

Jack’s Pre-Party

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I went to Michelle’s Baby Shower on Saturday afternoon. As I had written in my card to them, I still can’t believe our melter friends are going to be parents. Oh well…I think they’ll figure it all out by the time Jack is 6 months old. Haha. The shower was just down the street from my home at Michelle and Ryan’s loft. It was great to see Michelle and Ryan’s moms so excited about the arrival of the baby. There were games, food, and of course, lots of gifts. The baby is expected to arrive on November 3rd and we should be collecting our $1000 very soon…muhahahaha.

Update (9/30/07): The photos are ready for your viewing pleasure.

Fort FUNston

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We met up with Jen, Kevin, and Kona at Fort Funston today. It’s a really nice beach where dogs are allowed to roam off-leash located just south of San Francisco. We strolled down to the beach and Koa did a really nice job staying close-by and responding to our calls. He was a bit hesitant going down to the beach area but seemed fine once he saw all the dogs and running space. Kona showed off her ball-catching skills while Koa chased her back and forth. He almost got tricked into running into the water but applied the brakes just in time. The hike back up was much trickier but everyone made it and got a short workout too. We’ll definitely return to this place very soon. What fun!

Here are photos from our afternoon.

Feast at LuLu

imgp0541.jpgWe took Jes out for his birthday last night. We all walked to LuLu and had a family-style feast. The food was your average SF fare and pretty overpriced but I think Jes had a good time. The highlight of the evening was his Glenlivet with a birthday candle. I think it was much better than any birthday cake we could have gotten for him.

Thanks to everyone for joining us and spending a pretty penny. We’ll make it up to you all with a real dinner at our place very soon. Happy Birthday, Jes!

Here are photos from our dinner.

An Evening at the Ballpark

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Susie scored some free tickets to the Giants vs. Dodgers game so we went last night for some tasty baseball food and a little baseball too. It was a comfortable evening with lots of orange-colored people and a sprinkling of Dodger blue. Apparently there’s a pretty brutal rivalry between the two teams and there was a lot of boo-ing and heckling from the stands. We were hoping to watch a couple fights but only witnessed a guy getting escorted out by the cops. I had a Giants dog and some nachos loaded with jalepenos while Susie got a roast beef sandwich from the Carvery. They have some fancy stuff at this ballpark! I got to see this Barry Bonds guy that reportedly hits a lot of homeruns. Nothing spectacular happened last night but it was fun watching him hit the ball and then have the ball caught immediately by the pitcher in the 8th inning. I can see the appeal of going to a baseball game. It’s like a really big and expensive Happy Hour for San Franciscans…it’s too bad that the Giants are in last place. At least they broke their 11-game home losing streak against the Dodgers last night.

Here are some photos from the game. Thanks for taking us, Susie!!