Birthday Brawl
Jimmy turned 36 earlier this month and Eleen threw him a BBQ a week later (5/15). The food was tasty, the usual peeps were there, and the dogs were outnumbered by babies this year.
Vyl and Bang brought Rowan and he was a new and improved happy-fresh baby. It’s cool to see how he’s changed so much since I last saw him a month ago.
Koa and Brando had a nice afternoon in the backyard until the end of the evening. I don’t know exactly what triggered it but I watched them get into a full-on brawl. Jes had to break it up and ended up getting bit/nipped by Brando in the process. Brando also got nipped on the ear and was bleeding. So of course, they got separated. Bleeding Brando got all the sympathy while Koa was stuck in the sideyard with everyone stopping by saying, “Be a good dog, Koa”. I felt horrible.
The next morning, Koa was limping. In fact, he was limping all week and wasn’t walking normally until Sunday (5/22). Looks like the meathead was actually the one that got his butt kicked by the scrappy one.
Here are photos from the BBQ.
We had a super lazy day today. I got up at 9:30 and lazied around until about 11 to walk the dog. Poor dog. Around 3:00, we finally changed out of our PJs and headed out to the dry cleaners and then had some lunch. We walked down to The Creamery, which is just down the street but we never considered trying it until today. I don’t usually blog about salads but I really enjoyed my hipster lunch. Mine was the baby arugula fresh mozzerella and tomato salad and Jes had the salmon crepe.
Afterward, we went home and watched the last half of the first season of Glee. I just started watching this season’s episodes and found Season 1 on Netflix. So, Jes and I watched the entire season on our DVD that streams “Watch Instantly” material. Yep, Jes likes Glee. Heh heh. It makes sense. He can actually hold a tune (unlike Brother and I) and has said that some of their versions are better than the originals.
On the day before Mother’s Day (5/7), we joined forces once again to play a mean game of wheelchair basketball. Our team played four games and won three of them. We made it to the Semi Finals and lost to the team that ultimately won the whole tournament…not too shabby. Our coach actually did a good job coaching us since he had been playing with the organization for a couple of months now. He even gave me a tip for what to do the next time a big guy tries to steal the ball from me. Yep, that happened to me that day. In the end, we went home as the most decorated team with me receiving the “Least Likely to Be a Wheelchair Basketball Player” trophy and Teresa received “Best Sportsmanship”. Haha.
We just finished our 6th run around Lake Merritt last night and we’re still going strong! It started out with just 3 of us and last night we had 8! Yippee! I feel like Forrest Gump.
To celebrate our new healthier happy hour, we had a real HH at Lake Chalet after the run. It was a warm afternoon, which turned into a mild evening on the lake. We did cartwheels on the grass and shared appetizers and lots of laughs, as usual.
Check out this gorgeous view from our table!
On Saturday, we took a little trip to Napa with the Agustins. We picked up sandwiches from Genova and looked for a place to picnic. At first, we stopped at Mondavi hoping to just sit outside in the sun to enjoy our sandwiches but that didn’t work out. The security guard came by and said they didn’t have a permit for it and proceeded to stand there until we packed up and left. We took a drive down the street and decided to just stop off the side of a small road for an impromptu picnic next to the railroad tracks. It turned out to be the perfect spot.
The next stop was Opus One where we got scolded for trying to throw our trash in their restroom. The front desk lady said they only had one trash can but she was lying. We found a dumpster out back and also 3 more trashcans in the restroom. Well, we still got a tasting and enjoyed a glass of wine with a beautiful view of the area.
The barrel tasting event was fun and Eleen had a good time tasting all the cheese too. Beemster was her favorite that day.
We also met the actual winemaker. She looked so normal and younger than we imagined. She was also so friendly and happy to talk to us about the different wines.
Before dinner, we stopped Alpha Omega for one more tasting and some time out in the sun. They have a pretty cool patio overlooking a big fountain/pool area. I also found out that they actually have a real picnic area! I think we’ll be back there the next time we have some sandwiches to eat.
For dinner, we went to Bar Terra. My favorite was the soft jidori egg and uni in a savory broth. Mm…what a nice way to end the day.
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