New Restraunt in the Marina

This weekend Jay and I checked out a new restaurant that opened here in our neighborhood. Its called Hot Spud. The whole premise is baked potatoes! How cool is that!

I got one called The Warf - crab, cheese, green onion, and a lemon sauce. Jay custom ordered his, chicken, cheese, onion, and a chipotle sauce. It was SO YUMMY.
Check out our photos!

(My Potato)

(Jay's potato)

Tour of the furnished apartment

So I was talking with Dad today on Google Talk and he was scoping out our apartment via the limited angle of the computer. So I decided to talk a walking tour of our apartment so you can all see what it's like.

ENJOY!

Weather

The weather here is crazy. I still have not figured out what to wear when, and when its going to be cold or when its going to be hot. To help you visualize why this is so confusing I've taken a photo. As you can see our morning weather report is rather complex. There is the "inland" forecast, the "bay" forecast, and the "coast" forecast. So I'm pretty sure that we follow the "bay" forecast; however, it seems that we may also be more close to the "coast" forecast. The other factor that they don't mention is the wind. We get a strong "coastal breeze" here in SF almost every day. It seems to function like a winter wind chill factor on the east coast. So even if the temp is 67 degrees it could feel like it's colder. See why this is so confusing. :)

I hope your weather patterns are simple and sunny today.

Quote of the Day

“.....every time there are losses there are choices to be made. You choose to live your losses as passages to anger, blame, hatred, depression and resentment, or you choose to let these losses be passages to something new, something wider, and deeper” Henri Nouwen

4th of July

This year is the first time in my adult life that I have not been in our Nation's Capital for the 4th of July. It was a little bit sad, I missed the patriotic atmosphere that permeates the city; however, I did not miss the scorching heat and humidity.

Jay had a race in Davis, CA on the 4th. Unlike most of the races we go to this was a huge community event. There were sponsor booths, and music playing across the course and loads of spectators. It was nice to be part of the hubub. That night we cooked burgers and corn on the cob at home and then walked 3 blocks to the Warf to watch the fireworks.

It was great to walk a very short distance there, but it was even better on the way home. We managed to beat most of the crowds and watched the throngs of people stream past our apartment for hours after the fireworks as people attempted to walk, bus or drive out of the Marina. The fireworks were beautiful; they set them off on bothsides of the Bay, so from where we sat we could simultaneously watch our fireworks and the ones happening on Pier 39. Pretty cool, check out the video to see what I mean.




On Monday we took a trip down highway 1. Highway 1 runs right along the coast; so we stopped at several beaches and scenic overlooks. We stopped at a little seafood shop along the coast. It was lovely to drive all the way to Santa Cruz and see more of our beautiful state. Check out flickr for more photos of the weekend.