Hi friends! I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend. My hubby's grandparents were in town staying with us. We had a great time together, so I thought I'd share a weekend recap. My weekend kicked off with a Friday afternoon hike with my pup. The weather on Friday and all weekend was just about perfect, so an outdoor workout was an awesome way to start my weekend. Harley hates looking at the camera but I tortured her by taking a few photos. On Saturday we had lunch at a local winery, then went to the creepiest house in Silicon Valley, the Winchester Mystery House. We had never been there before, so it was a good place to see with company in town. What makes the 160-room mansion interesting is the fact that its owner, a heiress named Sarah Winchester, continuously was ... [Read More]
Monterey
One Awesome Girls Weekend
On Saturday my old college roomies flew into San Francisco to visit me for a long weekend, and I've had so much fun with them the past couple of days! Neither Meaghan or Marla had been to the Bay Area before, so when their flight arrived a few hours late in the afternoon, we made sure to fit fun touristy activities in. First on our list was visiting the Painted Ladies aka the house from the TV show Full House - which we all were obsessed with growing up! After checking that out, we drove down Lombard Street, then stopped to see the Golden Gate Bridge. Afterwards we walked around Fisherman's Wharf, checked out some seals... ...and enjoyed a celebratory girls weekend drink. After that, we met up with a few people in Meg's family who live in/were visiting the area. We went out to ... [Read More]
Sailboating in Monterey
Hi there! It's Sunday night and I'm sitting here watching the first football of the season. Between having the NFL package with my satellite TV where I can watch any game I want every weekend (I can finally watch every Giants game!), and being in my co-worker's Fantasy League again, I'm pretty excited for the NFL season to begin. YAY for football! Last night my hubby and I had a date night to celebrate his birthday. We headed to Monterey in the early evening to first grab a drink and a bite to eat on Fisherman's Wharf. I tried a pear cocktail that was yummy. It had pear flavored vodka, lemon juice and lemon lime soda. I'd like to recreate it at home - perhaps subbing the soda for a heathy lemonade mix or something? Hmmmm. For my appetizer, I couldn't resist getting crispy ... [Read More]
The Basil Thief
Hi friends! Hope you had/are having a wonderful weekend. Mine has been a lot of fun, and it's not quite over yet! I think that True Blood episodes make Sunday nights a little bit more fun. :) Here are some snapshots of my weekend: I broke my weeklong hiatus from dairy with an even more awesome grilled cheese than I made last week: fried zucchini + cheddar + avocado + tomato [from my own plant] + horseradish mustard on whole wheat = deliciousness. Since it was ungodly hot in my town this weekend, my hubby and I headed to the beach to cool off. We hit a lot of traffic on the way there and were wondering if going to the coast was a good move, but then we got to the beach in Monterey and it was perfect weather there - totally worth it. After beachin' it, we went into town to ... [Read More]