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OK, it has taken me forever to get my pics off our digital camera. So be ready to view lots of fun pics.
This is Curt with his truck loaded up to head to San Francisco. If I remember correctly Curt headed out on Feb. 15. That was the beginning of our new life in the Bay Area. And so far we love it. This was a good move for us.
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On March 5 Jen and Dave had a going away party for us. They were wonderful hosts. We are lucky to have such good friends who wanted to throw a party for us. And we were also so lucky to have so many people attend our farewell gig. We miss you all and hope you come for a visit.
Here is the link to the pictures from the party.
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My mom and stepdad, Fred, helped Curt and I with our move. Mom and Fred drove me and Joey up here after the movers packed all of mine and Curt's stuff in a moving truck. Mom and Fred also stayed up here for about a week to do some fun touristy stuff. We spent time in Chinatown, Alcatraz, North Beach, Monterey, Berkeley, etc. Here is the link to a few pics we took while they were here.
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In July the Reuterman bunch came out for a visit. Deb had some work to do in the city. So David and the kids came out for part of the time she was out here. Curt and I met up with them at Fisherman's Wharf for dinner. We had yummy seafood. Afterward it started getting chilly and as typical tourists the bunch only had T-shirts and shorts on. So they all (except Shauna--who had on jeans and a jean jacket) had to buy San Francisco sweathshirts to wear with their shorts. :) It was great to hang out with all of them. The kids were all good and we all had a great time. Come back soon guys! Here is a link to a few more pics from their visit.
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In August Erica and Casey came out for a visit. They flew in on a Friday and left on a Tuesday. (Casey mentioned to me that they plan their vacations around eating. Works for me!) Friday night after Curt and I got off work we had dinner at Triple Rock Brewery. Yummy garlic fries!!! (I am making myself hungry.)
On Saturday we met Katie and Mari Flo and their kids for breakfast. After that we headed to the city. We walked through Chinatown--touristy part and then the "real" part--where they have the crazy food hanging in the windows and all that good stuff. We had some good and cheap food there. Then we went on an Alcatraz tour. (Now, Curt and I have been there twice and while it is cool and all I think I can only go one more time. There are night tours and I think that would be cool and creepy.) After the tour we were at the Fisherman's Wharf so we had a seafood snack. Casey had Clam Chowder. And Curt and I each had Shrimp and Crab cocktail. It was so GOOD! And you can buy these from a guy working at a counter outside. After that we headed to North Beach for a delicious Italian dinner. We waddled back to BART after our enormous dinner.
On Sunday we had breakfast together. Then Erica and Casey headed to Sacramento to visit her artist friend. And Curt and I went to an Oakland A's game.
Monday they came back in the afternoon and the four of us met in the city (after work) for dinner. We had dinner in Haight Ashbury and then walked around. The fog was pretty thick that night. It was creepy and cool to walk through it.
Then Erica and Casey headed out Tuesday. We enjoyed your visit guys!!! Here is the link to the pics from our camera and from Erica's. There is no link to Casey's pics because he took all of them on his cell phone and I am not sure if he has figured out how to get them off yet.
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Curt's dad, Ed, came out the first weekend in October. I didn't take any pics--but he did. On that Friday night Ed, Curt and I went to a ballgame. D-Backs vs. Giants. And the D-Backs won! Ed was looking forward to trying some garlic fries. They were pretty good. After the game we headed home.
On that Saturday we had a lazy morning. Ed and I headed out for breakfast at about 8:30 a.m. We got to our fave breakfast place--The Drunken Boat--and it wasn't opened yet! Ed was like, What kind of breakfast place isn't open early? I said, Well, this is Berkeley. Then I looked down the street and it was deserted. Apparently Berkeley doesn't wake up too early. So we headed to IHOP. Later the three of us headed to the city. We walked around Chinatown, the touristy part and the not so touristy part. Had some food. Then we headed to North Beach for an early dinner. Good food. Headed back to Berkeley on BART. While riding home I asked Ed if he wanted to hit Trader Joe's to get some 2-buck Chuck. (He had come out to drive our truck back to Missouri--in case you didn't know, he bought our truck.) So we headed to Trader Joe's and Ed bought a whole case. Curt said he never thought he would see his dad buy a case of wine. :) After we got home we decided to go to ... you guessed it ... Triple Rock. I told Ed he had to try the garlic fries there. And he agreed with me that they are better than the ones at the ballpark.
Then early Sunday morning he headed toward home.
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My friend Shelly came out in October to celebrate our birthdays. Shelly is a single mom of 10-year-old twin girls. So I encouraged her to come out sans children. (Don't get me wrong, I love Hope and Jade. But I thought Shelly deserved her own vacation.)
Shelly came out on a Wednesday. So that night we headed to yup, Triple Rock for dinner.
Then Thursday she spent the day in the city while Curt and I worked. We had dinner in Berkeley at a pretty good Italian restaurant we found when Mom and Fred were here. Friday, Shelly was again on her own during the day. She spent the day in Berkeley and ending it at the day spa I go to getting a massage. Afterward she and I took BART into the city to meet Curt. We headed to Haight Ashbury for dinner. We walked around the area. We headed to a bar and sat at a table for 10-15 mins with no service. So we left.
Saturday we had a lazy morning. About 3 we headed to Sausalito. (Shelly wanted to see the Golden Gate and there is an ar
ea that you can get a great view and pics, too.) So we get to Sausalito and there are a zillion people there. Well, it was fleet week and there was an airshow. So Curt dropped Shelly and me off at one spot and went to look for parking. People were watching the planes. There was a little grassy area and I noticed a woman with a glass of wine. I told Shelly, we need to find out where she got that wine. So we found a little cafe with a very rude server. But we got our glasses of wine and headed to the grassy area. Soon Curt came back. So we sat around just enjoying the great weather. Soon the airshow ended and people started clearing out. After that we had a great view of the city. So we stuck around a little longer. We decided to walk around. We passed by a Christmas shop. So Shelly and I entered it and Curt went to a nearby bar that was certain to have to football on TV. After our shopping spree we met Curt at the bar. We had a few drinks and some popcorn and just had fun hanging out. After we left we headed to the spot where you have a great view of the bridge and we took some pics. There were a lot of people there with the same idea as us. But we had a great view and I think we got some good pictures. Afterward we headed home, had some pizza and watched "Farenheit 9/11." I had seen it before--but it is a really good documentary.
Sunday was my birthday. I watched "Monsoon Wedding" in the morning. We hung out and I opened some gifts. Our friend Eric came over. The four of us headed to the Thai Buddhist Temple for lunch--had some good thai food. After that we headed back to our place--I opened the rest of my gifts. Soon after that Shelly had to head to the airport. I drove her to the BART station.
I had a manicure and pedicure as a birthday treat to myself. Curt and I had Soul Food for dinner. A woman I work with--her family owns the restaurant. We had really good food and a lot of it. We came home and I had my chocolate cake--which Sharlotte gave me--and some Pinot Noir while I watched "Desperate Houswives." A pretty good birthday in all.
This is Curt with his truck loaded up to head to San Francisco. If I remember correctly Curt headed out on Feb. 15. That was the beginning of our new life in the Bay Area. And so far we love it. This was a good move for us.***
On March 5 Jen and Dave had a going away party for us. They were wonderful hosts. We are lucky to have such good friends who wanted to throw a party for us. And we were also so lucky to have so many people attend our farewell gig. We miss you all and hope you come for a visit.
Here is the link to the pictures from the party.
***
My mom and stepdad, Fred, helped Curt and I with our move. Mom and Fred drove me and Joey up here after the movers packed all of mine and Curt's stuff in a moving truck. Mom and Fred also stayed up here for about a week to do some fun touristy stuff. We spent time in Chinatown, Alcatraz, North Beach, Monterey, Berkeley, etc. Here is the link to a few pics we took while they were here.
***
In July the Reuterman bunch came out for a visit. Deb had some work to do in the city. So David and the kids came out for part of the time she was out here. Curt and I met up with them at Fisherman's Wharf for dinner. We had yummy seafood. Afterward it started getting chilly and as typical tourists the bunch only had T-shirts and shorts on. So they all (except Shauna--who had on jeans and a jean jacket) had to buy San Francisco sweathshirts to wear with their shorts. :) It was great to hang out with all of them. The kids were all good and we all had a great time. Come back soon guys! Here is a link to a few more pics from their visit.***
In August Erica and Casey came out for a visit. They flew in on a Friday and left on a Tuesday. (Casey mentioned to me that they plan their vacations around eating. Works for me!) Friday night after Curt and I got off work we had dinner at Triple Rock Brewery. Yummy garlic fries!!! (I am making myself hungry.)
On Saturday we met Katie and Mari Flo and their kids for breakfast. After that we headed to the city. We walked through Chinatown--touristy part and then the "real" part--where they have the crazy food hanging in the windows and all that good stuff. We had some good and cheap food there. Then we went on an Alcatraz tour. (Now, Curt and I have been there twice and while it is cool and all I think I can only go one more time. There are night tours and I think that would be cool and creepy.) After the tour we were at the Fisherman's Wharf so we had a seafood snack. Casey had Clam Chowder. And Curt and I each had Shrimp and Crab cocktail. It was so GOOD! And you can buy these from a guy working at a counter outside. After that we headed to North Beach for a delicious Italian dinner. We waddled back to BART after our enormous dinner.
On Sunday we had breakfast together. Then Erica and Casey headed to Sacramento to visit her artist friend. And Curt and I went to an Oakland A's game.
Monday they came back in the afternoon and the four of us met in the city (after work) for dinner. We had dinner in Haight Ashbury and then walked around. The fog was pretty thick that night. It was creepy and cool to walk through it.
Then Erica and Casey headed out Tuesday. We enjoyed your visit guys!!! Here is the link to the pics from our camera and from Erica's. There is no link to Casey's pics because he took all of them on his cell phone and I am not sure if he has figured out how to get them off yet.
***
Curt's dad, Ed, came out the first weekend in October. I didn't take any pics--but he did. On that Friday night Ed, Curt and I went to a ballgame. D-Backs vs. Giants. And the D-Backs won! Ed was looking forward to trying some garlic fries. They were pretty good. After the game we headed home.
On that Saturday we had a lazy morning. Ed and I headed out for breakfast at about 8:30 a.m. We got to our fave breakfast place--The Drunken Boat--and it wasn't opened yet! Ed was like, What kind of breakfast place isn't open early? I said, Well, this is Berkeley. Then I looked down the street and it was deserted. Apparently Berkeley doesn't wake up too early. So we headed to IHOP. Later the three of us headed to the city. We walked around Chinatown, the touristy part and the not so touristy part. Had some food. Then we headed to North Beach for an early dinner. Good food. Headed back to Berkeley on BART. While riding home I asked Ed if he wanted to hit Trader Joe's to get some 2-buck Chuck. (He had come out to drive our truck back to Missouri--in case you didn't know, he bought our truck.) So we headed to Trader Joe's and Ed bought a whole case. Curt said he never thought he would see his dad buy a case of wine. :) After we got home we decided to go to ... you guessed it ... Triple Rock. I told Ed he had to try the garlic fries there. And he agreed with me that they are better than the ones at the ballpark.
Then early Sunday morning he headed toward home.
***
My friend Shelly came out in October to celebrate our birthdays. Shelly is a single mom of 10-year-old twin girls. So I encouraged her to come out sans children. (Don't get me wrong, I love Hope and Jade. But I thought Shelly deserved her own vacation.)
Shelly came out on a Wednesday. So that night we headed to yup, Triple Rock for dinner.
Then Thursday she spent the day in the city while Curt and I worked. We had dinner in Berkeley at a pretty good Italian restaurant we found when Mom and Fred were here. Friday, Shelly was again on her own during the day. She spent the day in Berkeley and ending it at the day spa I go to getting a massage. Afterward she and I took BART into the city to meet Curt. We headed to Haight Ashbury for dinner. We walked around the area. We headed to a bar and sat at a table for 10-15 mins with no service. So we left.
Saturday we had a lazy morning. About 3 we headed to Sausalito. (Shelly wanted to see the Golden Gate and there is an ar
ea that you can get a great view and pics, too.) So we get to Sausalito and there are a zillion people there. Well, it was fleet week and there was an airshow. So Curt dropped Shelly and me off at one spot and went to look for parking. People were watching the planes. There was a little grassy area and I noticed a woman with a glass of wine. I told Shelly, we need to find out where she got that wine. So we found a little cafe with a very rude server. But we got our glasses of wine and headed to the grassy area. Soon Curt came back. So we sat around just enjoying the great weather. Soon the airshow ended and people started clearing out. After that we had a great view of the city. So we stuck around a little longer. We decided to walk around. We passed by a Christmas shop. So Shelly and I entered it and Curt went to a nearby bar that was certain to have to football on TV. After our shopping spree we met Curt at the bar. We had a few drinks and some popcorn and just had fun hanging out. After we left we headed to the spot where you have a great view of the bridge and we took some pics. There were a lot of people there with the same idea as us. But we had a great view and I think we got some good pictures. Afterward we headed home, had some pizza and watched "Farenheit 9/11." I had seen it before--but it is a really good documentary.Sunday was my birthday. I watched "Monsoon Wedding" in the morning. We hung out and I opened some gifts. Our friend Eric came over. The four of us headed to the Thai Buddhist Temple for lunch--had some good thai food. After that we headed back to our place--I opened the rest of my gifts. Soon after that Shelly had to head to the airport. I drove her to the BART station.
I had a manicure and pedicure as a birthday treat to myself. Curt and I had Soul Food for dinner. A woman I work with--her family owns the restaurant. We had really good food and a lot of it. We came home and I had my chocolate cake--which Sharlotte gave me--and some Pinot Noir while I watched "Desperate Houswives." A pretty good birthday in all.
2 Comments:
Thanks for sharing the pics 'n everything.
I thought of you two on your anniversary and was sorry that I couldn't call or write. Chicago was fun but busy. I hope all is well with you two (I cannot believe it has been 2 year!).
hey, when you post your photos, make the files smaller before you upload. it takes forever for them to pop up. but glad you finally got them up! all of my pix are on my phone and i have to get them off.
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