Weekend Wrap Up

This weekend was pretty eventful and chock-full of good times!

Friday, I spent the entire day cleaning out our storage at work (my boss and Executive Director are complete hoarders!!), so I was pretty tired after work. I took a little napped at Jared's while he packed for Maine, and then we headed to his parent's house to pick some stuff up before dinner. We went to a cute little Italian place in the Marina called Ristorante Parma, where I had to prohibit Jared from ordering the entire menu. After dinner, I dropped him off at the airport for his red-eye to Maine and then I headed home to cuddle with the dog and hit the hay.

Saturday, I woke up bright and early and took the dog for a walk and then went to CrossFit. We actually worked out on the beach, which was really fun. Afterwards, I went to Sports Basement and bought some new shoes to replace my really smelly, dirty, old running shoes. I ended up getting a pair of New Balance Minimus on the recommendation of Aliza. They are great and perfect for CrossFit because your feet are flatter on the ground and you can spread your toes, which helps when lifting weight.

Pretty cute and comfy!

After that I made some breakfast, took a nap, ran some errands and then got ready to go out. I met up with Aliza at her place and Kyle and her cousin were there. After a drink, we headed to Chinatown for her brother's birthday party. We ended up at Li Po Lounge, which is hands down the weirdest bar I've been to in the City. He rented out the basement and hired a DJ, so after a few drinks we hit the dance floor. SO FUN!

Proof of Chinatown

Part of our 2nd dinner

Around 12:30, we decided to stop and get some Chinese food (HORRIBLE IDEA!!)  then head to a house party of one of Kyle's co-workers. It was basically a college party and all the booze was gone except for random things you wouldn't want to drink anyways. I would have considered it a fail, except I had a hilarious conversation with a gay guy, who from as far as I could tell had only recently come out of the closet, but boy, was he out! After that I went home and passed out!

Sunday (or what I call no alarm Sunday) I woke up at 6:30, chugged some coconut water and went back to bed. When I finally really woke up at 10:30, I saw I had a text from Leah inviting me to Stern Grove with her, her family and Lauren to have a picnic watch the San Francisco Opera perform. I managed to pull myself together and hit the farmer's market before walking the dog. I picked up what I consider a great hangover cure: fresh juice from Lucy Juicy and a croissant.

beet, apple, lemon, giner = Liver Cure

After the dog walk, I stopped at the farmer's market again to get some contributions to our picnic at Stern Grove. I bought some strawberries, olives and cookies. After dropping the dog off at my Dad's, Lauren and I headed to Stern Grove. It was so amazing. It is basically an amphitheater in the middle of a bunch of beautiful trees. We had a beautiful spread, and while it wasn't sunny, the weather was nice enough for San Francisco in the summer.

Yum!

My family has always been really into opera (hence my name), so I recognized a lot of the pieces they played. Actually, when I was growing up we listened to opera every Sunday while making waffles for breakfast. The picnic and performance were perfect for my energy level that day.

 Later, I took a nap (notice a weekend theme here), walked the dog and went to dinner (Italian again) with my Dad.

All in all a great weekend, although I should have done more to pack for Maine. I'm leaving Tuesday night, eeeeek!! Oh well, I'll get it done sometime. Happy Monday and have a great week!

p.s. I think this picture of Serena "reading" her birthday card from Emy is possibly one of my favorite pictures of her!