out & about sub categories : dining out, places and travel
Thank you for the Birthday wishes!!!!
You are all soo sweet and awesome. You helped make my birthday SOOO special. You have no idea!
Thank you thank you THANK YOU!!!!
Over a week ago, I vowed to eat healthy so I could totally go nuts on my birthday. If you are gonna go big, you might as well do it on your birthday, right?! I totally GORGED myself and rembered what it's like to have my stomach reach it's maximum capacity! Not pleasant...but totally worth it---especially the dessert part! Be patient, we will get to that in a second!
I started the day off by SMOTHERING coconut oil on my toast for breakfast (sorry not pictured). I'm like totally IN LOVE with coconut oil lately! It deserves its own post for sure! Look out for that soon!
My dad took me out to a really yummy Seafood lunch@ Swan Oyster Depot in SF for lunch!
We always get there pretty early to get a seat. I love going there with him. It's really old-timey & fun.
I thought it was funny to see a Keep Calm and Carry On poster on their walls!
I ordered an Anchor Steam & we got a dozen cherrystone clams on the half shell to start with.
A Thomas Keller Weekend
We had the opportunity to go up to Napa this weekend to celebrate my niece's 8th grade graduation and my sister-in-law's big 4-0! While my parents watched Cooper overnight, Casey and I were able to act like adults and have two amazing meals from two Thomas Keller restaurants in Yountville. We went to Bouchon on Saturday afternoon and Ad Hoc for Sunday brunch! Everything was absolutely wonderful!
Wanna see what we ate? Continue reading→
Goodbye 2009!
We said goodbye to 2009 with lobster! It's been a wonderful tradition at my parent's house for almost 10 years.
Last night we had 25lbs between 7 adults. I'd say that's pretty good, right?
My brother Ryan showed Coop a few of the lobsters.
He was a bit fascinated by them.
2 for 2010!!!
I bought a juicer 5 months before I got pregnant with Cooper. I was obsessed. For the first three months, I juiced constantly. I could not keep enough fruit & veg in my house to quench my thirst. I thought to myself "This 200 bucks was soo worth it! How could I never NOT juice?!"
Then I got pregnant and turned super lazy....The thought of lugging my machine out of the cabinet and cleaning up the mess prevented me from using it. What a waste of a fine machine! Sigh.
This afternoon while Coop slept, I busted out Rhoda (the name I have for my juicer) and made something delightful!
Carrot, Red Pepper, Apple, Ginger & Celery juice:
my lil trip to portland:
I just got back from Oregon. I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE it up there. I'm get nostalgic for Oregon as I went to college there waaaay back when.
I met up with a dear friend in Portland before my visit to Eugene and we had a lil food & shopping adventure!
We went to Pine State Biscuits! I've been wanting to go FOREVER.
Your first vacation, Cooper
You are almost 11 months old. Eek! That means we have to get a move on with your birthday party planning! Yikes.
This past weekend was your FIRST OFFICIAL VACATION!
We went to Lake Tahoe with your Nana, Papa & Uncle Ryan.
i’m sleepy
cuzzzzzz we had a bizzy weekend!
Friday I went to Ikea and treated myself to a yogurt with kiwis & strawberries at Harmony in San Carlos
oh vegas!
This past weekend we went to Las Vegas for a wedding. It was our first time away from Cooper AND our first time to Las Vegas. (thank you mom!)
Such a wonderful trip. Still tired as a result!
People watching was FANTASTIC and the food we ate was killer. Because Casey and I love eating our way through a city, I made sure book some reservations the second our flights were booked.
Here are some of the places we ate:
*Nobhill (took pictures, but the lack of flash made everything so blah! I am NOT going to be that person who is firing a flash in a dark restaurant all night long. It's like being on your cellphone...but worse!)
*Bouchon (Thomas Keller held the key to our hangover cure at Brunch on Sunday)
which included.....
