Monday, November 21, 2005
Brief Highlights of Recent Events: or, too busy to tell you all the good stuff
I’ve had quite a full plate lately, and there’s so many wonderful things that have been happening I’d like to have shared with all you lovely people but time has not permitted me to do so. Even now, I really don’t have time to do any of it justice, but here’s a brief recap with some photos to break the monotony:
Our trip to visit Kel’s sister and her family up in Washington State went wonderfully - Zach met his cousin, uncle, and grandparents, and I got to meet little Nate, just four weeks old but already the owner of the largest television I’ve ever seen (61 inches!). We ate well (delicious meat pie, el sabor authentico), slept well, read well (I blazed through Harry Potter VI - the AssBlood Prince), and even got taken on an awesome bike ride - my first real singletrack experience in years, on a twisty muddy trail through thick ferny woods; it smelled and looked wonderful, and I only fell about half a dozen times, and landed in thick soft forgiving mud so I really didn’t hurt myself too badly. Zach enjoyed the flights, the change of scenery, and the carpeting, which helped him get some traction and learn how to start to stand up. Here’s what it looked like:
We got home and I fought off a cold, then worked my ass off to get ready for a big commission meeting last friday. However, on Saturday we met up with our good friend Jeannette to enjoy some tasty bivalves at the richly historic and deeply satisfying Swan’s Oyster Depot, a place I’ve wanted to visit since I moved to SF. Here’s what it looked like:
After stuffing outselves with oysters and seafood salad, Kel and Z and I drove to the unfashionable part of town to get some rugs so Zach could continue building his standing-up and big-boy-crawling skills. We found two powerfully-hued rugs and brought them home, transforming our sunny yellow front rooms into warm, fuzzy, chromatically provocative living spaces. We are really happy with the results, and Zach seems to like it too. Here’s what they look like:
Sunday Kel went to a party for Zach thrown by her friends from work, where we scored some wonderful toys and some truly amazing quilts for the baby. We are flabbergasted and deeply honored to have examples of such craftsmanship given to us. I spent the time putting together mix cds for thanksgiving, which is my tradition of many years longstanding, and then we hauled out to the east bay to see our friends Dave, Kim, Daisy and Kaleb, where we ate delicious indian food and drank delicious manhattans. I got back by nine, had cleaned both bathrooms by 11, finished my paperwork by 11:30, and slept soundly. A good weekend, all told - though this certainly didn’t tell all.
Finally, just so you don’t think I’ve lost my edge, here are some random images I really liked from the weekend.
rusty dumpster - bayshore boulevard
I’m leaving out a lot of good stuff - homemade challah, a visit from the Penns in honor of Jon’s birthday and the 20th anniversary of the most fun I’ve ever had at a party (11/15/85 - by invitation only), and many other delightful memories. However, I’m out of time, so you’ll have to exercise your atrophied imaginations for those details. Enjoy the start of your week and I’ll try to come back before thanksgiving with something more entertaining. For now, this is all I’ve got.
