Last Saturday, Dan and Ulysses lead the way to Point Reyes National Seashore. We quickly discovered that being 2.5 hours northwest of Sacramento meant that it was about thirty degrees cooler. At first it was a bit chilly but it was easy to forget the cold because it was beautiful and just so nice to be away (how many times have I said this lately?!). And while I’m on the subject, it sure was nice to have a break from the hellish weather we’ve been having in El Capital lately. It’s going to be over 100 degrees for the next four or five days which is lovely! Maybe we’ll have to take another trip to the coast this weekend! So we checked out the lighthouse and hung out there for a while and then made our way to Bear Valley Trail. After lunch we went on an 8.4 mile trek to the beach. Luckily it was a pretty much flat and easy walk, not too strenuous on the body. This all happened, of course, one year to the day after climbing Fuji–kind of a cool thing to do one year later, I guess. It’s sort of like an annual tradition to remind myself that I am extremely out of shape! ;) Well, we all had fun together and it was great to get out with the guys. Here are some pics.
Tags: beach · dan · norcal · Point Reyes · ulysses
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything so here goes a quick update for the last couple of weeks:
Warm Bed
It’s been cold. Really cold. Farah and I have been struggling to adjust to the weather in Sacramento since it’s now winter and freezing at night! (Keep in mind that we come from a much warmer place than all of you Norcal folk) And on top of that, our place doesn’t get much sunlight so that it stays kind of shivery throughout the day, which we are hoping will be an advantage in the summer, but for now, we have to concentrate on making it through the winter! Piling on the blankets night after night and sleeping between the painfully cold sheets only got us through the beginning of December; we just couldn’t take it any longer. So we did a little make-over on our bed and got ourselves a new down comforter and flannel sheets, which are keeping us nice and toasty at night! What a difference it makes to not have to bundle up in multiple layers of clothing and keep from moving so that you don’t touch any unwarmed part of the sheets. And yes, the bump beneath the comforter in the picture is Farah. Sleep tight, baby!
B-ball
On a very cool note, we were able to do something that came completely unexpected. Thanks to Dan, we got to go check out a Kings game a couple of weeks back. It was the first time for both of us to see an NBA game, which I have to admit, was pretty exciting (even from the nosebleed section). We had a great time at the game and I think that we both feel a little more at home now in Sacramento. Thank you so much, Dan. You’ve been so good to us! I hope that we can return the favor someday…
“Go Kings!”
“Which ones are the Kings again? The red or the white?”
Foresthill
Also, we had a nice visit with the parents in Foresthill last week. It had been a while since we went up there (and that’s why Cory got lost on the way) so it was great to visit. M&D have done so much work on the house that it looks amazing. Hopefully we’ll be back again soon for some more R&R, bacon burgers, and Direct TV!!
The City
I tagged along with Dan and Ulysses(sp?) for their annual Chritmas outing to San Francisco and it was so much fun! We started out the day taking swigs of Jack and… I mean, by having dim sum in China Town at Four Seas Restaurant, which is beautifully-decorated and simply exquisite! The dim sum was fabulous and Chinese tea mixed with Jack… I mean, the tea was also very good. We then hung out at Union Square and slowly made our way to North Beach, and had coffee and the best cheesecake that I’ve ever had at Cafe Greco, I think. Don’t quote me on that though. I do know where it is in case anybody wants me to take them there (Eric y Brenda?). The two words that best describe our day in SF are: unconstrained and relaxed. And that is just what the doctor ordered to get me away from my routine schedule. I have been feeling kind of “Lost in California,” unmotivated and uninspired lately–I won’t go into it too much–so it was nice to get away from it all and experience something with a hint of excitement. I only wish that Farah could have joined us. We ended the night with a perfect dinner at Fog City Diner and some drinkies at Oreilly’s Irish Pub. So thank you for the good times, Dan and Ullysses.
Well, that’s about all the time I have for an update today. I’ll try to post something more in the next couple of days…
Tags: as of late · cold weather · dan · Foresthill · Kings · NBA · ulysses · warm bed
