Looking back at the past month or two, I realized that even
while consumed with work, I was able to do some cool things close to home.
As part of Lyndsay’s week of leaving, similar to my Lisapolooza,
a group of 8 girls made the trek to Hog Island Oyster Company in Tamales Bay
for some fresh oysters and good times.
Picking the day that just happened to bring a light rain (the first in
months) we came prepared with our cute hunter boots, warm blankets and
umbrellas to go along with our 12 bottles of wine and full spread of cheese,
crackers, salami, chips, dips, salsa, cookies and yes, some oysters. Thankfully the umbrellas weren’t needs but
the wellies were definitely appreciated…it was muddy and my shucking skills
were such that each oyster opened resulted in a burst of salt water.
Looking for a unique date night shortly thereafter, Martin
bought tickets to the Exploratorium After-Hours event. Closed on most evenings,
the Exploratorium opens up one Thursday each month from 6-10pm for adults over
18 to enjoy the space, drink a few drinks and mingle/party while feeling smart
and cultured. We thankfully got there
early and wandered the space, taking our time at each exhibit: me excited to
see that some of my favorite displays from growing up had made the move to the
new space and Martin trying each hands-on-activity, even more excited and
intrigued than me…. I can only imagine his design driven brain working at full capacity
growing up and playing with tinker toys or legos. The crowds showed up around 8, changing the
feeling of the space from a vast learning museum to a Hipster infused club so
we took our leave and headed to the newly renovated Fog City for a late dinner.
While not available to most, I was lucky enough to score two
tickets to the AT&T Pro Am Golf Tournament in Pebble Beach the first
weekend in February. With Martin being
unimpressed by both golf and celebrities, I invited my girlfriend Anjulee to
join me for the day of gawking.
Unfortunately the rains and wind settled in Saturday morning (I swear we
are in a drought) and our day of walking the greens turned into a day of
drinking at the Clubhouse. Celebrities, we saw none, but friends were
definitely made…but I guess that tends to happen when you post up at a bar for
8 hours. We ended the night with curry
fries and mozzarella sticks at a pub near our hotel followed by a trip to
Walgreens for Pepto Bismol…the day of drinking finally took its toll on me and
my 80 year old stomach.
Following our fun night at the Exploratorium, Martin and I
were looking forward to another sophisticated evening at the Symphony, a
wedding gift from our friends Mike and Ron.
Our first trip back in December was Martin’s choice and a classy affair. In February I had my choice, a night at the
Oscar’s, where the symphony played scores from Oscar winning movies while the
movie played on a screen overhead. We
heard and saw some of the greats: Ben Hur, Gone with the Wind, Citizen Kane,
Wizard of Oz and Robin Hood with commentary prior to each segment to further
our film and music knowledge. For a
movie lover, it was perfect and I am already looking forward to next year.
And finally, my mom and I celebrated lucky number B3 with
our third anniversary of Bubbly and Bingo.
Put on by Le Donne d’Italia, the women’s Italian group of North Beach,
my mom and I have gone for the past two years using the Sunday event of Bingo,
champagne and Italian lunch as an opportunity to catch up and bond. Our first year we failed to get even one
bingo and last year our only winnings were at the raffle… This year we decided
to share the event and invite our friends …13 in all! I somehow convinced the college girls (all
but Jo) to come (but with free champagne the arguments were limited) and they
were joined by McKane, Anna, Colorado Erin and the Ladies from the Lake! The champagne flowed, the good times were had
and we left with some pretty hefty winnings….Dori won a bingo (or as she called
out “Whoop!”) Sue, Sabine and my mom all won a raffle prize and my mom
unknowingly won the grand prize bingo…it just took a few additional rounds to
realize it and by then she had to share the port with four others.
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