midnight

soccer on the golf course in the middle of the night.

san francisco 2010 (!!!!!)


 day one.
spades for seven hours straight. taking in the good weather. the city. "ice cream?! just jaywalk across the street...". tunnel to the homeland. chinatown. golden gate fortune cookie factory. barely making it up the steep san francisco hills. walking many many miles. lombard street. the taxi. musee mecanique. the future nudist. the princess diaries arm wrestler. apparently i'm teasing, lydia is ice cold, amelia is burning, and megan is a fast worker. digging for quarters for the penny machines. fisherman's wharf. union square food court. the sir francis drake. trader joe's.
day two.
alcatraz. ann..ann.. another ann? tax evasion. audio tour. being able to smell the smell of chocolate from the prison. junior ranger booklet. what we did for a picture. more spades with giant cards while learning prison slang. docks full of sleeping sea lions. pier 39. lefty's: a store for lefty's (who knew there was such a thing as a left-handed pen). UV light activated color changing shirts. aquarium at the bay. anemone. starfish soaking up the waterfall. touching pool. sea cucumber. baby sharks! buying souvenirs. cioppani's for dinner. clam chowder in sourdough bread bowls. walking. amazing weather. cable cars. magic store. ghiraRdelli square at night. pier 29 1/2. we're spice girls.
day three.
farmers market. yen yen peaches. oakland. pretty penny. berkeley. beautiful weather. khana peena. ici ice cream. rings. telegraph. yogurtland. bubble tea. creepy guy hitting on lydia. buffalo exchange. lydias broken eye. thrift stores. f*ck that! teenagers..teenagers...i didnt do it. graphic tees. stealing naan. proper etiquette. mean bus driver. blockbuster. king of thai noodle house for tke-out dinner. dear john.
day four.
exploratorium. black sand and magnets, polarizing ice, sounds room, heat sensing video camera, strope camera, color lights, sound measuring gravel walks, sand pottery wheel, vortex, face merging mirrors...the lady who fell out of the wheelchair. infected eye. taking cliche tourist-y pictures. the golden gate bridge. going to the ring lady multiple times. the academy of sciences. dik dik. rainforest. butterflies, aquarium. golden gate park. the salsa class and the salsa man. the giant playground. starlight room fail. the question game. trader joe's. acting crazy and annoying on the bus. scoma's.
day five.
SFMOMA. lost duck art. creeper who followed us back to the hotel. posters. haight and ashbury street. jamba juice. crepes - spinach, gorgonzola, chicken and apples, cinnamon, sugar. japantown. not much there. iroha restaurant. hippie stores. funny shirts. loyal army store. crossroads trading company. rvca. true beauty.
day six.
last day! ): crepevine for breakfast. hugee crepes. running to blockbuster to return the movie. going to the gym after checking out. golden gate fortune cookie factory to make fortune cookies. sexual fortunes. homeless woman asking for change. the cheesecake factory. trying to make up our own game of cards but failing. losing cards. ghirardelli square for ice cream. kara's cupcakes. chilling in the sir francis drake/ westing lobby. playing cards for two hours before going to the airport. running to get candy at the airport. making friends with the policemen at the airport. sleeping all the way home. 

topsail


georgia peach and wilmington mud ice cream. amaaazing.

spent the day at the beach with the girls in the family, rachel, caroline, and heather.
i love these kinds of days.
(:

slip-n-slide

nancy post-slip 'n slide

one of the more successful senior "pranks" in echhs history

fishing

fishing at the waterfowl impoundment. check out that clear water.

pink roses

Our family friend has been struggling to find a wedding cake within her budget so Ping and I offered to make one for her. Unfortunately, we've never had any experience with wedding cakes besides eating them so we decided to make this mini one to see if we could actually maybe do it. Surprisingly, she took us up on our offer after seeing our model cake. Much of my time this month is probably going to be consumed by fondant and cake recipes. I'm excited!