Weekend Update: Open House and Wedding

The community benefit organization that I work for had an open house on Friday. We've done a lot of remodeling and expansion within the last year, so it was cool to get to show it off. One of my co-workers had this really cool Jello dish made with our logo and name. I'm not usually a Jello fan, but it was pretty tasty. 

Saturday was such a busy day! Went to a friend's wedding, and had to dash from the reception to catch a train to San Francisco (more on that later). I ended up not wearing the chiffon dress from my previous post, and went with a floral cotton dress. It was perfect for a June wedding and super comfy for a long train ride. 

The theme of the wedding was centered around wine. The groom is an Enologist (wine maker) and they both love wine and vineyards, so it was a very cute and personal touch. Their wedding favors were personalized mini wine bottles with their names and wedding date. Adorable!

 

Sorry for the grainy/low quality pictures. Most of my pictures are taken with my phone. I really need to get a new camera ASAP! So this is actually only half of my weekend. I spent Sunday in San Francisco at the Pride festival. I'll post some of those pictures soon. Had a great time, but came home to 108 degree (f) weather!! I'm also sporting a slight sunburn that I'm hoping fades (quickly!!!) into a tan. Unfortunately, my face is on the road to peeling. ick!

Here's hoping the week goes by as quickly as Monday went by. :)

Weekend Update

Saturday 

 

 

 

My best friend was in town from Santa Cruz. 

 

  

We spent a better part of the day lounging in her parent's green room.

 

Eating fresh apricots and cherries. Mmm.

Beautiful (and unusually cool) June weather called for a dress.  

Sunday

 

Father's Day gifts for my dad.

Can I get a redo?

So, I wrote a perfectly good entry (complete with a My Fair Lady clip and everything!) on Sunday night, but blogger saw fit to destroy it. Blogger giveth and blogger taketh away. So is life. This kicked off a week of apathetic non-blogging activity. I wasn't holding a grudge or anything.. But I'm back now. With a vengeance one could say.

I really do want to keep this up. I'm following so many awesome pages, with such beautiful pictures and projects, that I could get sucked in for days. Well I've got to walk before I can run. So here goes:

Saturday

I went to a friend's bachelorette party.

Ran into some fancy ladies. 

(actually completely unrelated to the party, they were sitting on a bench behind a gas station)

Try not to be wildly offended by these jello molds.

It's all in good fun. 

Sunday

Who else saw the season 3 premiere of TRUE BLOOD?

I've read the books up until the two most recent, but I think I'm enjoying the show a bit more than the books at this point. Which is kind of surprising cause I almost always like the book versions better. (This is why I've avoided Lovely Bones, Time Traveler's Wife, and other movie adaptations.) It always seems like they gut the books, and leave the mushy parts. Yet, TB seems to be proving me wrong. Anything that makes Sunday nights better is always a good thing in my book. 

This is where I completely out myself as a theater nerd:

Who watched the TONY AWARDS?  

makes me want to pack up, move to NYC, and joint he stage hand's union so I can be part of this nightly magic. 

If you blink while caught in a whirlwind...

well all of a sudden you open your eyes and realize it's June. That's how I feel right now anyway. The older you get/ the busier/ the more involved/ etc., the easier it is to exist in the future. Does that make sense? I'm always looking ahead (what's on the calendar for the next week and next month and next year!) because of work and school that my personal life is starting to exist only in the in-between moments.

Summertime is just the excuse I need to reorganize and shake it up a bit. I don't want to take a breath and realize it's December without having enjoyed some very epic here and now moments. 

A quick recap of the in-betweens:

My friends Jackki and Derek moved away to live in Davis.

I miss them, but I'm definitely looking forward to visiting soon.

Especially since their engagement party is coming up in August. 

 

Like our Hot Dog on a Stick accessories?

My friend Alex also moved away... to CHICAGO!

I'm happy for/proud of her for setting off on a new adventure, but man will I miss that girl. 

Who knows, maybe I'll be blogging from Chi-town in the near future

white wine, scarves, and smiles for Japanese New Year in January

While not saying goodbye to dear friends, I've been keeping very very very busy with work and the first of four summer school classes. Right now I'm about to begin the third (and final!!) week of my American Inequality writing course. 

AAIS 104W. Writing about American Inequality (3)
Analysis of poverty, social class, and inequality in America. Students receive feedback in preparing papers on poverty and inequality. Emphasis on research techniques, evaluation and documentation of evidence, and style and mechanics of writing. Meets the upper-division writing skills requirement for graduation.

The reading list so far has included:

 

  Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan          Black Boy by Richard Wright

    Poverty in America by John Iceland

Not exactly beach reads, but pretty captivating and insightful. The class is super interesting, but whizzing by at the speed of light. My daily schedule for the last two weeks has been:

7a-11:15a -- Class

12p-5p -- Work

5p-3a -- Homework 

Not to leave off on a completely bleak note, here are some quick highlights I've squeezed in:

amidst a nasty bout with a cold,

 I treated myself to some yummy Ravioli at a local Italian place

 Daniel, probably playing with his Iphone

these adorable/comfy HushPuppies I found at a thrift store last weekend

a perfect summer time hat, made for lounging around with mimosas

(found in the dollar section of Target! they also had pink and yellow)

Maybe soon I'll get brave and post an Outfit of the Day (eeek!).  

Weekend Update II

Sunday (aka part 2 of summer vacation weekend) was pretty low key. What started off as a Mean Girls viewing party turned into a veggie taco dinner and United States of Tara filled afternoon. 

Grabbed some basic ingredients at WinCo. 

  

Put Sam in charge of chopping. 

and voila! veggie tacos

$10 meal, easy to make, and comfortably fed five people. 

p.s.: I know Mean Girls is supposed to be campy delightful fun (and I love Tina Fey), but I just never got into it. Actually it kind of irks me. Am I a killjoy?

Here, cleanse the palate with the goodness that is this opening sequence:

Weekend Update

I've been referring to this past weekend as my Summer Vacation Weekend. It was the only break I had between Spring semester and Summer semester. Sadly I didn't make out to Cancun or the Riviera. Buuut I did finally make it out to the Irond Bird Cafe. I've been meaning to check it out since they opened up, but haven't had a chance. 

The super windy Saturday night made for a perfect excuse to enjoy some hot coffee goodness.  

I had the 'Jessica Alba'. Delish.

Liz and Sam shared a lovely little French press.

Dan enjoyed a grilled cheese and hot chocolate.

Good friends.

Cool space.

Delicious coffee.