This past weekend Christine and I went to the Jersey Boys Play (click here for more info) in San Francisco. We checked into our hotel in Lafayette (about 20 minutes east of the city) and then headed into the city for a little shopping.
We stopped by BR (Banana Republic) and put my discount card to use. Christine found me some cute outfits even though I wasn’t too excited to be shopping. We then headed out to dinner at Isa’s over in the Marina.
The food was good as usual but they had changed the menu a bit and we were both in the mood for something more than all the fish on the menu. Of course I had my obligatory foie gras. They’ve set the bar for every other foie gras that I’ve tried and again they still rock! They cooked it just right and then served it over a vanilla brioche toast with quince on the side. One bite and the fireworks go off in your mouth……..enough about me and my foie gras.
The play was great. There were a lot of “f-bombs” but it’s about three guys from Jersey, what do you expect? The play flew by and then we had to walk back to the car. We had to park in the Sutter/Stockton Garage about 7 blocks from the theater and that meant we had to walk right through Union Square and enjoy all the Christmas lights. There is nothing more beautiful than just you and your wife being able to slowly walk through the decorations, holding hands and taking it all in. I love being married to my best friend!
This is the Christmas tree in the lobby of the Lafayette Park Hotel. Our room had a king bed and a fireplace, perfect for a cold night.
The Christmas tree in Union Square.
A few of the surrounding stores
On Saturday we hung out at the hotel until about 1:00 and then headed out to Chow’s (click here for more info) in Lafayette. They serve a great breakfast on the weekends and the place is packed.
I had their Eggs Benedict. They were as good as they looked.
Then on Sunday we took all the kids up to Elk Grove so Christine and Emily could attend cousin Lisa’s baby shower. We (the boys and my father-in-law) hung out at my Brother-in-laws house waiting for the party to end. While waiting, I couldn’t believe the signs they had posted for their speed bumps or Humps as they like to call them out here. So here is what I learned; If you hump over 15mph, you could be speed humping…….with that you could blow a rod or something so you have to be careful.
And if the sign wasn’t enough, they had this painted in the middle of the road. No wonder so many people have kids around here……You’re told to hump every time you drive down the street.
What a sickiningly sweet post!
I like the sign. Where can we lobby to get oneof those in Pleasanton? There is alot of uptight people here in Ptown that could use some of that!
I’ve been waiting for Christine to blog about the weekend but I guess you beat her to it. Sounds like a fun/romantic time. You’re so sweet…