Saturday, May 31, 2008

Thanks Colleen

I just wanted to say thanks to my friend Colleen for coming up with what I think is a perfect title for this blog. I was having a hard time coming up with anything since I am not particularly witty or creative and/or good at that sort of thing, so I asked for help and she delivered. If it wasn't for her, I'd probably still be stuck at square one. Thanks Colleen, you totally rock.

My days off....

I took Thursday and Friday off of work because my in-laws went to Colorado to visit Amy, Jeff & the kids. On Thursday, I took Liberty to San Francisco to spend a few hours with Lisa and her son Zach, who live in the awesome North beach neighborhood, only about 5 or 6 blocks from Fisherman's Wharf.











Liberty got carsick on the way there which was pretty gross, but I didn't freak out too bad since it happened once before and this time it didn't smell like sour milk and half-digested goldfish crackers *blech*. I got laughed at by lots of tourists during the clean-up because I was parked in front of Pier 9 with barfy clothes strewn all over the sidewalk and a naked kid trying to drive the car!

Once I got most of the barf cleaned up, we went on our way and Lisa let us borrow some of Zach's clothes so we could still go out and have fun.

The kids were so cute together and it was really good for Lisa and I to get in some mommy bonding time. We seem to have gotten even closer now that she has a kid too. I love her neighborhood and I really wish we lived closer. Zach will turn one about a week after Liberty turns two, and I don't think either of us can believe how fast this last year has flown by...



Then on on Friday, Liberty and I ran some errands and then stopped at Newark Community Park to play for awhile...



I love taking her to the park because she can run around and let out some energy. And believe me when I say that this kid has a TON of energy!!!

I tried a yummy new recipe for dinner on Friday night: bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin. I cut the tenderloin into 1.5 inch pieces, rubbed the pieces with a mixture of fresh garlic, fresh rosemary, toasted fennell seed, salt & pepper, then wrapped each piece with a slice of bacon secured with a toothpick. Then I grilled the pieces over medium heat and let me tell you, it was delicious (but then again, I don't know how how meat wrapped in bacon could ever taste bad.) I served the pork with roasted new potatoes with garlic and rosemary. It was pretty gourmet if I do say so myself.