Bittersweet…I was excited to move into a bigger place, but so sad to leave my trusty ol’ studio apartment. With the exception of my dorm room in Japan, this was my first apartment on my own. I’ve only been there for a year, but I’ve had good times in that small box.
We’re still in the process of unpacking our boxes (oops, I mean I’m still unpacking my boxes), so I’ll try to get photos up as soon as we’re settled.
My dad got tired of waiting for me photographing the apartment, so he picked up the vacuum & went over the place once. My bro is supervising.
Bay Area, Lifestyle, Photo of the day, photography
Came across this gem of a photo recently. I invited some friends & family to come with us to an A’s game because I had a deal on really good lower level seats & Jordin Sparks happened to be holding a small concert after the game. A few rows in front of us, a bunch of friends had a bit too much to drink. Fortunately for us, they’re emotional drunks. One of the few fights that occurred within their group was between this teary-eyed guy & his buddy. Everyone that sat at least four rows behind them were watching intently, a soap opera drama unfolding
It was so entertaining, Clay video recorded a portion of the scuffle, dubbed with their custom audio track.
Flickr: A's games 2009
Bay Area, Photo of the day, baseball, photography, sports
A few months ago, Clay wanted some company to go check out the Eat Real Food festival in Jack London Square. Being the good friends that we are, we took him up on his offer. Besides, it was a lovely August summer Sunday. We couldn’t let it go to waste!
After getting off of BART in Oakland (& singing like crazy people on the train), we happened to take a side street on our way to the festival. Little did we know that we stumbled in the middle of a Volkswagen GTI commercial for the European market.
Of course, as an owner of a GTI myself, I was compelled to stay, probably spent 15 minutes just watching the filming. Pretty interesting stuff. We’ve been there long enough that people came up to us & started asking us questions. A lady came up to Andrew & started making conversation, going something along these lines:
Lady: What’s going on here?
Andrew (with a British accent): Oh, they’re filming a car commercial to be shown in Europe.
Lady: Oh, are you visiting from the UK?
Andrew (with his regular accent): Nah. Actually, we’re from San Jose.
Andrew’s quite the charmer. It didn’t take long for him to make a new friend.
We did get to the festival eventually.
Volkswagen commercial in Oakland
Bay Area, Photo of the day
Congratulations to Jess for running her first half marathon! She has been training for months for this moment & her hard word has finally paid off. She woke up in the wee hours of Sunday morning to congregate at Union Square up in San Francisco at the starting line & ran all through the City through the frosty morning.
When we met up with her at mile 11, it was pretty wild to see her full of vigor & with a great big smile.
The above photo is with Jess & her fellow Team in Training peer—the lovely Cindy.
The reward of finishing a half marathon would make any first-timer proud. Just to make it official, they rewarded all the finishers with a really fancy Tiffany’s necklace at the finish line:
We are very proud of her!
Jess's first half marathon
Bay Area, Health, Photo of the day
Cindy’s JET programme friends from the UK came to visit the good ol’ US & took the time to visit us here in the Bay Area. We love hosting visitors, as it gives us the opportunity to act as tourists & do touristy things. They didn’t have much time to spend in San Francisco, so we thought a nice bike tour through Fisherman’s Wharf, Fort Mason, Crissy Field, across the Golden Gate Bridge, and ending with a ferry back from Sausalito would give them the opportunity to see most of the SF sights.
As Californians, we take our weather for granted. Of all the summer days for there to be a freak raincloud passover, it just so happens to rain right before we ride across the Golden Gate bridge. Of course, being the genius that I am, I dressed in layers of the material that soaks up rain like a sponge: cotton. The good news was that I remembered I packed a bike jacket that folds neatly & tightly in the bottom of my backpack. The bad news was that I finally remembered I had it after my bike ride. I wasn’t a happy camper toward the end of the tour:
Regardless, I’m glad we made the trip. San Francisco & the Bay Area is a gorgeous place. Don’t forget it!
Jayne & Jeff's visit to San Francisco
Bay Area, Photo of the day, travel
