A Sunday Spent with my Faves

Not the kind of weather you'd want to see as you drive into San Francisco to do a run. But, it was actually great weather. Not hot, but cold enough to get you motivated to run faster to keep warm. The 5k route was awesome. It began near Cupid's Arrow, passed the Clock Tower, looped back and continued to the entrance to AT&T Park, then looped back again to the Finish. It was a great experience and I was glad to share it with two of my fave people!

I would say that breakfast after the run was the best part. :) We tried to head over to Mama's in North Beach, but it was waaaay crowded and we were ravenous and unwilling to wait. So we walked a block away to Cafe Divine. And breakfast definitely was divine. We figured we had to reward ourselves for our effort and accomplishment. ;)

After breakfast, we trampled along the hilly streets of North Beach and stumbled upon the Coit Tower. Too bad we were all tired from the run, maybe next time we'll climb to the top.

Flexibility Is the Key to FUN!

Talk about doing nothing as planned! Oh well, we had a fun Saturday and that's all that matters. We went about our usual Saturday morning of going to ModCom for the boys' jits classes. Afterwards, we were headed to Gilroy for a BBQ at Shawn's co-worker's house, then to the Garlic Festival, which was a short walk away. But the boys had so much fun swimming at the BBQ that we skipped the festival altogether. It was funny because we forgot it was a pool party, so the boys were completely unprepared for swimming; they dove in wearing their gym clothes. Whatev!

Isaiah chillin' in the pool.

Hanging with Auntie Trace.

Papa and his gang.

Liam enjoying a coconut ice cream bar. yummyumm.

After the Gilroy festivities, we were supposed to head back to Tracy to pick up our running gear for the 5k we were to run the following day. Yeah...that didn't happen. We ended up at the Gilroy outlets where Shawn snagged a new pair of running shoes and both Tracey and I scored two pairs each! Thank goodness we don't go there often.....

My Latest Creation

I sure showed that sewing machine who was boss tonight! I made a few king size pillowcases for our bed. It annoys me how much more expensive king size pillowcases are. So I just buy a flat sheet and make them myself.

I couldn't even wait to blog about the highlight of my exciting night of sewing: a reusable snack sack! While browsing Etsy a while back, I found these adorable sandwich and snack sacks. They seemed fairly easy to make, so I took my first crack at it tonight.

It was a lot easier than I expected! The outer layer is cotton and the inner liner is a rip-stop nylon for easy cleaning. It seals with a velco strip sewn across the top interior. Now I'm going to take myself to Wal-Mart for some $1 fat quarters and go to town with making reusable snack bags!

A Friendly, Yet Unwanted Visitor

While Shawn was harvesting the tomatoes from our garden this morning, he spotted this cute little visitor lurking among the tomato plants.
A tomato caterpillar! It was such a pretty creature, we just left it be. But I'm hoping it doesn't have its entire family in tow, steadily eating away at our plants! :) The season is almost over, so the damage it could cause is minimal anyway.

Our tomato plants having been doing very well this season. Every day there are handfuls to be harvested. This is a shot of what we've collected within about 3 days! We also have a small pepper plant growing, so for the past few nights, we have been making fresh salsa using veggies from our garden. Shawn's mom also has an avocado tree bearing fruit in her front yard. We snagged one of those, let it ripen and had THE MOST DELICIOUS fresh guacamole you could ever imagine.