Adventures with Lisa & Kevin

On Saturday 11/20 we woke up early and went on a family run! We had only run together one other time while living here and I was SO happy when Kevin agreed to go out running with me and Lola. We did the 3 mile loop in our neighborhood (which includes some killer hills and 6 flights of stairs) and it was so nice for me and Lola to show Kevin how it's done. ;)

We then met up with our favorite friends Carleigh and Scott at Stacks' restaurant in Hayes Valley. This is such a fantastic breakfast joint! Carleigh and I shared two plates--one of which was a plate of HUGE coconut, macadamia nut and banana pancakes. They were AMAZING!! Three thumbs up.






We parted ways and Kevin and I walked around the neighborhood a bit. There was a really cool art installation called Ecstasy which we enjoyed quite a bit.







Then we made our way out to the Richmond District to Sutro Heights Park to do some exploring.

Last Wednesday as I worked from home and Kevin had the day off we took a quick little lunch break trip to Bernal Heights mini-park slides that Kevin had heard about on SF Secrets (if you're ever in need of a good laugh, watch some of this guy's videos, they're hilarious!)

We were not disappointed!

While Kevin was at work :( Lola and I spent Halloween morning taking a hike up Mt. Davidson. The three of us took a hike up to the top before in May (check out the post at this link) and it had been quite some time since we visited so I thought that sunny Sunday was the perfect opportunity.








Instead of "Where's Waldo?", Where's Lola?





For your viewing pleasure, a video clip of our hike (if you listen carefully you can hear the wet ground and Lola panting hard in the background!)

Before I get to the hoopin' part, I wanted to share some exciting (to me) news. After the Bridge School benefit concert and after a whole cup of beer was spilled on our 3 year old digital camera, it was time to trade 'er in for a new one. On Sunday I met Kevin on his lunch break and we made a trip to Best Buy and walked out with a brand-spankin' new Canon PowerShot AX210 IS. We are huge Canon fans and the past two cameras I have had were both PowerShots and I really can't recommend them enough.


So the pictures from now on will be from this gorgeous little machine and I'm super happy with it.

Okay, enough of the camera love.

I met Jessie and Brandon at Dolores Park on Sunday afternoon for some hoopin' action. They were both recuperating from a wild night at Treasure Island's Ghost Ship Halloween party. Jessie has recently gotten into hula-hooping and so brought along her pink and gold hoop and boombox...and Brandon and I just DJ'd and watched.

Kevin asked work for Saturdays off (woo hoo!!) and we spent our first Saturday together (on 10/9) in our old stomping grounds: Golden Gate Park. This time we decided to check out the part closest to the ocean since we're so used to hanging around the same ol' parts (near the museums and Stow Lake).




On one of my long runs the weekend before I ran past this random windmill in the park and we decided to check it out during our visit.





That night we took a drive down to Los Gatos to visit Jessie at her wine bar, Enoteca La Storia, for some dessert and wine. It's in a little shopping center and it's a ridiculously cute and comfortable space for getting together and enjoying some wine.



I had a burgundy wine and Kevin had a Malbec...yum!


We then shared some carrot cake bites (delicious) and sflogliatella (an amazing treat!--here's a random video I found online about them if you're interested in learning more).


We had such a great time and loved visiting Jess at her new job, can't wait to visit again!