I’ve been totally slacking on the blogfront! Despite my thoughts that things would calm down once summer ended…it actually hasn’t felt that calm. The past two weekends included soccer games, football games, a food truck festival (just as delicious as it sounds), three trips to the Bay Area, a concert, a sailing cruise, SO. MUCH. GOOD. FOOD., and a career change. Yeah. That one was sudden, very unexpected, not altogether upsetting, and deserving of its own post when I finally write about the complex experience that is being a nanny. But right now, I just want to show you fun pictures!
1. We went to see my two former charges kick some butt in their soccer games, and my tiny girl made that chair look so big! 2. And then we made that chair look small, and Summer christened me “Justine-Sits-On-Kids.” I miss those little girls like crazy 
3. After the girls’ games, they had their busy social life to return to [seriously, they have like 3 birthday parties every Saturday], so we went to the Sacramento Food Truck Fest, or, as it’s more well known, Sacto MoFo [Sacramento Mobile Food, obvi]. This was while the weather was still hovering around 95-100 [which was actually til last week!], so we didn’t stay too long, but… the food was ah-ma-zing. Our dessert was a belgian waffle with ice cream, strawberries, and whipped cream, while our main course was 4. pulled pork sandwiches with mac-n-cheese inside, with a side of rosemary tater tots. I couldn’t even dream up a sandwich like that, guys. Seriously. Heaven. If you’re in the area, check out Drewski’s Hot Rod Kitchen so you can chase down your own heavenly sandwich.
5. Our view of the Sacramento River while we pigged out on our sandwiches. Sacramento’s a small little place, but I think it’s highly underrated, and I love it Eating a bomb lunch while enjoying the breeze of the river was one of those moments when I really loved where I live. 6. A view from out the window of the SF MOMA, which we visited the next day with my parents. We went to see the Cindy Sherman exhibit, which we heard about on an episode of This American Life, and which was awesome. We even got the audio tour, and I’m so glad we did. I’m not a huge one for art museums, but listening to the artist and other experts discuss the work while you’re wandering about an exhibition is the best way to do it. It makes everything way more interesting! I couldn’t take any pictures though, because…
There he is! I love him even more since seeing him live. He was somehow WAY better than his albums, which are already some of my favorites. It was definitely one of my top concerts, right up there with Stevie, No Doubt & Blink182, and John Mayer. 12. The next day, we met our friend Ally at a place we found on Yelp called Denica’s. If you guys are in the Bay anywhere close to Dublin…go here. It was a Mexican/lunch/breakfast/bakery spot that was delicious, and judging by the enormous crowd at lunch, well-loved. Look at that huge chunk of bleu cheese next to the candied walnuts! Mmmm.
16. Our boat went all the way from Pier 39, around Treasure Island, to AT&T park, where the Giants play [which is a pretty long way!]. There was a Giants game going on, so the stadium was packed, and people were kayaking around the water trying to catch loose balls I guess? Doc was also present and accounted for in his DeLorean. 
17, 18. It was such a magical boat ride! No one on our boat knew why, but there were fireworks going on and we ended up sailing right under them. The boat had blankets for us and we dressed warmly, so we were cozy while we sailed around the bay. If you’re going to SF or live there even, I highly recommend SF Sailing Company cruises over the more usual tourist activities [ahem horribly crowded Pier 39!]. The captain and first mate were so fun, and there was even free [&unlimited] drinks. It was awesome to see the city from the bay!Tagged: boyfriend, concerts, friends, instaweekend, liz, the bay
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