Ahh, San Francisco. If we could pick any city in the US, in which to live, it'd
probably be here. This is not to say that we don't love Portland, because we
do, but there is just something about San Francisco.
We arrose relatively early on Sunday morning and decided to reward our good
little girls with a walk in the park.

We spent a couple hours frolicing in the park and the girls had a fantastic
time. Even Panda let loose a little in her own reserved way. The folks in the
park were just delightful too.
Once we'd exhausted the girls throuroughly, we dropped them off at the hotel,
and went out for lunch. Guess what Leo wanted.

There's only so much butter and garlic soaked, and fried food I can handle,
so I opted for a salad instead.

Mmm
Oh, and look who joined us for lunch

It's good ol' COF.
San Francisco is a great place for knitwear.
Being Sunday, we didn't have grand expectations for nightlife options, but
it turned out that riiight down the street from where we were staying was a
cute little bar called the Voodoo Lounge. We ordered a couple filthy martinis,
and, to Leo's delight, we got to play some poker.


We both lost. The big winner was the bartender.
After losing we headed back to the hotel,
all of 100 feet away, and tucked into bed. The girls seemed glad to see us.
The next day, New Year's Eve, we decided to devote solely to
relaxation and spending time with the pups.
It looked a lot like this, plus some walks and a quick breakfast
at a neighboring cafe. There might also have been some knitting. More on that
in a future post.

When evening rolled around, we showered and got purdy. There
was a moment of panic when I realized the shoes I brought to go with my dress
were busted, and that we forgot to pack my wrap, and the nylons I had gotten
came with a hole. Oy! Luckily, I'd brought a more casual, but still appropriate
alternative outfit. Rolling with the punches, baby.
We made a reservation at a restaurant we had passed a bazillion
times but never entered, called Bobo's.
Turns out it's owned by the same folks who make his favorite crab AND they
specialize in Leo's other favorite food, steak. I appologize to all my vegitarian
friends out there, this may make you queezy, but for us, this meal was extrodinary.




We started with iron skillet roasted muscles and some lobster
soup, and followed it with a petite filet for me and a bone in filet for Leo
and a crab. Great
googily moogily, so good and so much food. We finished the meal with a cup
of espresso and then popped back over to the hotel room to brush our teeth
and give the girls a little taste.

Happy New Year to THEM.
For the celebration, we headed over to Leo's favorite Cigar
Bar for some live music, mojitos and, of course, a cigar. When midnight rolled
in, we had a big smooch and a glass of bubbly. Perfect.




But the night wasn't over. We made a quick walk to the waterfront
to catch a few fireworks, caught a cable car, and then walked back to the hotel.






And the walk back? Only the better part of about 4 miles...in
heels.

We were good, and kept the alcohol consumption minimal and ended
the evening relatively early, so we could check out and start our drive back
home the next morning. We took the 101, up to wine country, crossed over through
Napa Valley to catch the 5 in Scramento, and made it home in 12 short (ha!)
hours. I think we were all glad to be back home, even if we were pining for
more crab.






I can't wait to do it again.