Weekend Randoms

-- This made me laugh out loud..is that wrong?

-- I just love SF and Mad Men, this is really really good!

-- I got to check out the new BART cars that will begin their debut in 2015. Read about it here

-- My team went to 21st Amendment last week for our Q1 event (yes, I know we were a bit late). We played some fun ice breaker games and ate only fried foods and drank lots of beer...oh yeah and we had shots...it was basically a super fun day that started at 11:30 and ended at 5... :-)

-- On our team, I am in charge of the ice breakers and basically all of the fun that our team has :-) We played a game where we had to roll 2 die and if you rolled a double, you had to put on a wig, gloves and sun glasses and eat a hamburger with a fork and knife while the rest of the played continued to roll the die. If someone else rolled the die, you had to then take off the costume and the other person had to put it on. It was hilarious! I am sure everyone in the restaurant thought we were crazy! We were all laughing hysterically! 

-- On Friday I met with my dad for lunch and we checked another dish off of my SF 7x7 list!

Restaurant: Coqueta

Dish: Pluma Iberico de Bellota

Verdict: Okay

Coqueta is one of Michael Chiarello's restaurants located along the Embarcadero. We ordered a few dishes to share - the restaurant is tapas style - and this was probably my least favorite dish. It was kinda boring and the honey in the glaze was really overpowering. We also had the White Gazpacho (delicious, we ate it with a spoon, but you can also eat it like you were drinking a shot), the Sunny-Side Up Egg (recommendation from a friend, the sauce is amazing!), Crispy Shrimp (delicious) and the Pluma (okay) all for about $100...it was a pricey lunch to say the least...and we didn't even get drinks! 

-- On Saturday, I met with some Alpha Gamma Delta (plus 1 Kappa - we don't discriminate :-)) ladies for brunch and then to see Divergent. We read the book in our book club...ie, I didn't read it, but it was the book for our book club, and I wanted to see the movie. We also checked off another dish on the SF 7x7 list...yes, I am plowing right through these! :-)

Restaurant: Zero Zero

Dish: Skillet Fried Chicken Thighs

Verdict: Very good

These are listed on the brunch menu with waffles. I have to say that I was stoked about this because I have not have chicken and waffles before (well I had it at work once and it wasn't very good..so I don't count it...) This dish is huge and could have definitely been shared!

Merry Monday to all! :-)

One of THOSE days

Do you ever have one of those mornings where you feel like you can't recover from? That was me yesterday :-/ I woke up early, left my house early, got to the BART station early, and was greet with no parking spots. So I had to drive home and park and then wait for the bus. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind the bus...but when it is cheaper for me to drive and park versus riding the bus, you know where to find me.

So I waited for the bus. Hopped on BART and when I got to my final destination, I couldn't find my clipper card. That's right...in the 25 minutes I was actually on BART, I lost my clipper card. So I had to explain myself to the agent, buy a new ticket, run into the nearest walgreens to get another card, run to work to report my card lost and cancel the card so no funds were lost, all while crying to my poor husband on the phone about it!

Hmph...how frustrating!

But I got to work, made myself a decaf coffee, trying a new torani syrup, and yes decaf because otherwise I would be bouncing all over the place, checked my email and was pleasantly surprised by how much my mood improved by being at work, taking a couple of deep breaths and remembering that "it could have been worse." #firstworldproblems for reals!

I read this article last week about habits of extremely happy people and remembered that being happy is a choice. It is always important to remember that especially on those days!

I hope you all had a great day back to work (if you had Monday off, like I did) and are enjoying your Wednesday Hump Day!

Oh Bart - vol. 1

At my last job I was exposed to some hilarious people which provided me and everyone around me with some great stories and entertainment! Now that I have moved out of working directly with customers I don’t have any fun stories to share. What am I to talk about? And then I realized that I have a whole new opportunity to share some crazy stories – my daily commute to work on BART!

On Friday night I had a crazy experience: I was snuggled, on BART, by a stranger.

I hopped on a BART train headed for my final destination, home, and sit next to a young man, he was sitting to my left and I was sitting on the aisle. I pulled out my magazine and started reading an article about people who seek out haunted houses and like to scare people. There was a picture of people in a jar in the article. A few minutes into the ride I could feel that he was looking at my magazine. I didn’t thinking anything of it and continued reading. All of a sudden, he pointed to the picture (described above) and then moved his head to be in between mine and the magazine, to, I guess, get a better look. And so I made some small talk with him regarding the topic of the article and continued reading. Then, without any warning he readjusted his his body to lean in toward me and he put his head on my shoulder! I was speechless – almost literally. He did this and I laughed and looked at him and said: “Are you tired?” He nodded and snuggled in a little more. I literally had no idea what to do! So I started to shrug my shoulder so he would get the hint – fortunately he did and he got off of me.

#friendlypersonproblems #strangerdanger (thank you for that one, Linz!(I laughed out loud at that one!))

I really don’t like confrontation. I would rather be uncomfortable than make someone else feel uncomfortable. And when he did this to me it made me really nervous – he is clearly shameless and I didn’t know what he could do if I called him out for his actions. (I tend to think the worse)

Moral of the story: I have decided that I am going to start my New Year resolution early and learn to stand up for myself. Let’s do this!

It's Friday!

1. Do you open presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?

Usually we open on Christmas

2. What is your favorite Christmas cookie (or candy)?

Ribbon Candy...I think they look so elegant and they are tasty too!

3. What's the worst Christmas gift you've ever received?

I plead the fifth...

4. Christmas song that you love?

I love love love Sleigh Ride and Madonna's Santa Baby

5. How many trees do you put up?

Usually just 1...do people put up more than 1?

So, I had to run to catch BART this morning...I heard it coming as I was entering the station, so I had to run to make the train {I would not have been a happy camper if I didn't make it and I had to wait 10 more minutes for the next train.

I jumped on the first car that I could, I made it! 

I usually like to be in the first or second car because there are always seats in those..the middle cars are always packed {fyi}

So I started walking through the cars to get to the first one. I came to a door where a woman was standing up against it. I opened the first door and went to open the second one {where she was leaning} and the train started to move, so she ended up falling back onto me. She wasn't paying attention because she was listening to her iPod.

I felt terrible, at first, then I realized that it was partially her fault because she was leaning up against a door  and listening to her iPod so she wasn't aware of her surroundings.

So basically, moral of the story...don't lean up against a door on BART :-) And if you decide to, pay attention because people can walk through them and you may fall! Ha!

Scoot Scoot the Razor Scooter

I commute into San Francisco for work every day and I usually prefer to walk to BART from my house. I have been walking and maybe I am just lagging, but it has been taking me extra long to get to the station which causes me to be a little late. And as you all know I am working, VERY HARD, on being on time to my commitments!

A couple of summers ago when I was commuting, I decided to ride my bike {mind you, I got this bike for my 5th birthday, so it is a little outdated} which turned into more of a hassle than a convenience because I had to lock the bike at BART and since on the way home, it is all uphill, I would catch a ride home and have to haul the bike in the back of the car....

This summer/the rest of the time that I will be working in San Francisco, I have decided to upgrade to a razor scooter! I am borrowing my Sweeter's childhood razor scooter and I used it for the first time TODAY! It cut my commute time in half, almost 1/3! AMAZING!

I am sure that I was one sight to see, riding down the main street wearing a dress with a briefcase slung over my shoulder...SCOOTERING! I was telling my sweeter about it this morning when I got to work, and he was laughing at me and wishing that he was here to witness this hilarious endeavor that I have decided to take on!

What is the funniest form of transportation that you have seen used on your morning commute?

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Tip Top Tuesday

I hope that everyone is having a Tip Top Tuesday!

FRIEND always brightens my day with a cheerful "I hope you are having a Tip Top Tuesday!" So I thought that I would spread the love!

I wanted to share what makes this Tuesday a Tip Top one!

(1) Planning to walk to BART and then getting an unexpected ride with a neighbor!
(2) Arriving to BART, running to catch the train, and making it!
(3) Reading "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and I can't put it down!
(4) Writing Rich motomail and sending him e-postcards with pictures from our engagement session!
(5) Eating yogurt covered pretzels!
(6) Getting a second interview for a job I want!
(7) Seeing a great friend tonight before she moves away!

and last and of course not least...

(8) Getting to check one more day off of the calendar for when my Sweeter comes home--for good!!!

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BART

So today I had a funny and random BART ride.

I walk to BART from my house every morning to get to work. This morning seemed to be a normal morning- I made it to the train I needed to catch to be at work on time and I even got a seat! I was excited, too, because I got to start a new book today! So I sit down and there is a young girl sitting in the seat in front of me. She is listening to her iPod and playing with a rubix cube. She was AMAZING! She would sit there and bob her head to the tune of her iPod and un-do and re-do the rubix cube.

So I continue reading my book and all of a sudden she taps me on the leg and says “Excuse me?” I was thinking what could she have to say to me…maybe she wants to show me how to fix a rubix cube…and to my surprise she says “You have a bug in your hair.” I looked at her and was stunned because that was the LAST thing I was expecting her to say! She then continues to pull it out of my hair and there it was- a little green bug in her hand…

Interesting morning! I knew today would be a Merry Monday!

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